Jakarta ¨C A Malaysian pilot who tested positive for meth, MDMA and cocaine after flying a passenger plane to Indonesia risks the death penalty for allegedly smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy tablets in his suitcase, officials said Friday.
The 39-year-old pilot, identified only by his initials, MSO, was arrested Wednesday at Jakarta¡¯s Soekarno-Hatta international airport shortly after arriving from Kuala Lumpur.
The airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
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