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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Myanmar joins 106th joint Mekong River patrol
The Indonesian Navy patrol boat KRI Bontang (907) arrives at a naval base in Banyuwangi, East Java province on April 26, 2021, after an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week had been found in pieces on the seafloor with all 53 crew aboard killed. Photo: AFP
Law enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand joined forces Tuesday for the 106th Mekong River joint patrol, Xinhua reported.
Three Chinese vessels departed from Jingha Port in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province for the patrol.
Law enforcement officers from the four countries plan to navigate over 600 km of the Mekong River over four days and three nights to strengthen patrols of the river's pivotal waters and clamp down on drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes in the region.
