KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police will raise the seizure of 521kg of crystal methamphetamine from a private jet in Laos during a meeting with their Philippine counterparts in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, next week.

Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the meeting with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) had been arranged before the Oct 1 seizure at Luang Prabang International Airport.

He said the meeting was initially scheduled to discuss regional drug trafficking issues, but Malaysian authorities would now use the opportunity to exchange information on the syndicate believed to be behind the private jet case.

"The meeting had been scheduled before the private jet was detained in Laos.