{
  "id": 12386927,
  "title": "Malaysian among 13 nabbed over 521kg of meth seized in Laos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/malaysian-among-13-nabbed-over-521kg-of-meth-seized-in-laos-12386927",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/06/malaysian-among-13-nabbed-over-521kg-of-meth-seized-in-laos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Malaysian was among 13 individuals arrested in Laos following the seizure of 521kg of methamphetamine from a private jet that touched down at Luang Prabang International Airport on October 1. The Learjet had departed from Subang Airport in Malaysia, but the Malaysian individual in question was not among the passengers. Hussein Omar Khan, the director of Bukit Aman's narcotics crime investigation department, stated that they had yet to receive comprehensive details from the Laotian drug enforcement authorities. The pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft were identified as non-Malaysian nationals. According to Vientiane Times, the Laotian police had been informed about a drug trafficking scheme involving a private aircraft. Upon discovering 21 suitcases containing the illicit drugs, 13 suspects were apprehended, including a pilot, a co-pilot, a foreign tourist, three company employees, and seven workers employed at the Luang Prabang International Airport. The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) has pledged to investigate the incident internally, with a focus on the screening procedures at Subang Airport. The investigation will be overseen by the director-general of Bukit Aman, Shuhaily Zain.",
  "summary": "Bukit Aman says the Malaysian was not on the private plane carrying the drugs which departed from Subang airport on Oct 1 for Laos.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Laos seizes 521kg of crystal meth from private jet arriving from Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/laos-seizes-521kg-of-crystal-meth-from-private-jet-arriving-from",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:21:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysian among 13 held over 521kg meth seizure from private jet in Laos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/malaysian-among-13-held-over-521kg-meth-seizure-from-private-jet-in",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:46:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysian among 13 nabbed over 521kg of meth seized in Laos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/malaysian-among-13-nabbed-over-521kg-of-meth-seized-in-laos",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "521kg meth seized from jet that flew from Subang to Laos, M'sian among 13 nabbed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/521kg-meth-seized-from-jet-that-flew-from-subang-to-laos-msian-among",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:07:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}