"China considered using a drone strike in a mountainous region of Southeast Asia to kill a Myanmar drug lord wanted in the murders of 13 Chinese sailors, but decided instead to capture him alive, according to an influential state-run newspaper."
They eventually caught the guy and he was tried, found guilty, and executed yesterday[2].
"A notorious drug lord told how he longed for his mother in a chilling final interview - before being marched to his death live on Chinese television. Burmese gangster Naw Kham was one of four death row prisoners paraded before news cameras in China today as they were escorted to an execution chamber in Yunnan province."
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/world/asia/chinese-plan-to...;
[2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2286460/China-broadc...