[UPDATED] Nasi ganja chopper delivery: aviation authority initiates probe

KUALA LUMPUR – There is another investigation into a helicopter supposedly chartered yesterday from here to pick up an order of 36 packets of nasi ganja in Ipoh – this time by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAAM).

The investigation, CAAM said, is “to determine whether the helicopter had breached any regulations stated in the Malaysian Civil Aviation Regulations 2016 and Civil Aviation Directives”.

“CAAM will also verify to ensure that the operator and the operating crew had operated within the scope of approval.”

The Bell 505 chopper operated by Systematic Aviation Services Sdn Bhd landed at an Ipoh City Council field at 10am yesterday, to much public excitement.

According to CAAM, initial investigations indicate the chopper departed from the Subang airport at 9am for Ipoh and returned at 11.02am, as per the flight plan.

Police are also investigating the incident for possible breach of movement control order standard operating procedures.

According to New Straits Times, Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said that police will be investigating the company that owns the helicopter.

“Police will be investigating this issue for possibly breaching interstate or inter-district travel SOPs, which apply to both the individual and company,” he said in a statement yesterday.

The case, he added, will be investigated under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342).

Earlier, several reports emerged that a helicopter landed at Padang Ipoh to pick up 36 packets of nasi ganja booked by a customer from Kuala Lumpur today.

Mior earlier stated that checks with the Ipoh CAAM showed the helicopter was only allowed to land at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.

However, the helicopter managed to land at Padang Ipoh here to pick up the order, sparking a social media debate among netizens on a possible breach of SOPs. – The Vibes, July 24, 2021