[UPDATED] Four held at Subang Airport as Laos drug-jet probe widens

Four individuals have been detained at Subang Airport in Malaysia as part of an investigation into an attempted drug smuggling operation from Laos, according to a report by the New Straits Times. The operation, which involved several law enforcement agencies, occurred moments before an aircraft carrying the implicated pilot was set to depart for Manila.

The pilot in question owns the company that operates the private jet implicated in the Laos drug seizure, as well as the aircraft involved in the current interception. The joint operation included the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, Petaling Jaya police, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, aviation security personnel, and Special Branch Travel Control Officers.

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