Drug blitz at full moon party

Full Moon Party at Haad Rin beach in Koh Phangan. Photo: Per Meistrup.
Anti-drug authorities led by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have arrived in Surat Thani to begin a crackdown on drugs at the province’s beach holiday destinations.
The resort island of Koh Phangan is on the top of their list, and police officers, soldiers and plain-clothed officials are expected to swarm Rin beach as it hosts a full moon party Monday night.
Full story: Bangkok Post
WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM
BANGKOK POST

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