Kan Somyos was brought to
Chaimongkol Temple where he was defrocked for drunkenness and gambling.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
A drunk monk with a gambling problem was defrocked after drawing
the attention of police in Pattaya.
Kan Somyos, who was ordained as Phra Tan Jaranatammo, was taken into
custody while drinking whiskey inside the gate of Thamsamakkee Temple
Nov. 13. Through slurred words, he told officers he had gotten drunk
after losing 500,000 baht playing the lottery.
Kan, 55, had been posted in Pattaya from his home temple in Phetchabun.
Officers brought him to Chaimongkol Temple where he was defrocked by the
abbot there.
