The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on January 16, 2019, 07:58:49 am
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Airline cabin crew member arrested in Australian drug bust
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An employee of a Malaysian airline was among eight people arrested in Australia on charges of trafficking more than 14 kg (30 lb) of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, Australian authorities said on Wednesday.
A police spokesman confirmed media reports that the suspect worked for Malaysia’s Malindo Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Lion Air. Malindo Air did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The 38-year-old airline crew member was part of a group that brought drugs from Malaysia on aircraft for sale in Australian cities, police and customs officials said in a statement.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-drugs/airline-cabin-crew-member-arrested-in-australian-drug-bust-idUSKCN1PA0NT (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-drugs/airline-cabin-crew-member-arrested-in-australian-drug-bust-idUSKCN1PA0NT)
Not groundbreaking news but it's good to know, who is doing what. The article goes on to say a Vietnamese crime syndicate was behind this operation. I had to see if Chinese were involved. On the surface, it looks like 'no'.