Phetchaburi resort drug party raided, over 60 teens detained

[webfact]

Thai police have raided a prominent resort in Phetchaburi, dismantling a drug party and detaining over 60 teenagers.

 

Nearly all of those detained tested positive in drug tests, with the urine turning purple. The operation, which occurred at 5am today, December 23, led to the seizure of considerable illegal substances.

 

Police Major General Pongsiri Kengnok, the head of the Phetchaburi Provincial Police Station, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Aphirak Pheumchai, the head of the Ban Lat Police Station, led the operation. The team comprised special operations officers from the Phetchaburi Provincial Police Station, detectives from Region 7, and the special operations unit Intri 7, totalling over 60 officers.

 

The operation was part of a special campaign to crackdown on drug abuse during the New Year holiday. The teams stormed a notorious resort in Ban Lat District, Phetchaburi Province, where they arrested a group of more than 60 teenagers, both males and females, who were holding a drug party. They seized various kinds of drugs and one imitation gun.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-23

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The operation was part of a special campaign to crackdown on drug abuse during the New Year holiday. The teams stormed a notorious resort in Ban Lat District, Phetchaburi Province, where they arrested a group of more than 60 teenagers, both males and females, who were holding a drug party.

Seems to be the in-thing these days.

[Thingamabob]

Utterly pathetic. Do something useful like going after the dealers or, better still, murderers, rapists and thieves.

[soalbundy]

All tested to Jimmy Hendrix singing 'Purple rain'

[BusyB]

59 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

All tested to Jimmy Hendrix singing 'Purple rain'

 

Oh dear. Jimi was Purple Haze ... Prince was Purple Rain 555

[SiSePuede419]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

who were holding a drug party.

Did they get a new espresso machine, smoking cigarettes and snorting chopped up aspirin? 😀

[PETERTHEEATER]

55 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

Oh dear. Jimi was Purple Haze ... Prince was Purple Rain 555

Who the heck was Golden Shower?

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, BusyB said:

 

Oh dear. Jimi was Purple Haze ... Prince was Purple Rain 555

Whatever, I've forgotten more important things than that. All I can remember from 5 years of technical college is 'that when a body moves around an object in such a manner that its distance from that object is proportional to its speed around that object it can be said to be in simple harmonic motion' and what good did it do me? The same as forgetting Prinz sang purple rain.

[Scouse123]

19 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Utterly pathetic. Do something useful like going after the dealers or, better still, murderers, rapists and thieves.

 

Arresting the users often leads to arresting the dealers in Thailand.

[MonteD]

On 12/24/2023 at 9:58 AM, Scouse123 said:

 

Arresting the users often leads to arresting the dealers in Thailand.

Very broad statement, how often?

Jailing their way out this will surely not work, it hasn't elsewhere in other countries.

It's a tough situation for the government. 

[Scouse123]

50 minutes ago, MonteD said:

Very broad statement, how often?

Jailing their way out this will surely not work, it hasn't elsewhere in other countries.

It's a tough situation for the government. 

 

 

They will catch the next dealer higher up the chain because Thais crumble when the authority speaks. It's ingrained in them.

 

I don't say they will catch the big fish, because they are in too much a higher position within Thailand, They are everywhere within the Military and the Police as well as government as everybody knows.

 

I am well aware jailing them doesn't work, jail, to the small users and dealers prison is an acceptable risk, and they find it no hardship at all sleeping on the floor.

 

They at least get fed and can watch TV and not have any bills to pay.

 

It's a game for the Thai authorities to hold up the amount of arrests and convictions to the outside world to pretend they are tackling the problem.

[spidermike007]

This is just another example of the RTP wasting their time on utter silliness, if kids want to do drugs they're going to do drugs, if adults want to do drugs they're going to do drugs, perhaps they haven't gotten the bulletin the "War on Drugs" has failed for the last 40 years.

 

Just spend your time doing something productive, and let the kids have some fun, it's just not a big deal. 

[MonteD]

On 12/27/2023 at 11:40 AM, Scouse123 said:

 

 

They will catch the next dealer higher up the chain because Thais crumble when the authority speaks. It's ingrained in them.

 

I don't say they will catch the big fish, because they are in too much a higher position within Thailand, They are everywhere within the Military and the Police as well as government as everybody knows.

 

I am well aware jailing them doesn't work, jail, to the small users and dealers prison is an acceptable risk, and they find it no hardship at all sleeping on the floor.

 

They at least get fed and can watch TV and not have any bills to pay.

 

It's a game for the Thai authorities to hold up the amount of arrests and convictions to the outside world to pretend they are tackling the problem.

Certainly a problem.