Police chief recounts manhunt for Naw Kham
- By Chen Boyuan
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Naw Kham was seized as soon as he entered the port there.
"More difficult than hunting bin Laden"
Insiders said the manhunt for Naw Kham in the Mekong River jungle was "more difficult than hunting bin Laden" in Afghanistan and Pakistan, since the US wanted the latter either dead or alive, but "we had to bring him in alive."
Liu Yuejin noted how the joint pursuit by China, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand had marked a milestone in international law enforcement cooperation. It is China's first overseas manhunt for foreigners. He said in the past, China had at most demanded the repatriation of escaping suspects.
Liu said China took the lead in pursing Naw Kham also because the other three countries had earlier expressed they did not possess the capability to deliver a fatal attack on Naw Kham's group. "We didn't use China's military, and we didn't harm a single foreign civilian."
Despite the progress in cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies, Liu still doubtful if such a mechanism could continue.
"Enforcing your law in another country has too many restrictions. But nabbing Naw Kham was enough to tell the world: Overseas Chinese nationals and China's overseas interests are inviolable."
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