Overview
- Customs officers at Soekarno‑Hatta Airport discovered 14 packages holding about 26 kilograms of MDMA—more than 70,000 pills—in checked baggage that was collected by a 39‑year‑old Malaysian pilot.
- Authorities say a urine test returned positive for methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine, and officials contend the pilot had completed a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta before he was detained.
- Investigators say the pilot told them he was paid about 50,000 ringgit to carry the shipment and admitted earlier drug‑transport trips, and he has been named a criminal suspect and held for questioning.
- The case is being handled under Indonesia’s strict narcotics laws that allow life imprisonment or the death penalty for major trafficking, and police are seeking the network and handlers above the courier.
- Malaysia Airlines has opened an internal review and pledged cooperation while the Malaysian embassy is providing consular support as Indonesian and Malaysian authorities coordinate the probe.