Drug syndicate linked to Malaysia Airlines co-pilot busted
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Malaysian police arrested six local men suspected of links to a drug-smuggling syndicate.
- Authorities believe the suspects were connected to a Malaysia Airlines co-pilot detained in Indonesia in July.
Police have busted a drug-smuggling syndicate by arresting six Malaysian men believed to be linked to a Malaysia Airlines co-pilot detained in Indonesia last July.
The arrests took place between Aug. 20 and 28, according to Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, director of the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department at Bukit Aman. The suspects allegedly played roles in the syndicate.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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