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  "id": 12581783,
  "title": "Singaporean pilot detained as Laos finds 521 kg of meth on private jet bound for Manila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/singaporean-pilot-detained-as-laos-finds-521-kg-of-meth-on-private",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:47:09.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/crime/singaporean-pilot-detained-as-laos-finds-521-kg-of-meth-on-private-jet-bound-for-manila-5129469.html"
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  "summary": "Laotian police seized 521 kg of crystal methamphetamine as it was being loaded onto a private jet at Luang Prabang International Airport earlier this month, a shipment Malaysian police say was bound for Manila.",
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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"
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        "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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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "521kg of meth seized from Laos private jet bound for Manila, not Malaysia: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/521kg-of-meth-seized-from-laos-private-jet-bound-for-manila-not",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:30:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}