Watch as brazen airline pilot is caught trying to smuggle 70,000 ecstasy pills through airport security

THIS is the moment a pilot under the influence of drugs is busted trying to smuggle 70,000 ecstasy pills through airport security. Wild footage shows the moment customs officers ordered the brazen pilot to unzip his case before uncovering a huge stash of pills. The 39-year-old Malaysian national was caught with over 70,000 ecstasy pills Credit: Jam Press Officers pulled his bag for search after profiling the pilot Credit: Jam Press The pilot arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Malaysia Airlines flight MH727 from Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of July 29. The man, identified as a 39-year-old Malaysian national, was selected for a bag inspection after officers noticed irregularities in his profile and movements. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! It did not take a thorough search for the officers to locate the large bag of pills, which appeared to be concealed in a hidden pocket. A total of 70,114 pills were uncovered as well as 4g of methamphetamine. A small bottle of urine was also seized Credit: Jam Press Approximately 70,114 pills were located by security personnel Credit: Jam Press A small bottle of urine was also seized, which investigators believe had been prepared to falsify the results of a drug test if one was required. He underwent a drug test and reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine, ecstasy and cocaine. The Soekarno-Hatta Customs Office said: “Through risk analysis, profiling, officer observations, and X-ray and physical inspections, the smuggling attempt was successfully foiled. “The suspect and the seized evidence were subsequently handed over to the Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Agency for further investigation and efforts to identify the wider trafficking network.” Most read in The Sun The pilot arrived in Jakarta from Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of July 29. Credit: Jam Press The pilot admitted it was not his first time smuggling drugs Credit: Jam Press During questioning, the pilot allegedly admitted he had been promised £9,086 to deliver the ecstasy, which was to be collected from his hotel. He also confessed to transporting methamphetamine on two previous occasions once to Sabah, Malaysia, and once to Jakarta. Malaysia Airlines said in a statement that it: “Does not tolerate any form of misconduct and is currently undertaking an internal review of the matter.” It comes as a fake pilot was caught with 10kg of cocaine strapped to his body before boarding a Europe-bound flight. The man – dressed in a navy pilots blazer complete with gold epaulettes – was thwarted at El Dorado International Airport, Colombia. Wild footage shows police cutting away white wrapping from around the man’s torso before removing several packages taped to his body. Officers recovered five rectangular packages and a specially adapted belt containing cocaine hydrochloride. His subsequent arrest stopped almost 25,000 doses of cocaine from reaching international markets and dealt a significant financial blow to organised crime groups, Colombia’s Anti-Narcotics Police said. Comment now