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A 22-year-old Malaysian man from Johor boarded a Batik Air flight at KLIA on Monday (3 August) and landed at Terminal 2 of Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport shortly after.
Security officers noticed something unusual about his torso.
Underneath a corset: 990g of methamphetamine and 1,089 ecstasy pills, divided into four packages. Street value: an estimated RM634,000.
He told investigators he was in debt.
The Pilot Who Flew The Drugs In Himself
The arrest came six days after a Malaysia Airlines second officer was detained at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on July 28.
He too had left from KLIA — with 14 packages of ecstasy in his checked luggage.
70,114 tablets, roughly 25kg, worth an estimated RM45 million.
He had just flown the plane that carried them.
A urine test showed he was positive for methamphetamine, MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy), and cocaine at the time of the flight.
His promised payout: RM50,000.
Indonesian authorities suspect it was not his first run.
Same Airport, Different Flights, Same Destination: Indonesian Custody
Both men left from KLIA, were caught in Indonesia and are now in Indonesian custody, facing charges under narcotics laws that carry a minimum of five years — and a maximum of death by firing squad.
Malaysia’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Department has dispatched investigators to Jakarta.
A KLIA screening employee has been identified as a person of interest in the pilot’s case.
The network behind both couriers remains under active investigation.
READ MORE: A Malaysia Airlines Pilot Landed In Jakarta With 26kg Of Ecstasy, A RM50,000 Promise, And Cocaine In His System
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