Pattaya —
A young Australian tourist was found dead in a Pattaya hotel room, with drugs and paraphernalia discovered at the scene. Police suspected he may have passed away due to a drug overdose.
At 12:10 AM on October 30th, the Sawang Boriboon Rescue Center received a report of a foreigner found dead inside a room on Soi 3. Police officers from Pattaya Police Station and rescue personnel immediately rushed to the scene.
Upon arrival, they discovered the body of a 27-year-old Australian man, (Name held pending notification of family and embassy), on the 4th floor of a hotel, the name of which has also been withheld pending investigation. He was lying on his back, shirtless, wearing only black shorts and a waist bag. Although there were no signs of a struggle, police found ketamine, marijuana, and various other drug paraphernalia on a table, which were collected as evidence.
Police also met a heavily intoxicated unidentified friend of the deceased at the scene who was in a confused and frantic state. Rescue workers provided first aid before urgently transporting him to a nearby hospital for treatment for another possible drug overdose.
A hotel employee told police that they heard loud noises from the room and went to check before finding the friend in a panic. He was shouting that his friend wasn’t responding to him and wouldn’t wake up. The employee then called the authorities.
Police collected evidence from the scene and initially suspected that the deceased may have overdosed on ketamine. The friend will be questioned further once he recovers from intoxication to gather more details about the incident and the exact cause of death.
Ketamine is a schedule two illegal drug in Thailand and major legal charges may also be pending for the friend of the victim. Marijuana is decriminalized in Thailand.
Legal Penalities for Possession and Use of Schedule 2 Substances in Thailand:
- Imprisonment of 5-20 years and a fine of 100,000-400,000 Baht for production, importation or exportation sale
- Imprisonment not exceeding 5 years and a fine not exceeding 100,000 Baht for carrying across borders
- Imprisonment of 1-5 years and a fine of 20,000-100,000 Baht for possession, use or consumption
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