Bukit Aman narcotics crime investigation department director Hussein Omar Khan said Malaysian police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency met on Oct 20 to exchange information about their investigations into an attempt to smuggle 521kg of crystal methamphetamine using a private jet in Laos. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Malaysian and Philippine authorities have agreed to launch a joint investigation into an attempt to smuggle 521kg of crystal methamphetamine using a private jet in Laos.

Bukit Aman narcotics crime investigation department director Hussein Omar Khan said the agreement followed intelligence exposing a major drug syndicate linked to a Philippine politician, Harian Metro reported.