Banglamung officials arrested five youths for illegal drugs when they raided a pool party at Huay Yai housing development.
Deputy District Chief Prapan Pratumchumpu led the Sept. 7 operation at the estate owned by the De Ville Group after the Prime Minister’s Office ordered local authorities to crack down on four houses there being rented out as pool villas.
A sting operation was launched at one of the properties with Wirawan Janlert, 36, taking 3,900 baht rent for one day. She was arrested along with property manager Panupol Thumporn, 28. Both were charged with illegally operating hotels without a license.
Inside the villa, authorities found 10 young adults frolicking in the pool. All were drug tested; five failed and were arrested.
Prapan said the properties in August were ordered to cease their illegal operation, but ignored the order from the central government.