A small Buddhist temple in Thailand has been left with no monks after they all tested positive for methamphetamine.
The four religious leaders were exposed after the local council made them do a surprise drug test during an inspection on Monday.
Another four monks – spread across three other temples in the Phetchabun province – also showed traces of the same drug.All eight of them were sent to Bueng Sam Phan Hospital, where they were enrolled in a rehabilitation programme. Locals who usually use the now-empty temple are reportedly worried about how they will continue any worship practices.
Bueng Sam Phan district council chief Sompong Thongnoonui assured everyone that an acting abbot will be put place so people can continue with their routines.Eight monks tested positive for the drug One small temple saw all four of its monks fail the drug tests Buddhists are supposed to denounce intoxication – along with killing stealing, sexual misconduct and lying – as part of their path to enlightenment.
If things go wrong, the drug can lead to high-risk sexual behaviour, severe psychosis heart attack or stroke.The drug is sold in pill form, nicknamed Yaba, for the extremely cheap price of 10-20 baht .The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has recommended Thai leaders focus on chemical trafficking – as meth is synthetic – to target the influx of supply.
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