Lampang Police Raid Marijuana Shop, Arrest Owner for Allegedly Selling to Minors and Students

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Lampang—

At 5:20 PM, on November 23rd, 2023, Mueang Lampang police officers and relevant agencies performed an inspection at a marijuana shop in Mueang, Lampang, after receiving a report of minors and students gathering at the shop.

The Mueang Lampang police officers received a complaint report from anonymous local residents that the shop provided spaces and tools for smoking marijuana to minors and students, causing annoyance to locals.

During the inspection, the police officers found cannabis and other marijuana equipment allegedly sold to minors and students at a nearby school with more than 10 individuals involved and even reportedly an unidentified 14-year-old student was found inside the shop.

Initially, the owner of the shop was charged with selling controlled herbs (cannabis) for commercial purposes without permission to students or minors.

Consequently, the police officers escorted the unidentified owner of the marijuana shop to the Mueang Lampang police station for further legal processing.

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The Pattaya News, owned by our parent company TPN media.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.