521kg meth seized from Laos private jet, not Malaysia origin: police

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Hussein Omar Khan said police were informed by Laotian authorities on Tuesday that the cross-border smuggling attempt had been foiled. Thirteen people, including a Malaysian, were arrested in connection with the bust. The aircraft, a Learjet, was registered to a US-based trust designed to obscure the owner's identity.

According to the Lao Security Newspaper, Lao authorities seized the drugs after they were loaded onto the aircraft, which had arrived from Malaysia. Police had received a tip-off on September 21 regarding alleged plans to smuggle narcotics via a private aircraft departing from Malaysia. During surveillance, officers observed two vehicles arrive and 23 suitcases being loaded onto the aircraft. Upon inspection, methamphetamine was found in 21 of the suitcases.