Pattaya pub raided once again by police for allegedly repeatedly violating legal closing time

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — An alleged repeated closing time offender was raided once again by Pattaya police at dawn today, December 18th.

 

At 2:46 AM, past the legal closing time, Pattaya law enforcement stated to the Thai media that they were carrying out their patrol as usual to ensure compliance to legal closing times of 2AM in Pattaya when they came across the two-storey venue that houses As Friends and 69.1 Club Prive nightclub in Lk Metro.

The Pattaya News notes that legal closing times can differ based on entertainment zone and are legally between midnight and 2AM.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/18/pattaya-pub-raided-once-again-by-police-for-allegedly-repeatedly-violating-legal-closing-time/

 

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[Jerno]

Brown envelopes not thick enough?  So it seems.

[smedly]

and as I read this I can hear the faint thump of base/music coming from somewhere on 3rd rd "5:22am", 3rd road is a Thai night club zone, this is a regular occurance

[Mickeymaus]

37 minutes ago, Jerno said:

Brown envelopes not thick enough?  So it seems.

There doesn't seem to be much punishment. They make more money than they (legally) have to pay. So such raids seem to be more of a nuisance. They have been raided before already. They don't care. And they are not alone... 

[jacko45k]

Are these farang/ tourist oriented venues ? I didn't think there was much for the Thai visitors on that street?

[mikebell]

You'd think the owners would have learned after the last raid how much the going rate was.

[generealty]

Soi Khao Noi this morning (up by Murphy's Irish Bar) had music (thump, thump) booming out at 05.15am this morning and every morning. There is a metal shack that resembles a karaoke bar. I know the time because that is the same time our alarm is set to wake grandson up for school. But we never need the alarm and mostly awake from that awful racket. I am surprised nobody has complained and they having a visit from local B.I.B. They look like they could never afford a brown envelope, maybe that's why no B.I.B has bothered visiting them.

[jacko45k]

Trouble with cooler weather and not having the AC on is that one can hear the thump thump thump from some distant music.... heard something last night and I live over 10km out of town and have double glazing..... 

[leither69]

39 minutes ago, generealty said:

Soi Khao Noi this morning (up by Murphy's Irish Bar) had music (thump, thump) booming out at 05.15am this morning and every morning. There is a metal shack that resembles a karaoke bar. I know the time because that is the same time our alarm is set to wake grandson up for school. But we never need the alarm and mostly awake from that awful racket. I am surprised nobody has complained and they having a visit from local B.I.B. They look like they could never afford a brown envelope, maybe that's why no B.I.B has bothered visiting them.

You could always make the call!!

[HappyExpat57]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

and as I read this I can hear the faint thump of base/music coming from somewhere on 3rd rd "5:22am", 3rd road is a Thai night club zone, this is a regular occurrence

Is that club owned by a BiB?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

You'd think the owners would have learned after the last raid how much the going rate was.

Maybe paying a fine is affordable?

[Mickeymaus]

1 hour ago, leither69 said:

You could always make the call!!

Yes. City Hall 1337 and then 9 for English. Available 24 hours every day. Or the police station in your area. Better and quicker results but not always English speaking people there:

 

Banglamung Station

038 221 331

Pattaya Police Station

038 420 802 to 5

Jomtien Police Station

038 232 330

[jacko45k]

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe paying a fine is affordable?

Substantially less than a nights profits I am thinking!

[bkk6060]

Loud music, crowded, hip hop, drugs?, freelancers.

If a person likes that and fake people raising  and clinging glasses of hyper expensive booze. then go for it.  All seems like a fake Metaverse game to me.

[owl sees all]

 

 

Simply do the same as in England. Take away the till and it's a private party.

 

[mikeymike100]

2 hours ago, leither69 said:

You could always make the call!!

Yes, but don't give your name or address?????

[Mickeymaus]

Just now, mikeymike100 said:

Yes, but don't give your name or address?????

They never asked me. Neither 1337 nor the police. Of course they see the phone number. But I never had a problem. If you live here more than 2 decades you need them sometimes. 

[leither69]

3 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

 

Simply do the same as in England. Take away the till and it's a private party.

 

Is that Thai law you're quoting?

[sotonowl]

12 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

 

Simply do the same as in England. Take away the till and it's a private party.

 

That's a bit of a falsehood Owl. I know this for a fact as I had a couple of pubs previously and fell foul of the law. We'd been out all evening (Coach full from the pub) at Market Rasen races. Stopped off at Bawtry on the way home then back to my Pub when they pounced. I told them I'd had a good win at the races and I was buying/paying for all the drinks whilst they waited for taxis home.

Didn't work although I thought it would. Bone Fide friends are allowed to stay and have a drink at your expense as landlord. The problem I had was there was around 50 people in the pub. Guilty as charged m'lud.????

I don't think the coach driver helped, he was hoping to service one of the local girls and came into the pub having parked up the side of the pub, never mind.????

[owl sees all]

7 hours ago, sotonowl said:

That's a bit of a falsehood Owl. I know this for a fact as I had a couple of pubs previously and fell foul of the law. We'd been out all evening (Coach full from the pub) at Market Rasen races. Stopped off at Bawtry on the way home then back to my Pub when they pounced. I told them I'd had a good win at the races and I was buying/paying for all the drinks whilst they waited for taxis home.

Didn't work although I thought it would. Bone Fide friends are allowed to stay and have a drink at your expense as landlord. The problem I had was there was around 50 people in the pub. Guilty as charged m'lud.????

I don't think the coach driver helped, he was hoping to service one of the local girls and came into the pub having parked up the side of the pub, never mind.????

Thanks for that Owl. What happened when you admitted the terrible deed in court?

 

We had regular afters at the 'Cat and Sparrow' back in the day.

 

Not 50 of us, but a regular 8/10. Can't recall any peelers coming round.

Edited December 19, 2022 by owl sees all

[sotonowl]

14 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Thanks for that Owl. What happened when you admitted the terrible deed in court?

 

We had regular afters at the 'Cat and Sparrow' back in the day.

 

Not 50 of us, but a regular 8/10. Can't recall any peelers coming round.

The going rate at the time was £200 but I got away with £100 so they probably had a bit of sympathy for me. The fine wasn't the worrying thing though, that was the Brewster Sessions when your licence was up for renewal and the coppers object. I got through that though but had to get up and bare my backside.

Then I had them in again in the next pub but I think that was down to the ex-wife having grassed me up. Again, got around 40/45 in, big bang on the door so I manage to shhhhhh everyone up and I open the door. Copper says "Are you drinking in there?",

"Yes" I tell him.

Copper "How many you got in?"

Me "Oh. only a few."

Copper "Can I come in and have a look."

Me "Gulp. yeah come in."

My private door led behind the bar and 2 coppers come in. Sergeant and a Constable.

Copper " Fxxx me, thy has got a few in ant da. Gi em another half hour and then gradually get em off home." 

Proper policing.