High drama! Pattaya cannabis shop worker hurt in late-night attack
A late-night horror unfolded at a Pattaya cannabis shop when a terrified female store worker was attacked by a crazed customer, sparking fresh fears over security in Thailand’s booming weed industry.
Just steps from the busy Tony Intersection on South Pattaya Road, and worryingly close to a traffic police booth, a young woman’s nightmare began at around 11pm on Sunday, April 25.
The victim, identified only as Ms Wadee (alias), said she was alone in the shop when a Thai man stormed in, behaving erratically.
“He had trembling hands and a very intense, unsettling stare.”
Dressed in a black T-shirt, long trousers and white sandals, the man first asked about the price of cannabis. But things turned sinister when he blocked Ms Wadee’s path. Trying to defuse the situation, she pretended to need the toilet, only for the thug to shove her inside and launch a brutal attack, punching her repeatedly in the stomach.
A brief struggle erupted, sending furniture crashing to the floor and startling the attacker just long enough for Ms Wadee to seize her chance. She asked if he wanted money, but instead of answering, the man bolted from the scene, Pattaya News reported.
Now fearing for her safety, Ms Wadee is pleading with Pattaya police to take swift action, warning that the assailant could strike again.
In a chilling reminder that crime around cannabis shops isn’t new, last year a dramatic saga played out in Phuket. A shop owner who had been robbed by two foreign thieves decided not to wait for the police, and instead tracked the culprits down himself, dishing out a beating at their accommodation.
Other shop owners in Phuket had sounded the alarm after being hit by the same sticky-fingered duo, who made off with entire jars of cannabis products. CCTV footage caught them in the act across multiple shops, racking up losses of over 100,000 baht.
The Phuket Times later reported, on October 24, that the two were finally in police custody, though not thanks to any official investigation, but rather the furious victim’s own brand of rough justice.
With attacks and thefts on the rise, cannabis shop owners across Thailand are now being urged to stay vigilant or risk becoming the next victims of a crime wave that’s anything but mellow.
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