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Viewing cable 10RANGOON103, BURMA: ATTACK ON POLICE PATROL IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs Reference ID 10RANGOON103 Created 2010-02-24 10:55 Released 2011-08-30 01:44 Classification CONFIDENTIAL Origin Embassy Rangoon

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VZCZCXRO1911 OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH DE RUEHGO #0103 0551055 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 241055Z FEB 10 FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9873 INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 3161 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 2507 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 2448 RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 5364 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 2302 RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 1955 RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 2450 RUEABND/DEA HQS WASHINGTON DC RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC C O N F I D E N T I A L RANGOON 000103 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, INL/AAE PACOM FOR FPA E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2020 TAGS: ECON PREL PGOV PINR KCRM LA BM SUBJECT: BURMA: ATTACK ON POLICE PATROL IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE BORDER AREA Classified By: Political/Economic Officer Brian Andrews for Reasons 1.4 (b) & (d). 1. (SBU) A variety of Burmese exile and Thai media outlets reported February 22 that Burmese police were attacked on February 20 while on boat patrol on the Mekong River along the Burma-Thailand-Laos border. 2. (C) Post's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Attache confirmed that on February 20 a joint patrol consisting of seven officers from the Wan Pone police station in Shan state, three officers from Wan Pone Anti-Narcotics Task Force, two soldiers from the people's militia (local militia under the Army's control) and three boat drivers (15 persons total) embarked on a patrol in three boats along the Mekong River bordering Laos. At 12:00, an armed group attacked the patrol, leaving 10 dead, two injured, and three missing. The two injured officers, Police Second Lt. Sein Hlaing and Police Private Ki Bu, are recovering at a Rangoon hospital. Both are expected to survive, although one remains in intensive care. The GOB believes fugitive drug trafficker Sai Naw Kham's group is responsible for the attack. (Note: Our DEA Attache believes this is a likely explanation, and that the attack was probably a retaliation for an earlier Burmese police drug bust in Tachilek. End note.) Burmese authorities believe the attackers escaped the scene of the shooting in boats and fled into Laos. 3. (C) According to a statement from Police Second Lt. Sein Hlaing, his patrol observed suspicious activities on an island in the Mekong and when they disembarked to investigate, some of the suspects fled. The patrol teams searched the island and encountered about 30 attackers who fired on the patrol. (Note: Press accounts stated the attackers used 40 mm grenade launchers and small arms to attack the patrol. End note.) Laos authorities have been cooperating with the GOB Border Committee to search the Laos side of the border, where the two survivors and three corpses were found.
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