Police raid beer hima and find 2 ya ba users

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Hearing that the Beer Hima Pub on Third Road was staying open throughout the night in contravention of the licensing laws, police entered the premises at 2:25 a.m. on June 7 and found 200 customers there, eating and drinking.

Ordering the manager to turn on the lights, which had been turned down low, the officers conducted a drugs test by taking urine samples. This is done on the spot by placing the urine sample into a test tube containing chemicals. Within two minutes the liquid in the tube will separate, and if the lower portion is violet or dark blue, police know that ya ba substance is in the person€™s blood. A yellow or pale blue color indicates that there are no drug substances in the urine. The liquid solution is supplied by the Medical Organisation.

After testing all 200 customers, the police found only one male and one female who showed evidence of ya ba. They were transferred to the police station.

Beer Hima manager Phongphan Chanantho, 32, was charged with violating the alcohol licensing laws.

Photo: Police test customers for drugs at the Beer Hima on Third Road.

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Bar owners arrested for serving drinks after hours

A police crackdown on after-hours drinking has resulted in the arrest of several beer bar owners on Walking Street.

Pol Col Somnuk Changate, superintendent at Pattaya police station, led a 5 a.m. swoop on June 10, officers first descending on the Marine beer bar where there was still a crowd of tourists drinking. The owner, who was not named, was arrested.

Officers then went on to other bars still open. They arrested Tiger Sports Bar owner and manager U-thai Khokhuntod, 36, and then went to the JP 1 beer bar, arresting owner and manager Panuwat Pungsanthia, 26. They then arrested Hard Rock beer bar owner Pitak Pinyo, 23, and Performance Bar owner Suthasinee, 27. Police charged all of them with being open over the time limit set by the law.

The arrested owners have complained that although there were some 20 beer bars open after hours, only a few arrests were made. If the orders are that all beer bar owners allowing their premises to be open after the legal time limit are to be arrested, why have only a few singled out, they asked.....

Because they didn€™t pay the donation on time this month to the Police Officers Retirement Fund.

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And they wonder why Tourism is down

[Guest]

why only thai owners arrested surely most bars on walking street have falang owners,or are the real owners falang and have a thai to take the fall

[Guest]

looks like all the people being tested were Thai's also

I was walking around Khoa San road one night when I saw a literal platoon of cops, probably 20 of them, walking towards the Lava disco and heading down the steps. 5 minutes later some white people started pouring out and I pulled one over and asked what was up.  he said the coppers were doing a raid and testing for drugs, and they let all the falangs go outside and they were only testing Thai's.

   reverse discrimination? tourists [$$$] get off and locals-only busted?

    Amazing Thailand.

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Well when you€™re a 40 year old fat white guy they know you€™re not on Yabba just by looking at you!

[Mai-Kee]

Well when you€™re a 40 year old fat white guy they know you€™re not on Yabba just by looking at you!  

hmmmmm............