KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The seizure of 521 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine aboard a private jet in Laos on Oct 1 did not originate from Malaysia, but was instead suspected to be smuggled from that country to the Philippines.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said based on information from Laotian authorities, the chartered aircraft departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang to Luang Prabang without carrying any cargo.
He said the flight from Subang carried only three individuals comprising a Singaporean pilot, a Malaysian co-pilot, and a Filipino passenger.
“The seized drugs were meant for the Manila market in the Philippines and not the Malaysian market. The aircraft departed from Subang Airport without any cargo before it was believed to have been used to transport the drug shipment from Laos to Manila,” he said in a statement here tonight.
