Bukit Aman confirms arrest of Malaysian pilot linked to 521kg meth haul
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has confirmed the arrest of a 49-year-old Malaysian pilot whose company owns the private jet implicated in a half-tonne crystal methamphetamine trafficking bust from Laos to the Philippines.
The arrest brings the total number of Malaysian pilots detained in connection with drug trafficking cases to four.
Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the man's arrest in a brief response to the New Straits Times today.
He said the department was preparing an official statement on the matter, which would be released soon.
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