On October 2, Chinese boat 53108 returned successfully and safely berthed at the Jingha Police Terminal in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, marking the successful conclusion of the 169th China-Laos, Myanmar-Thailand joint patrol and law enforcement operation on the Mekong River, which lasted for 12 days.
The joint patrol law enforcement operation was launched on September 21. The four countries of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have worked closely together and jointly deployed 203 law enforcement teams and 7 law enforcement boats to focus on combating cross-border crimes, waterway safety management and control, and jointly building law enforcement capabilities. They have orderly carried out a number of law enforcement cooperation and exchange activities such as full-line joint patrol law enforcement, segmented patrols, joint investigations, joint training, and waterway surveys, to comprehensively strengthen the comprehensive management of the Mekong River waterways and build a strong security barrier in the Mekong River Basin.
During the operation, the law enforcement agencies of the four countries, in accordance with the consensus reached, paid close attention to the illegal circulation of chemicals that can be used to make drugs, cross-border smuggling, illegal smuggling and other outstanding cross-border illegal and criminal risks, and carried out precise prevention and control and special rectification. It has organized 11 joint patrols by section and 10 joint land and water inspections, inspecting a total of 48 passing ships, 283 personnel, and more than 9,200 tons of various cargoes, effectively deterring various illegal and criminal activities in the basin and maintaining order in the waterway.
At the same time, the four parties jointly carried out on-site surveys and surveys on key water channels such as the Mekong River Mangbario to identify potential safety hazards in the water areas and discuss collaborative management measures for the river basins. During the joint training between China, Laos and Myanmar, law enforcement members from the three parties conducted in-depth exchanges and training on joint law enforcement norms, boat operation skills, emergency response and other contents. Through the combination of theoretical teaching and practical drills, the joint collaboration level and front-line practical handling capabilities of the law enforcement members from all parties were effectively improved. In addition, China successfully completed the task of rotating the troops stationed at the overseas contact points of Meng Mo and Ban Xiangguo.
During the National Day, the freight trade and cross-border tourism flow and logistics of the Mekong International Waterway increased significantly, and the pressure of prevention and control in the waterway basin increased. In the next step, the law enforcement agencies of the four countries will continue to deepen law enforcement cooperation and exchanges under the Mekong River joint patrol and law enforcement mechanism between China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, increase river basin management and control, accurately crack down on various illegal crimes, and make every effort to protect the safety of the waterway and ensure the safety of ships and personnel's lives and property.
