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A Malaysia Airlines pilot was busted trying to smuggle 57 pounds of drugs into Indonesia \u2014 and is accused of \u201clikely using drugs while flying.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shocking surveillance footage released by Indonesia\u2019s Directorate General of Customs and Excise captured the moment the pilot arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on July 29.<\/p>\n

After collecting his luggage, the pilot \u2014 identified only as a 39-year-old Malaysian national with the initials MS \u2014 was flagged at a controlled customs checkpoint and had his bags pulled for inspection at Indonesia\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

Despite being directed to a fast-track lane reserved for aircraft crew, the pilot was still pulled aside for inspection by a customs officer.<\/p>\n

Four customs workers are seen huddling around his bags during the inspection before one pulls out a large bag stuffed with illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

The pilot was found to be smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy pills weighing about 57 pounds, along with 4 grams of methamphetamine, authorities said.<\/p>\n

MS told investigators he had been promised 50,000 Malaysian Ringgit \u2014 more than $12,200 \u2014 to smuggle the drugs into Jakarta and was instructed to check into a local hotel after landing to make the deal, the Indonesian National Police said.<\/p>\n

MS also told investigators he had previously delivered methamphetamine to Sabah, Malaysia, and later transported 15 pounds of methamphetamine to Jakarta.<\/p>\n

Officers also seized a small bottle of urine, which they suspect MS would\u2019ve used to falsify urine test results<\/p>\n

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The 39-year-old pilot is also accused of being under the influence of narcotics, police said.<\/p>\n

The pilot \u201ctested positive for MDMA, ecstasy, methamphetamine and cocaine in his urine test,\u201d head of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs and Excise Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang said at a press conference Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means he likely used drugs while flying to Indonesia,\u201d Aritonang added.<\/p>\n

MS was at the controls of Malaysia Airlines flight MH272 from Kuala Lumpur \u2014 with at least 170 passengers onboard \u2014 when he landed, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Malaysia Airlines said in a statement that it is cooperating with authorities and has initiated an internal review of the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalaysia Airlines wishes to reiterate that it does not tolerate any form of misconduct and is currently undertaking an internal review of the matter,\u201d a spokesperson for the airline said Friday.<\/p>\n

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MS is currently being held at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency detention center and has been charged with narcotics-related offenses.<\/p>\n

Indonesia is one of the toughest countries in the world when it comes to drug crimes \u2014 with penalties that ramp up sharply based on the type and amount of drugs involved.<\/p>\n

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If found guilty, MS could face death by firing squad or life in prison.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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