Lao Cai, Aug. 26 -- The border guard command in the northwestern province of Lao Cai has coordinated with the Honghe border management unit, the Hekou entry-exit inspection station in China's Yunnan province, to conduct joint law enforcement patrols along the shared border. The activity aimed to detect and prevent crimes such as illegal border crossings, smuggling, human trafficking, and other violations in the Lao Cai - Yunnan border area. On August 25 and 26, the sides established a joint patrol command, with each forming nine land patrol teams and assigning two liaison groups for the mission along the border section from Marker No. 87 to Marker No. 167. Before the patrol, the two commands met at the demarcation line at the Lao Cai inte...