PHUKET: An Australian, a Frenchman and three Thai women were arrested last night in a police raid on a bar in Chalong, a southern district of Phuket.
Neighbors tipped off officers after loud noise was heard coming from the Happy Bar in Moo 9 just before midnight.
The five told police they were ''bored'' because the bar was closed and decided to play cards.
Bars across Phuket were closed yesterday to mark Makha Bucha Day, one of the special festivals in the Buddhist calendar, when drinking alcohol is banned nationwide.
Police found Australian Wayne Christopher Palmer, 42, Jeremy Julien Allemant, 32, Wiparat Prikatok, 23, Jirawan Chaisang, 20, and Kamlai Paikatok, 42, playing cards and gambling, officers said.
The five were taken back to Chalong Police Station and booked.
Neighbors tipped off officers after loud noise was heard coming from the Happy Bar in Moo 9 just before midnight.
The five told police they were ''bored'' because the bar was closed and decided to play cards.
Bars across Phuket were closed yesterday to mark Makha Bucha Day, one of the special festivals in the Buddhist calendar, when drinking alcohol is banned nationwide.
Police found Australian Wayne Christopher Palmer, 42, Jeremy Julien Allemant, 32, Wiparat Prikatok, 23, Jirawan Chaisang, 20, and Kamlai Paikatok, 42, playing cards and gambling, officers said.
The five were taken back to Chalong Police Station and booked.
'Tip of the Iceberg'. You can see this in almost any bar in low season & when the bars are quiet, even in high season. Cards, dominos, etc! Not really life threatening, is it? Maybe the police could have better things to do with their time.
Posted by Logic on March 8, 2012 12:25