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US hands over 12 patrol boats to Thai marine police

Marine officers operate one of the 12 patrol boats donated by the United States. (Photo supplied)

NONG KHAI: The United States on Thursday handed over 12 patrol boats to the Marine Police Division for operating in the Mekong River to combat drug and contraband smugglings as well as transborder crime.

US Ambassador to Thailand, Robert F Godec, presented the patrol boats in a ceremony at the Marine Police Sub-Division 11 headquarters in Muang district, Nong Khai…

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