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Malaysia Airlines completes pilot drug tests after crew member caught with 26 kg of narcotics

马航一名飞行员运毒26公斤被抓,尿检阳性

Malaysia Airlines has completed mandatory drug screening for all active pilots, with all results negative, following the July arrest of a second officer at Jakarta airport for allegedly carrying 26 kilograms of ecstasy and methamphetamine. The airline says the individual was an observer in the cockpit, not a flying pilot, and had not been on duty for two days prior to the flight. Screening will now expand to roughly 2,840 cabin crew by early September.

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The report treats the incident as a straightforward law enforcement and corporate governance story, highlighting the airline's responsive measures — drug testing expansion, tightened procedures — as evidence of robust…

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