Mindanao politician financed plane to smuggle P3.5B shabu from Laos --PDEA

GMA Network - Oct 15, 2026

A politician from Mindanao allegedly paid for the private plane that would have been used to smuggle of P3.5 billion worth of illegal drugs from Laos to the Philippines, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday.

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