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Indonesian authorities arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot right after landing in Jakarta, discovering over 26 kilograms of ecstasy and meth in his luggage—while he was allegedly on duty and high. Customs flagged his suspicious bag during an X-ray scan at Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The pilot, identified by initial MS, admitted to two prior drug smuggling attempts, including bringing seven kilograms of meth to Jakarta. He was supposed to receive instructions from a contact in Malaysia and hand off the drugs at his hotel. Tests confirmed he was under the influence of meth, ecstasy, and cocaine. Indonesia’s strict drug laws could lead to the death penalty. Malaysia Airlines is cooperating with its own internal probe. Investigators are now probing the broader network exploiting airline crew privileges—including special baggage channels—to smuggle drugs undetected—a pattern seen before when an Australian airline employee was arrested for heroin trafficking.

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