Australian police say they have busted a “highly organised” drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country.
The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating for at least five years, Australian Federal Police said.
Eight people, including one Malindo Air employee, were arrested in Melbourne last week.
Malindo Air, a small airline based in Malaysia, has not commented publicly.
Police said the syndicate had illegally imported at least A$20m (£11m; $14.5m) worth of drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine, from Malaysia. Read more