Wow.

13 Chinese seamen were killed on the Mekong between Laos and Thailand. 920,000 Methamphetamine pills were on the ships. Mr. Naw Kham had 9 members of an elite Thai military unit kill the seamen, since they did not pay protection money. The Meth came from factories in Burma.

Good quote:
“China has its own Monroe Doctrine in the region, and this is the Pancho Villa case of the Mekong,” Mr. Chambers said.       

In Hunt for Drug Kingpin, China Shows Southeast Asia Who’s Boss - Via Media

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