{
  "id": 14651323,
  "title": "Philippines politician allegedly funded jet carrying 521kg of drugs in Laos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/philippines-politician-allegedly-funded-jet-carrying-521kg-of-drugs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:11:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/10/1556144/philippines-politician-allegedly-funded-jet-carrying-521kg-drugs-laos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MANILA: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Joseph Frederick Calulut on Thursday said investigators had verified that a politician from Mindanao allegedly financed the chartered private jet that carried 521 kilogrammes of suspected shabu worth PHP3.54 billion seized in Laos.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}