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A temple in Thailand no longer has monks after their drug tests turned up positive.
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The monks, which included an abbot, allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday, a local official told news agency Agence France-Presse, according to the BBC.
The temple, located in Bueng Sam Phan, a district in the northern province of Phetchabun, is vacant – at least, for the time being.
“The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making,” Boonlert Thintapthai told the news agency.
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Merit-making is a Buddhist practice in which a protective force is provided to those who perform good deeds. In the case of locals, that involved donating food to the monks.
The local monastic chief is working on assigning other monks to the temple as the four get help in rehab.
The raid comes amid a national campaign to tackle drug trafficking, the BBC reported.
Meth has become a major issue in Thailand, with seizures of the drug reaching a record high in 2021, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Thailand also happens to be a major trafficking port, with much of the drugs coming in from Myanmar – the world’s largest producer of methamphetamine – via Laos.
Due to its accessibility, street prices for the pills are at an all-time low and can be purchased for less than 20 baht, which works out to be less than a dollar.