KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals have been called in for questioning in connection with the investigation into the Malaysian pilot who was found with drugs at an Indonesian airport.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the two personnel from Aviation Security (AVSEC) had their statements taken on Thursday (Aug 6).
"There was no arrest made. We recorded the statements of AVSEC personnel to assist with the ongoing investigation," he said when contacted on Friday (Aug 7).
Comm Hussein said the police are pursuing all leads in the investigation, including unravelling the drug syndicate and network that supplied the drugs to the Malaysian pilot.
"We will not be requesting an extradition as the pilot will face the legal process in Indonesia," he added.
It was previously reported that investigations showed that the suspect had received the drugs from a location in Ampang two days before his flight.
Comm Hussein had said the police were also investigating how the suspect had passed through the security checks at the airport.
“We are also working with the Indonesian side to see into the links to the Indonesian syndicate,” he said.
While no suspects have been identified locally, Comm Hussein said that investigations have revealed a “person of interest” to the police.
Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain also previously said that baggage screening falls under the responsibility of AVSEC under Malaysia Airports.
"Yes, I can confirm that officers from agencies under AKPS, including the Customs Department were not involved in the baggage screening process using the X-ray scanners at KLIA.
"The baggage screening was conducted by AVSEC. As I explained during this afternoon's press conference, preliminary findings indicate that no suspicious objects were detected when the pilot's baggage passed through the screening machine before he was cleared to board the aircraft.
"He underwent and passed all security screening procedures.However, the police, through the NCID, is now conducting further investigations to determine how 26kg of drugs managed to pass through the advanced high-technology baggage screening system," he said.
On July 28, a 39-year-old Malaysian pilot was arrested at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by Indonesian authorities after officers discovered 15 large packages containing 70,114 ecstasy pills and methamphetamine in his luggage.
