Operation Mekong

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Drug abuse is a plague.

It spreads across our nation,

harming our citizens.

Drugs are synonymous with the Golden Triangle.

Situated at the borders of Thailand,

Myanmar and Laos,

this "No Man's Land" has long been safe heaven

for criminals and drug dealers.

The emergence of new drugs

has lowered the threshold of production

and solidified the reputation

of the Golden Triangle as a drug empire.

At 4,180 km, the Mekong River

is an important link between our nation

and Southeast Asia.

It's also the ideal route for drugs

to enter our nation from the Golden Triangle.

It is known as the "Hell's Gate of the South."

Dad, this is the "Hell's Gate"?

Why is it called "Hell's Gate"?

Pirates have plagued this strip

of the river for years.

Let's hope luck is on our side this time.

Turn around! Notify Huangping!

Huangping, Huangping, do you read me?

Listen up, there are two hostages in the vehicle.

Thunder, Black Cat, lock on the hijackers.

This is Thunder,

I've locked on to the target in blue.

This is Black Cat,

I've locked on to the target in gray.

Teams two and three, prepare for attack!

Our next demonstration is tactical shooting.

First, the eastern regional team

will demonstrate the dual shot.

Here, two snipers will aim

for the same mark at the same time...

Minister, we have a situation on the Mekong River.

Thanks to our newly appointed

7th Army Region Deputy Commander General Bita,

this large-scale multi-national drug trade

was taken down in time.

Upon receiving reliable information,

we intercepted two Chinese cargo ships

on the Mekong River.

In the process, we exchanged fire

with over ten Chinese fishermen.

The fishermen fled the scene,

but we were able to uncover

900,000 meth pills on board.

Minister,

we are in contact with the Thai police,

but the Thai military

is holding all the evidence.

The Thai police can't interfere.

They can't even begin their investigation

until the military completes theirs.

We don't know how long we'll have to wait.

Who do you have in mind for the task force?

I'm thinking Gao Gang.

The captain of the Yunnan Narcotics Team?

That's right.

I hear he's a stubborn one.

Minister,

we need his stubbornness to break this case.

So you've already been in touch with him?

Yes.

Minister Hao,

has given his approval.

When I told him that you'd lead the investigation,

he glared hard at me.

I really thought that he would turn me down.

Pass me a cigarette.

Come on.

Your doctor ordered you to quit. Take this.

Quitting is tough.

Gao,

I only have one condition.

Play this by the book.

You got it!

One more thing.

Don't ever smoke in front of me.

Dead body!

This is just too cruel!

It's clearly murder!

They've been blindfolded with their hands tied!

Hello, viewers.

We return to the pier now

for the latest developments.

The Thai military confirms that the 13 victims

were indeed crew members...

Yes?

I'm sorry, Boss.

I didn't do a good job.

I'll take care of it.

The Thai reports say that

the military exchanged fire with the fishermen.

But judging by Mekong River's flow

of stream that day,

if there really was a shootout,

and if the two cargo ships

really were smuggling drugs,

they should've been firing

and speeding away at the same time.

But at the crime scene,

the bullet hole distribution and

trajectories clustered around the same spot.

We can confirm that the bullets

were fired in a stationary position.

This conclusion overturns the Thai reports.

There's something even more evident.

We've found a number of possible bullet scratches

on a metal panel on one of the ships.

Judging by their degree and concentration,

the shots could not have come from the shore.

They were fired on the ship instead.

Combine that with the bullet angle analysis

on the victims,

we can confirm it was a

45-degree point blank execution.

Any updates from your intel networks?

Our Golden Triangle intelligence officer Qifu

just got a lead.

Two weeks before the shooting,

a drug deal was ambushed.

The amount of meth pills stolen

also happened to be 900,000.

Did we find anyone involved in the theft?

We did.

One of Qifu's informants is tracking him.

Stop!

Move!

Get in!

They're armed!

Don't move!

I'm asking you one last time.

Who hired you to steal those 900,000 meth pills?

What the f*** are you doing?

You're about to die.

It's Yan Taung Pha!

Yan Taung Pha hired me!

He told me to put the meth pills on the two ships!

Yan Taung Pha from Naw Khan's group?

That's all I know, I swear...

Save me, Save me...

Who the hell is this drug lord Naw Khar?

Naw Khar has a rather complicated history.

He's originally from Myanmar,

but he's also a citizen of Thailand and Laos.

In the 80s, he worked for Khun Sa,

the drug kingpin of the Golden Triangle.

When Khun Sa

surrendered to the Burmese government,

Naw Khar absorbed most of Khun Sa's men

and built a new force with them

and the local militia.

Khun Sa and Naw Khar

have completely different styles.

Naw Khar is a reckless and arrogant drug addict.

Most of his men use drugs as well.

He oppresses the small tribes.

He turns the kids into child soldiers

and controls them with drugs.

Many local tribes are forced to work

with his group.

We've always wanted to work with Laos,

Burma and Thailand

to improve security along the Mekong River,

but an agreement was never reached.

This case involves

so much bloodshed and brutality.

This is the perfect time

for us to call for joint patrols again.

We have to clear our fishermen's names.

We owe the nation an explanation!

The purpose of this joint meeting

is to break past geographical boundaries.

Let Chinese officers investigate

in the three nations

for the capture of our common target.

Gentlemen,

we have secured a witness

from Thailand named Wala.

He has already confessed that

this frameup was orchestrated

by Golden Triangle drug lord Naw Khar.

To get to the truth, we must apprehend Naw Khar.

Salute!

We must send a strong message

to the criminals in the Golden Triangle.

When our citizens are under threat,

We will not stand idly by.

We fight aggression with aggression.

Our elite narcotics officers

will make Mekong River a safe passage

for everyone!

The four nations jointly announce

the establishment of the

joint operation task force.

Together, we will solve the "October 5" case

with great urgency.

We will capture the culprit

who murdered 13 Chinese fishermen!

This is our first joint operation.

Our goal is to subdue Naw Khar's group.

With the help of reliable sources,

we managed to locate Naw Khar's various

drug factories and trafficking spots.

We must hit them on the blind side,

and we have to make our move at once!

The joint task force commander

has given us authorization

to use force under special circumstances.

If there's an urgent situation,

we must provide full support!

Understood!

China is making the other three nations

take action.

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