Police ordered the closure of ‘Hi Kush’ cannabis store in Phuket, southern Thailand, for 30 days, from yesterday February 7 to March 8, after finding evidence of gambling at the establishment.
Officers from Phuket City Police Station arrested a man named Ratchakrit and 13 others for, “organising gambling (poker), gambling at a property without permission and conspiracy to gamble.”
The alleged illicit poker game happened inside the Hi Kush cannabis shop on Rassada Road, Talad Yai subdistrict, Mueang district, on January 19, 2023.
Mueang Phuket District Chief Phairot Srilamul ordered assistant chief Danai Jaikhaeng to close the Hi Kush shop under Phuket Provincial Order 1064/256 for 30 days, under orders of Phuket Governor Narong Wunsiew.
Police say the behaviour of the 14 suspects “violated the Gambling Act of 1935, contrary to the peace and good morals of the public and…
