Law enforcement personnel from Laos, China, Myanmar and Thailand gather for a patrol on the Mekong River in Bokeo province. - Bokeo newspaper via Vientiane Times/ANN
VIENTIANE: With drug trafficking and human smuggling on the rise, law enforcement teams from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand undertook their 154th joint Mekong River patrol last week, reinforcing a growing security alliance that has already dismantled several criminal networks.
On June 24, security personnel from the four countries gathered at the Laos-China Coordination Centre in Tonpheung district, Bokeo province, led by a delegation of officials from the border regions of the four nations.
