The 84th Mekong River joint¹ patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand started on Tuesday from Guanlei Port in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

 

由中国、老挝、缅甸和泰国联合举行的第84次湄公河联合巡逻执法周二由云南关累港开始。
 

 

Seven vessels² participated in the patrol which will involve inspections³, a crackdown on drug crime and an anti-drug publicity⁴ campaign, according to the provincial⁵ public security department.

 

The mission will cover key waters including the "Golden Triangle," an area notorious for drug production.

 

The joint patrols started in Dec. 2011 after a gang hijacked⁶ two cargo⁷ ships and killed 13 Chinese sailors in Thai waters on Oct. 5 that year. A total of 13,300 officers and 702 vessels have participated in the past 83 missions that have "imposed a powerful deterrent⁸ and dealt a hefty blow" to crime on the river, the department said.

 

The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping⁹ among China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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