Kanchanaburi Houseboat Drug Party Busted, Two Arrested
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On November 1, 2026, Kanchanaburi Governor Warisara Songwan Sornsri ordered Deputy District Chief for Security Pol. Lt. Col. Thanayut Pinijmontri to lead a team of administrative officials, Region 7 ISOC officers, police, military, and relevant agencies to inspect a houseboat docking area on the Khwae Noi River in Moo 1, Nong Ya Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District. The raid followed a tip that a group of about 10 youths from Pathum Thani had rented houseboats for a birthday party involving drug use.
Upon arrival, officers found the target houseboats moored along the riverbank with youths scattered on both the party boat and the accommodation boat. A search uncovered various narcotics — methamphetamine, ketamine, ecstasy, and ice — hidden in bags and on the persons of the partygoers. Officials then conducted urine tests on 14 youths present, with eight males testing positive (purple urine). Two of those eight were also found in possession of drugs.
The two youths who tested positive and possessed drugs were detained and sent to Mueang Kanchanaburi Police Station for legal proceedings. The remaining six who tested positive will be referred for rehabilitation according to legal procedures. The crackdown occurred after intelligence indicated the group had traveled from Pathum Thani under the pretense of a birthday celebration but brought drugs for a party on the houseboats.
