In response to the Mid-Autumn Festival and gray zone harassment, the Kinmen Coast Guard expands its raids

In response to the surge in people's demand for supplies during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Coast Guard's 12th (Kinmen) Patrol Area Headquarters took strict precautions against gray zone harassment. On September 23 and 24, they expanded the implementation of powerful raids to prevent Chinese ships from crossing the border, smuggling, smuggling, and the invasion of African swine fever, and made every effort to protect the border security of Kinmen.

The headquarters pointed out that this mission integrated units such as the 9th Coast Patrol, Coast Patrol and Kinmen Investigation Team, adopted coast-to-sea cooperation and off-site synchronization, and comprehensively enhanced Kinmen’s restricted, prohibited waters and coastline law enforcement capabilities. It mobilized 7 patrol boats, 20 patrol cars, 5 patrol motorcycles, and 196 law enforcement officers, and dispatched detection dogs to assist in shore searches.

The sweep operation focuses on "strengthening sea area perception and early warning capabilities", using high-tech equipment such as radar systems, infrared thermal imaging, and shore-side monitoring systems to fully grasp maritime dynamics, and strengthen patrols of the cross-strait small three-way channels and the Jinxia Narrow Water Area. At the same time, we actively patrol the shores of abandoned empty houses, bunkers, wave-absorbing blocks and other radar blind spots and security blind spots.

In addition, in order to prevent smuggled goods and unquarantine meat from entering the market, the service has also expanded its port security inspection capabilities. The coast patrol teamed up with detection dogs to conduct physical inspections of incoming cargo ships and outer island transfer materials. Since the beginning of this year, it has successively processed 12 pieces of pig carcasses floating on the shore, 22 cases of marine ecological conservation and shoreside oil pollution prevention, shipwreck search and rescue, and civilian services. 7 cases were seized, 149 pieces of Chinese processed foods and agricultural products were seized, 35 pieces of e-cigarette mainframes, e-cigarette oils and oil-filled empty cartridges were seized, 3 pieces of living bodies were seized, 4 pieces of level 2 drugs were seized, 60 cross-border Chinese ships were deported, 1 ship was detained, and 381 Chinese official ships and ships of concern were deported, effectively blocking overseas epidemics and illegal cases.

Jian Richeng, director of the 12th Patrol Area Headquarters, said that during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, border security protection will never close. The Coast Patrol continues to build maritime security resilience and response efficiency, implement the three security tasks of "national security, public security, and safety", and fully protect national sovereignty and the safety of people's lives and property.