Malaysian Co-Pilot Among 13 Arrested in Laos Meth Bust — Third Such Case Since July

A Learjet carrying 521kg of crystal methamphetamine landed at Luang Prabang International Airport after flying empty from Subang, where authorities say seven airport workers helped load the drugs, and a Malaysian second officer now becomes the third pilot from the country arrested in a drug case in under three months.

The Rakyat Post Adeline Leong · News & blogs · 2 hr ago

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According to reports, Laotian authorities received a tip-off from provincial police on 21 September that a drug trafficking syndicate was allegedly planning to smuggle narcotics across borders by air using a private aircraft.
On 1 October, the private aircraft, identified as a Learjet with flight registration N73GP, landed at Luang Prabang International Airport at about 11.30am local time.
This marks the third Malaysian pilot arrested in drug-related cases since late July this year.

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Laotian authorities seized 521kg of crystal methamphetamine from a private jet that flew in to Luang Prabang International Airport from Malaysia.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the chartered plane departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, to Luang Prabang without any cargo on board.

The authorities have since stated that the drugs seized on 1 October did not originate from Malaysia. Authorities suspect that the drug cargo was to be smuggled into the Philippines.

Hussein stated that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has begun a thorough investigation. NCID officers will shortly be deployed to Laos to record statements from the suspects, with the objective of gathering further intelligence on the drug syndicate and the extent of its members’ involvement within Malaysia.

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Published: October 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM UTC
By: Adeline Leong
Section: Malaysia
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