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Copilot Origin Spain Positive Drug Use
A national airline co-pilot, indicated using narcotics before flying the aircraft. Spanish nationals copilot named Victor Munoz Lopes was also threatened fired associated with the indication.
He indicated using narcotic type of marijuana when the National Narcotics Agency in collaboration with the Province of South Sulawesi Police Ditresnarkoba suddenly do a urine test at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, in Maros, Monday, August 5 yesterday. BNNP and South Sulawesi Police Ditresnarkoba is scheduled urine test checks the entire pilot and co-pilot for the flight safety during the Eid holidays.
BNNP head South Sulawesi Police Commissioner Richard M Nainggolan said Munoz was co-pilot with flight number GA 678-Kendari route Makassar. Although the results of the urine test had tested positive, admitted his side still will explore these findings. For smooth air traffic, it turn the matter over to the airport authorities to keep the copilot fly or not.
"We still go into another urine test results. Results deal with the airport authority, he (Munoz) can still fly. In Kendari, also will be checked again. Upon from there, we will check it again," said Richard.
Head of Public Relations Empowerment BNNP Sulawesi, Chief Rosna said urine tests conducted on 12 pilot and co-pilot of the six airlines at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport. However, the results of a urine test says there is only one drug type identified using marijuana.
He added, in addition to the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, urine tests are also conducted at the Port of Soekarno Hatta. The urine test was conducted over four days. Three days earlier, a urine test is done to the driver of the vehicle at the existing terminal in Makassar.
BNNP visit to the port and airport Sultan Hasanuddin somewhat surprising. Two locations were not included in the previous agenda.
Pelabuhan Indonesia (IPC) IV is located at the Soekarno 1 Makassar became the first target of the inspection by officers. BNNP along with the ranks of Police Resort Port (Police) port directly perform a series of tests to 17 people consisting of the skipper and helmsman of the ship and the ship's Men.
Random inspection conducted involving only one ship and of the results showed all negative using drugs. After doing tests in the harbor, the group team and officers from the inspection to proceed BNNP Hasanuddin airport with the pilot and co-pilot targets of all existing airlines.
Confirmed separately, the Senior Manager of Hub Garuda through Makassar, Join Kullit, confirmed the existence of one of the co-pilot had been using marijuana indicated by hasi urine test done by BNNP.
"It is true there is one of our co-pilot, according to the results of the examination and urine tests performed indicated BNNP South Sulawesi has been using marijuana," explains Join.
Join add, for a while, Munoz still in the process of examination of the company in accordance with procedures. It will conduct a series of tests to prove that indication. "Garuda fully supports full what do BNNP South and will continue to cooperate with the police," he explained.
He added that Garuda will continue to cooperate with law enforcement if it is co-pilot had to deal with law enforcement officers. It also still awaiting results of blood tests by experts if proven,
Lopes Munoz will be fired.
"We are still awaiting the results of blood tests by experts and if it is proven to be conducted dismissal," continued Join.
VP Corporate Communications Pujobroto claimed not to know the exact results of the examination of the copilot Garuda BNN named Victor Munoz Lopes. He said he had just heard from some media about the types of drugs a positive indication of shabu-shabu. "There is an examination of the question, but no official results yet," he said yesterday.
Pujo confirmed that it still browse information about the arrest. To facilitate inspection of Garuda was banned for a while the pilot flies. "Lopes Victor Munoz was foreign pilots, now in a grounded (disabled) to facilitate the examination, while banned from flying," he said.
He emphasized that the airline Garuda Indonesia pilot does not tolerate any excuse to consume illegal drugs, including the reasons for the increase stamina. Because, consume narcotics penerbaangan harm. "Mr. Satar (Garuda president) has repeatedly affirmed Garuda would fire anyone involved with drugs. Neither the pilot, aawak cabin, and ordinary employees. Positive methamphetamine Munoz lngsung If we fire," he said .
President of Garuda Indonesia, Satar had said, the airline applied medical tests at random (random) each month to the pilots. "On Garuda our existing procedures that we always do our random checks and we always do it, from the first routine per In no time, "he said.
He admitted that the checks are not done every day because it can take quite a lot. Emir asserted if there is Garuda pilots and employees who use methamphetamine or similar narcotics dismissed the sanctions. "We're fired, we can not tolerate it, no civil service rules. Not only the pilot but the entire staff," he said.
Head of Community Engagement, BNNP Sulawesi, Dr. Neni add this activity is a preventive measure to support the cost of transportation safety especially during the back and forth flow and reverse flow widths.
According to him, the activities carried out in order to anticipate the occurrence of an accident or other bad things especially for the safety of passengers due to the use of narcotics and the like.
Neal also said to know the results of the urine making it only takes about five minutes. He added that drug use is generally practiced by several pilots in order to improve the body for carrying aircraft.
In fact, he said, it was a bad move. Because actual narcotics will eliminate awareness and common sense of the wearer. "This is what we want to anticipate, because if you lose consciousness could certainly endanger yourself or others. Especially at a time like this," he explained. (Eka / pap)
Fajar.co.id. 5/8/2013