The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry\nof Finance has thwarted a drug smuggling attempt allegedly involving a\nMalaysian pilot at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Friday\n(31\/07\/2026). Working alongside Soekarno-Hatta Airport authorities,\nCustoms intercepted an international drug trafficking attempt involving\n70,114 ecstasy pills, weighing a net total of 25.19 kg, packed into 14\nplastic bags.<\/p>\n
The Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, stated\nthat Customs had detected the smuggling attempt by a Malaysian pilot on\n29 July 2026. \u201cSome time ago, Customs at Soekarno-Hatta Airport\nsuccessfully conducted surveillance and enforcement against an attempt\nto smuggle ecstasy-type narcotics on 29 July 2026,\u201d Djaka said during a\npress conference on Friday.<\/p>\n
Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang, Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Type\nC Main Customs Office, explained the chronology of the enforcement. He\nnoted that authorities were monitoring the arrival of a pilot from\nMalaysia on flight number MH-727. During an X-ray inspection at\nInternational Arrival Terminal 3, officers became suspicious of a\nsuitcase carried by a Malaysian national, identified by the initials MS,\nwho was wearing a co-pilot uniform.<\/p>\n
Overall, this enforcement action is estimated to have saved\napproximately 130,020 lives from potential narcotics abuse and prevented\npotential social and economic losses resulting from the illegal drug\ntrade valued at Rp207.9 billion.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/malaysian-pilot-arrested-as-customs-seizes-70-000-ecstasy-pills-1785488064", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }