Phuket’s bustling Bangla Road was the scene of a crackdown as Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) officials swooped in last night. Seven individuals, including a foreign national working as a store manager, were apprehended for their involvement in the illicit sale of vaping devices and the provision of hookahs, referred to locally as baraku, for tourists.
Patong Police, responsible for maintaining law and order in the area, have yet to issue an official statement about the operation. The primary objective of this sudden action was to curb the illegal activities concentrated on Bangla Road, especially those revolving around the sale of vaping devices and hookahs.
The seven individuals detained in these raids, one of whom is a foreigner, were reportedly linked to venues involved in the sale of these prohibited items. The…
