Thai police detain over 120 in underwear ‘drug party’ in Bangkok
Thirty-one suspects were found in possession of illegal narcotics such as crystal methamphetamine, Ecstasy and ketamine
Police in Thailand detained more than 120 people found in their underwear at a drug-fuelled party in Bangkok, officers said on Monday.
Police Colonel Pansa Amarapitak said they were tipped off about a “drug party” in a room at a hotel in central Bangkok early on Sunday morning.
Photos showed a room full of mostly male suspects in handcuffs and wearing nothing but underpants as officers searched them for drugs.
They found 31 of the 124 people arrested were in possession of illegal narcotics such as crystal methamphetamine, Ecstasy and ketamine, Pansa said.
He added that all of them tested for the substances and 66 were found with traces in their system.
He said all except two were men, and around five were foreigners.
Police are seeking the courts’ permission to hold those suspected of drug possession for questioning beyond the 48-hour window, Pansa said on Monday.
