Over 100 test positive for drugs in club raid
published : 23 Oct 2023 at 08:36
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Pongpat Wongyala
A total of 137 clubgoers tested positive for drugs in a raid on an entertainment venue in Pathum Thani early on Sunday.
The 1.45am raid on MEM Exclusive Club, or MEM Pub, in Lam Luk Ka district, was led by officials. No police took part in the operation.
About 300 people were in the pub at the time of the raid. Many of them were under 20 years old and five did not carry an identification card.
Urine tests produced 137 positive results among the patrons.
The pub owner and several managers were arrested.
Officials said the raid followed complaints filed by local residents that the pub had illegally allowed youngsters under 20 years of age inside and the place had been used for selling and using drugs. Moreover, the complaints said, the pub was sometimes open until 6am.
Vocabulary
- complaints (noun): when people say that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การร้องเรียน
- identification card (ID card): an official card or a document that can prove who you are - บัตรประชาชน
- operation: a planned activity involving a lot of people, especially soldiers or police officers - การปฏิบัติการ
- patron: a customer; someone who uses a particular entertainment place, hotel, restaurant, etc. - ลูกค้า
- raid: to forcefully and suddenly enter a place to catch criminals or to search for something like drugs - ใช้กำลังเข้าค้นสถานที่หรือ จับกุมคนร้าย
- resident: a person who lives in a particular area - ผู้อาศัยในบริเวณ
- urine: liquid waste passed from your body - น้ำปัสสาวะ
