{
  "id": 12573198,
  "title": "Four held at Subang Airport as Laos drug-jet probe widens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/four-held-at-subang-airport-as-laos-drug-jet-probe-widens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:24:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1549706/four-held-subang-airport-laos-drug-jet-probe-widens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Four held at Subang Airport as Laos drug-jet probe widens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/updated-four-held-at-subang-airport-as-laos-drug-jet-probe-widens",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:24:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pilot among 4 held at Subang airport over Laos drug smuggling case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pilot-among-4-held-at-subang-airport-over-laos-drug-smuggling-case",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:28:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}