PNP looking into reported PH-bound drugs seized in Laos, Thailand

<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is coordinating with foreign authorities to verify reports that separate shipments of illegal drugs seized in Laos and Thailand were allegedly bound for the Philippines.</p><p>PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Allen Rae Co said local authorities were checking the details of the reported seizures including the origin of the shipment, their intended destinations, ownership of the aircraft, and its flight plan.</p><p>"It was the claim of the Laotian or the Malaysian authorities lang na it's bound for the Philippines," he said at a press briefing.</p><p>"So we are verifying and we are already coordinating through the proper channels with the Laotian and Malaysian authorities," he added.</p><p>On Wednesday, the South China Morning Post reported that <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3369969/521kg-meth-seized-laos-private-jet-bound-manila-not-malaysia-police" target="_blank">521 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine</a> were seized by Laotian authorities from a private jet.</p><p>The drugs were allegedly bound for Manila.</p><p>Co said the PNP was coordinating with authorities in Laos…