PHNOM PENH, Oct 6 — Lao police have seized 521 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine from a private jet reported to have arrived from Malaysia at Luang Prabang International Airport, with 13 people detained in connection with the case.
The Vientiane Times, citing Lao Security Newspaper, reported on Tuesday that a security operation took place on October 1 following a tip-off received by provincial police on September 21 that a drug trafficking syndicate was allegedly planning to smuggle narcotics across borders by air using a private aircraft.
According to the report, police later learned that the flight schedule had been changed, with the private aircraft due to arrive from Malaysia at Luang Prabang International Airport at 1.30pm on October 1.
