Malaysia arrests 6 over drugs supplied to pilot caught with Ecstasy pills in Jakarta

South China Morning Post Friday 04 September 2026, 03:02 UTC By The Star 1 min read

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Six Malaysian men have been detained in connection with a drug smuggling case involving a 39-year-old Malaysia Airlines pilot detained at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia. The six were arrested following information obtained during questioning of the pilot by a team of Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) officers sent to Jakarta from August 11 to 15. Bukit Aman NCID director Commissioner Hussein Omar Khan said the six had allegedly acted as suppliers...

Malaysia (LOCATION) Jakarta (LOCATION) Malaysian (ORG) Malaysia Airlines (ORG) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (ORG) Indonesia (LOCATION) Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (ORG) NCID (ORG) Bukit Aman (PERSON) Hussein Omar Khan (PERSON)

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