TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested Lion Air pilot Rahul Sharma (30) for smoking hashish at the Lombok International Airport on Wednesday, June 21.
The Indian pilot was then tested for urine, which came out positive for marijuana.
Rahul was then taken to BNN's head office in East Jakarta. BNN chief Budi Waseso said that, during questioning, Rahul admitted that he had been smoking hashish for about three months.
"He confessed that he has been consuming it for three months, but we are probing further as this is a safety risk—especially during this homecoming season," Budi said on Thursday.
From Rahul's, BNN officers seized 5.03 grams of hashish and some smoking papers that were kept inside a metal can.
INGE KLARA SAFITRI