PUBLISHED: 5 Jan 2025 at 11: 51
Early on Sunday night, police searched a bar on Pattaya’s Walking Street to check whether it was operating outside of its permitted hours and discovered traces of substance abuse among its patrons.
A group of 100 officers and operational officials stormed into , Club Panda at 3.30am and found more than 300 Thai and international customers within, some dance to songs. Beer was still being consumed after the 2 a.m. final day. The majority of international clients were Taiwanese.  ,
The assault came after a Chinese customer was attacked and severely injured by the club’s security guards on December 27. The wounded man is still in clinics.  ,
The team was instructed to turn on the lights and switch off the music. The customers were separated by identity, their verification documents checked, and they had urine tested. Thirty-nine individuals, twenty of them girls, were found positive for drugs and taken to Muang Pattaya police station.
The team director was ordered to remain open and sell alcoholic beverages after time. Officials claim that there were no illegal drugs and various items found inside the team.