A well-known businessman and father of a socialite famous for running over a woman with his Mercedes was caught using crystal meth in a hotel room in the Huai Khwang district last night.
Real estate magnate Kananek Patchimsawat, 64, opened the door when police knocked on his room at Me Style Place Hotel after they received a tip there was a drug use on the premises.
The businessman was taken to the Sutthisan police station along with 0.676 grams of crystal meth. He tested positive for drug use, police said.
Kananek confessed to getting high and was charged for use and possession of drugs, Post Today reported.
Kananek is the father of Kanpithak “Mooham” Patchimsawat, 26, who was arrested in 2007 for throwing a rock at a bus driver after the bus cut in front of him and then ramming his Mercedes into a bus stop, killing one woman who was waiting for the bus in front of Soi Sukhumvit 26.
Mooham was originally sentenced to 10 years and 1 month jail term but appealed the case.
His punishment was commuted to two years in 2013 when he told to the court he suffered from mental illness and could not control himself. He has been put on probation and has still not served his jail term, according to Khaosod.
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