Malaysia Airlines pilot busted smuggling 70,000 ecstasy pills into Indonesia accused of flying 170 passengers while under the influence

A Malaysia Airlines pilot was busted trying to smuggle 57 pounds of drugs into Indonesia — and is accused of “likely using drugs while flying.”Shocking surveillance footage released by Indonesia’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise captured the moment the pilot arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on July 29.After collecting his luggage, the pilot — identified only as a 39-year-old Malaysian national with the initials MS — was flagged at a controlled customs checkpoint and had his bags pulled for inspection at Indonesia’s capital.Despite being directed to a fast-track lane reserved for aircraft crew, the pilot was still pulled aside for inspection by a customs officer.Four customs workers are seen huddling around his bags during the inspection before one pulls out a large bag stuffed with illegal drugs.The pilot was found to be smuggling more than 70,000 ecstasy pills weighing about 57 pounds, along with 4 grams of methamphetamine, authorities said.MS told investigators he had been promised 50,000 Malaysian Ringgit — more than $12,200 — to smuggle the drugs into Jakarta and was instructed to check into a local hotel after landing to make the deal, the Indonesian National Police said.MS also told investigators he had previously delivered methamphetamine to Sabah, Malaysia, and later transported 15 pounds of methamphetamine to Jakarta.Officers also seized a small bottle of urine, which they suspect MS would’ve used to falsify urine test resultsThe 39-year-old pilot is also accused of being under the influence of narcotics, police said.The pilot “tested positive for MDMA, ecstasy, methamphetamine and cocaine in his urine test,” head of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs and Excise Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang said at a press conference Friday.“This means he likely used drugs while flying to Indonesia,” Aritonang added.MS was at the controls of Malaysia Airlines flight MH272 from Kuala Lumpur — with at l...