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Malaysian pilot arrested for drug smuggling through airport security

Malaysian police are investigating a Malaysia Airlines pilot who was arrested in Jakarta for smuggling 70,000 Ecstasy pills. The pilot allegedly passed through four layers of airport security at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with the drugs, raising questions about the effectiveness of airport screening and the potential exploitation of aircrew status by organized crime. A KLIA security screener is being summoned for questioning as part of the investigation. AI

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Malaysian pilot arrested for drug smuggling through airport security

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks

    Malaysian police have identified a Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) security screener as a person of interest after a Malaysia Airlines pilot allegedly carried more than 70,000 Ecstasy pills through four layers of checks before the drugs were intercepted in Jakarta. Buki…