THE Royal Malaysia Police is collaborating with the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Lao police in connection with the arrest of a man alleged to be a Malaysian drug lord in Laos on December 28.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Mohd Kamaruddin Md Din said the 41-year-old suspect from Parit Buntar, Perak, was apprehended in Vientiane, Laos, for not possessing a valid travel document under the Lao Immigration Act.