Drugs, porn found in temple raid

CHON BURI: Authorities arrested a monk and a layman and seized weapons, drugs and pornographic DVDs from a Buddhist temple in Si Racha district today (August 26).

A team of police and military officers raided Wat Huay Prab in Moo 3 village of Tambon Bor Win in the afternoon. The operation came after residents complained to district chief Wichai Sampantharat that monks at the temple allegedly consumed methamphetamines.

Phra Yuthana and Sitthasak Sriboon, a layman working as a driver at the monastery, tested positive for use of methamphetamines and were taken into custody.

Police combed all of the monks' rooms and found five methamphetamine pills, porn movies, 14 knives, a home-made .38 pistol, a .22 calibre rifle and several BB guns, along with .45 and .38 ammunition. They also discovered drug paraphernalia in the temple's basement.

Officers tested 21 monks and novices, finding two had used drugs.

Abbot Phra Kru Paisarn Santitham was at a religious ceremony in Ratchaburi when authorities raided the premises. Officials were questioning the monks how they obtained all the illegal items.

-- Phuket News 2014-08-26

Abbot Phra Kru Paisarn Santitham was at a religious ceremony in Ratchaburi when authorities raided the premises ... That was a stroke of good fortune for him wasn't it.

Edited August 26, 201411 yr by JAS21

More like a hideout for criminals

Any monk jumped over the wall?

There are thousands of monks... then it's only logic that there are rotten apples too. Spend a day in Pantip in BKK and see quite a lot of IT-monks.

Anyone can be a monk. When I bow to a monk I'm not bowing to the man but rather his robes and the oaths he's taken.

Anyone can be a monk. When I bow to a monk I'm not bowing to the man but rather his robes and the oaths he's taken.

Just like a soldier saluting an officer, salute the rank not the man.

Men in orange robes!

Why am I not shocked or surprised?

Did they find anything unusual?

Anyone can be a monk. When I bow to a monk I'm not bowing to the man but rather his robes and the oaths he's taken.

Don't bow to monks. You can be respectful without bowing to people. You cannot show respect to the robes and the oaths he has taken when he is capable of completely disrespecting them himself. There are only a handful of people in this country you need to (or at least are well advised to) bow to.

Know your Monks!! In each of the temples in our town there is at least one pretending to be a monk. They go out in the morning, collect money and food and can often be seen giving bags of food to their wives or other relatives who come around mid-morning on bikes during quiet time. They get a lot more each day than the minimum wage, and for some it is a sustainable job. If you watch them they dont even know their prayers, they don't help clean up the temple during the day, they just sleep. Every few weeks the Abbot kicks them out and they move on to the next temple. You need to know a Monk a long time in the local community before you should trust them. We had one Monk who wanted to give my 6 year old daughter private study lessons in Buddah in his room in the wat each evening!---yeah right, that's going to happen...NOT!

People here use the orange robe as a form of absolution, thinking by putting it on for a week they have redeemed themselves of their bad deeds. Buddah said a monk should only have 'three sets of robes and a begging bowl', so, anything more and he is not adhering to the tenets of Buddhism that will lead to nirvana, ergo he is not a Monk, ergo don't bow. When I see Monks smoking and using mobiles I just give them the xenon stare! Fakes.

No different to England then. a lot of Monks are ex criminals doing penance for there sins.

Nothing surprises me at this point.

The Thais always say us farang don't understand, and you know what... they are right.

No different to England then. a lot of Monks are ex criminals doing penance for there sins.

Next time could you get your pet Hamster to reply cos it would certainly make more sense than you.

Disgraceful.

Those farangs, they come over here, leaving their drugs and porn everywhere.

Shame on them.

No different to England then. a lot of Monks are ex criminals doing penance for there sins.

You are an embarrassment, with your poor English and lack of knowledge.

Is Thongkorn a pseudonym for 'Goon'?

Yes there are a lot of monks that dishonour the robes they wear and should not be monks....but unless the Thai's do something about it, nothing will change.

make a good hollywood movie title, "men in orange"

No......... Please tell me it isn't so.........

Quite evident some are not ready to be monks. Majority of monks are sincere, but Thai culture is such that young men become short term monks for 3 months because of family pressure and status, I know sometimes becoming a monk is alternative to going to jail for crimes. I am sure there are more reasons for joining that have nothing to do with actual intention of leading monastic life. Pity.

CHON BURI: Authorities arrested a monk and a layman and seized weapons, drugs and pornographic DVDs from a Buddhist temple in Si Racha district today (August 26).residents complained to district chief Wichai "Sampantharat that monks at the temple allegedly consumed methamphetamines". And excessive Masturbating

"Phra Yuthana and Sitthasak Sriboon, a layman working as a driver at the monastery, tested positive for use of methamphetamines and were taken into custody." After they spent 20 minutes chasing them around the temple.

"Police combed all of the monks' rooms and found five methamphetamine pills, porn movies, 14 knives, a home-made .38 pistol, a .22 calibre rifle and several BB guns, along with .45 and .38 ammunition. They also discovered drug paraphernalia in the temple's basement". And a partridge in a pear tree.

"Officers tested 21 monks, novices" And a Maltese-Shitzu called Gizmo.

"Abbot Phra Kru Paisarn Santitham was at a religious ceremony in Ratchaburi when authorities raided the premises. Officials were questioning the monks how they obtained all the illegal items." They answered we got them from Thailand They then all Wai'ed each other and lived happily ever after.

Edited August 27, 201411 yr by Paulzed

Did they find anything unusual?

Just spooge stains on his robe, and a soaked cloth from those men's magazines.

It is a Thai custom that every man should become a monk for at least 3 months before he marries. Now today not many are following this anymore, but from the ones who do not many are 'voluntarily' becoming a monk, but just follow reluctantly what family/society expects from them. Many (if not most) abbots are not ready to be an abbot and to take care of these short-time monks and on top of that many of these temples harbour more long-term monks who are definitely not diligent practitioners but guys who don't know where else to go and want to lead a lazy life. So don't be surprised if we find out that they are more or less leading the same life as before.

What? No ladyboys keeping the monks warm at night...?

Let me see....

Sex, drugs.... If only I could play rock and roll music, I might sign up for a short stay there.

Quite evident some are not ready to be monks. Majority of monks are sincere, but Thai culture is such that young men become short term monks for 3 months because of family pressure and status, I know sometimes becoming a monk is alternative to going to jail for crimes. I am sure there are more reasons for joining that have nothing to do with actual intention of leading monastic life. Pity.

You are kidding !? Majority of monks are sincere ? In Thailand ? They are all in this 'trade' for money, money and money, nothing else.

Police combed all of the monks' rooms and found 14 knives, a home-made .38 pistol, a .22 calibre rifle and several BB guns, along with .45 and .38 ammunition.

Surely as defenders of the faith they have to be armed?

No different to England then. a lot of Monks are ex criminals doing penance for there sins.

Next time could you get your pet Hamster to reply cos it would certainly make more sense than you.

I have to agree with Thongkorn....

I've been told that many become Monks because they have problems with Drug and sex addiction.

What he says makes sense to me.

Discuss that with your hamster, please.

BTW. I do respect some Monks..

.but I look at many as nothing but beggars and scammers in orange robes. Giving envelopes to dirt poor farmer's wives and making them feel guilty if they do not give them money....... when they live much better than the farmer's families...it's disgusting!

Almost as discusting as giving any religion tax exempt status...This crap is big business. They sell dreams. Low overhead and huge profit.

I say " Tax the HELL out of religions!"

Did they find anything unusual?

No little boys with sore bums or is this a Catholic thing

No different to England then. a lot of Monks are ex criminals doing penance for there sins.

Next time could you get your pet Hamster to reply cos it would certainly make more sense than you.

I have to agree with Thongkorn....

I've been told that many become Monks because they have problems with Drug and sex addiction.

What he says makes sense to me.

Discuss that with your hamster, please.

BTW. I do respect some Monks..

.but I look at many as nothing but beggars and scammers in orange robes. Giving envelopes to dirt poor farmer's wives and making them feel guilty if they do not give them money....... when they live much better than the farmer's families...it's disgusting!

Almost as discusting as giving any religion tax exempt status...This crap is big business. They sell dreams. Low overhead and huge profit.

I say " Tax the HELL out of religions!"

7 years ago 2 of my wife`s male cousins 1 in his 40s and the other early 50s and had no particular trade skills were laid off from their jobs and became unemployed. After 2 years they were unsuccessful in finding employment or permanent jobs. Both their wives were working and financially supporting their husbands and children, life became an absolute struggle for them.

Eventually due to the financial hardships involved both my wife`s cousins became monks as due to circumstances saw no other options for them. 1 joined a temple in Bangkok and the other cousin ended up in a remote wat in the mountains somewhere and are still there to this day.