00:01A Malaysian pilot has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs,
00:08including 25 kilograms of ecstasy worth an estimated 13.5 million ringgit, into the country.
00:16Indonesian customs officer Henki Tomuan Parlendungan Aritonang said the 39-year-old suspect was
00:23detained after arriving at Jakarta's Sukarno-Hatta International Airport on July 29 after
00:29piloting a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur.
01:15The authorities said the pilot has been named a criminal suspect after allegedly bringing MDMA into Jakarta in a suitcase
01:25at the request of an unidentified individual who had promised to pay him 50,000 ringgit.
01:30Jadi perkiraan kami yang satu tersebut adalah untuk dipakai, ini bersangkutan.
01:39Sementara ekstasinya inilah yang nanti akan disebarluaskan di Indonesia.
01:46Dan dari hasil pemeriksaan tes kulit, dia dipakai, ternyata positif memakai sabu,
01:55indeks, dan pokok. Jadi pada saat tegang, itu sudah memakai sabu.
02:04Polis said preliminary investigations suggest the suspect may have smuggled narcotics into Indonesia
02:10on previous occasions.
02:12During initial questioning, the suspect allegedly admitted to smuggling illegal drugs into Indonesia
02:18on three occasions, twice through Jakarta, and once through another region.
02:22Malaysia Airlines declined to comment on the case as it remains under investigation,
02:28but said it has zero tolerance for any form of misconduct and is conducting an internal review.
02:34The airline added that it will fully cooperate with the relevant authorities.
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