Indonesia arrests Malaysian pilot for allegedly smuggling

Indonesia arrested a Malaysian pilot who allegedly smuggled 26 kilograms of the mind-altering drug MDMA into the capital Jakarta while on the job and under the influence of drugs, the customs office said on Friday. Here are some details: * The pilot, 39, was arrested on Wednesday at Jakarta's main airport. * The pilot, who was identified by the initials MS, had just flown a Malaysian Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, said customs officer Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang in a press conference on Friday. * Named a criminal suspect, the pilot had brought MDMA in a suitcase to Jakarta at the request of an unidentified person with the promise of a 50,000 ringgit ($12,239.90) reward, the customs office said. * The pilot had been under the influence of cocaine and methamphetamine after a urine test, Hengky said, adding Indonesia and Malaysian authorities are in communication. * Hengky said the pilot was a courier. * Malaysia Airlines did not immediately resp

ond to a request for comment. * Indonesia has strict drug laws and in 2015 executed two Australians in the Bali Nine drug ring for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the resort island of Bali. ($1 = 4.0850 ringgit)