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Laos drug bust: Private jet carrying 512kg meth intercepted

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Laotian authorities intercepted a private jet at Luang Prabang airport carrying 512kg of crystal methamphetamine, highlighting ongoing drug trafficking routes in Southeast Asia. The jet, hired from Malaysia and reportedly bound for the Philippines, was stopped by drug police. This incident brings attention back to the persistent issue of methamphetamine production and distribution, primarily from Myanmar, which supplies markets across Southeast Asia and as far as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, even as authorities have been focused on cyberscams. AI

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Laos drug bust: Private jet carrying 512kg meth intercepted

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones,Ushar Daniele ·

    Laos private jet bust reveals how Mekong meth slips past borders

    A private jet hired from Malaysia – seemingly destined for the Philippines – but stopped on the tarmac by Laos’ drug police who found suitcases stuffed with 512kg of crystal methamphetamine, has returned the spotlight to the unrelenting flow of narcotics from the Mekong’s drug la…

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