{
  "id": 14192226,
  "title": "Ex-pilot with drug record, foreign woman identified in Laos private jet drug probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ex-pilot-with-drug-record-foreign-woman-identified-in-laos-private",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:59:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554671/ex-pilot-drug-record-foreign-woman-identified-laos-private-jet-drug"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian police have identified two individuals, a former pilot with a drug-related criminal record and a foreign woman, as part of an international drug trafficking syndicate. The syndicate was linked to the seizure of over half a tonne of methamphetamine aboard a private jet in Laos. The former pilot, who is 54 years old, chartered the aircraft through a Malaysian broker. The woman, aged 51, is believed to have acted as the syndicate's coordinator. The investigation also led to the detention of a Malaysian pilot at Luang Prabang International Airport.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED]: Ex-pilot with drug record, foreign woman identified in Laos private jet drug probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/updated-ex-pilot-with-drug-record-foreign-woman-identified-in-laos",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:59:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}