Another monk scandal in Thailand! Police in the Nong Yai district of Chon Buri have busted a neighborhood monk with 6 methamphetamine pills, in addition to a bag of crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice’. The police found the medicine in a temple raid earlier this week after locals alerted them about a monk who they were concerned was taking illegal medicine.
The Pattaya News stories that the monk, fifty seven yr outdated Choochart Somsakunmontree, claimed the drugs helped him meditate and reach the next frame of mind, despite the actual fact that they’re banned by Buddhist rules. He admitted to police that he had purchased the medication for himself, but denied promoting them or inflicting issues for others.
The temple’s abbot defrocked Choochart and ordered him to go away the Buddhist monkhood before the police took him to Nong Yai Police Station for further authorized motion. Bona fide are additionally investigating to search out who Choochart bought the medication from.
Reports of monks taking medication, carrying methamphetamine, drinking, drunk driving, money laundering, stealing, sniffing women’s undergarments, committing murder and rendezvousing with ladies are frequent headlines within the kingdom. Earlier this month, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha known as out Thai monks about “rule breaking” following several scandals..