15 test positive for drugs in Pattaya pub raid
published : 16 Feb 2023 at 13:21
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong
Pattaya police raided a pub and rounded up 15 customers who tested positive for drugs early Thursday.
When the authorities arrived at about 3.30am, Dragon Man Club in tambon Nong Prue was still open. Some 50 revellers were drinking alcohol and dancing.
The officers checked the ID cards of all customers. In urine tests, 15 of them - 14 men and one woman - tested positive for illegal drugs.
In a search, many plastic sachets containing powder believed to be drugs were found hidden in staff lockers. Many condoms, most of them already used, were found.
The Bang Lamung district chief said the pub was operating without a licence, opening beyond the closing time and allowing use of drugs.
He said he would recommend the venue be closed for five years.
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Vocabulary
- authority (noun): a person or government agency who has the power to make decisions or enforce the law - เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้มีอำนาจ
- condom (noun): a thin rubber covering that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease - ถุงยาง
- licence: an official document that gives someone permission to do or use something - ใบอนุญาต
- locker (noun): a small space that can be locked, where you can leave your clothes, bags, etc. while you play a sport or go somewhere - ตู้
- raid: to use force to enter a place suddenly in order to arrest people or search for something such as illegal weapons or drugs - บุกเข้าจับ, เข้าตรวจค้น
- reveller: someone who enjoys themselves at a celebration or noisy party by singing, dancing or by drinking alcohol - ผู้ืที่ออกมาโห่ร้อง เต้นรำเพื่อการเฉลิมฉลอง
- sachet: a very small plastic bag -
- urine: liquid waste passed from your body - น้ำปัสสาวะ
