Officials busted a Patong hookah venue on Friday night following complaints. Uncharted at Crystal Club on Bangla Road was ordered by Phuket Governor Narong, along with other officers.
During the raid at around 11.30pm, officers seized a complete of fifty two hookah units along with shisha and other tools, and handed it to police, The Phuket News reported.
The officers apprehended the club’s manager and handed him over to police. The manager was brought to Patong Police Station and charged with violating the Tobacco Act, and possession of tax-evading and restricted merchandise, The Phuket Express reported.
The officials raided Crystal Club after receiving complaints that the club was providing shisha. Akara Suwattikul of the Phuket Provincial Defense Office didn’t specify any possible penalties for Crystal Club. There have been no details provided concerning the club patrons who had been discovered smoking shisha brought into Thailand illegally.
There have been a few latest busts on nightlife in Patong, and Phuket at large.
Last month, cops raided a Phuket bar that was reportedly opening and selling alcohol past the legal closing time. A team from Mueang Phuket District and Phuket City Police raided the bar n Chana Jaroen Road within the Talad Yai sub-district of the principle city district. The group found over 200 individuals contained in the bar having fun with a stay music efficiency. Meanwhile, the bar was nonetheless serving food and alcohol.
Also final month, it was reported that police arrested a Russian man and a Thai lady in Patong over cannabis and work permits. This was after Kathu District Chief Thitiwat Boonkit led a team to inspect cannabis outlets in Patong..