Was a Lion Air pilot smoking crystal meth before takeoff? This is the latest concern for passengers taking a flight on an Indonesian airline. The arrest of a Lion Air pilot for possession of 0.4 grams of crystal methamphetamine over the weekend, the third such incident in the past seven months, has raised concern over just how widespread drug use is among Indonesian pilots. Arrested in a pre-dawn raid at a hotel in Surabaya, East Java, the pilot was scheduled to go on duty at 6am that same day.   Manotar Napitupulu, an adviser from the Indonesian Pilot Federation, said

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