Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks

Asia - South China Morning Post · Aug 4, 2026

Malaysian police have identified a Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) security screener as a person of interest after a Malaysia Airlines pilot allegedly carried more than 70,000 Ecstasy pills through four layers of checks before the drugs were intercepted in Jakarta. Bukit Aman narcotics chief Hussein Omar Khan said on Tuesday that the airport employee assigned to the screening area used by the pilot would be summoned and could face legal action. “We will call him in for questioning and,...