At the same time as the Special Operations Team took off in helicopters, heading for the remote mountain forests of the Golden Triangle.
Another convoy set off discreetly from the parking lot.
This action team was a mixed force drawn from the Hong Kong Island Police Force's Narcotics Investigation Division Anti-Narcotics Squad and the Wild Bull Special Police Force from Yun Province in Mainland China.
Led by Ma Hiu Tin and Gao Gang, they headed out to arrest some of the Nuo Ka Group's key drug traffickers, who had already been lured out of hiding.
Compared with the Special Operations Team responsible for attacking the Nuo Ka Group's stronghold, the men assigned to the anti-drug mission undoubtedly carried much simpler weapons and equipment.
The vast majority were in plain clothes, armed with nothing more than pistols.
After all, they needed to operate inside the Golden Triangle Special Administrative Region, and keeping a low profile was their guiding principle.
Of course, consideration also had to be given to the safety of these anti-narcotics officers.
The convoy therefore included a fully armed Action Group, the Wild Bull Special Operations Team from Yun Province.
If an emergency arose, the Wild Bull Special Operations Team would immediately enter the fray.
Not only that, but the Golden Triangle Special Administrative Region's security force would even be mobilized to provide support.
However, if the situation deteriorated to that extent, it would undoubtedly represent a serious dereliction of duty by both Ma Hiu Tin and Gao Gang.
Creating such a huge commotion inside the Golden Triangle Special Administrative Region would clearly run counter to the original intent of this anti-drug operation.
As the two action teams set off, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand also simultaneously launched their final roundups targeting their respective border military and police departments.
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