Chiang Rai Province lay where Thailand bordered Myanmar and Laos.
In fact, it was the part of Thailand closest to the Golden Triangle.
In this Joint Hong Kong–Thailand Anti-Drug Operations, the Chiang Rai Province Police Station served as the Thai side's main operational force.
Police Colonel Withaya had been selected by Police Major General Phongsaphat as the Thai side's actual commander, so his loyalty was naturally beyond question.
At the very least, there could be no private collusion between him and Eight-Faced Buddha.
Phongsaphat regarded this operation as political capital for his promotion to a higher level, and he was equally determined to succeed.
Moreover, the Hong Kong Island Police Force had sent its National Security Department Director, a man with boundless prospects who was highly valued by the great power to the north.
If anything really went wrong during the operation, it would definitely become a diplomatic matter.
That consideration had also played a part in Phongsaphat's agreement to the arms purchase just now.
Had a representative of insufficient standing from the Hong Kong Island Police Force approached him, that arms purchase would never have been approved.
Phongsaphat wanted to earn some money on the side, but that still depended on whom he was dealing with.
Forget purchasing weapons-even handguns for self-defense and rubber bullets would not have been permitted.
It was precisely because Sir Kwan held a sufficiently high position and had sufficiently deep connections behind him that Phongsaphat had extended every convenience to the Hong Kong Island Police Force.
At the same time, he had to ensure that this operation proceeded smoothly.
Phongsaphat could not fully guarantee the integrity of the Operations Personnel in Chiang Rai Province.
But the Thai side's actual operational commander was certainly someone Phongsaphat had selected with great care.
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