Police in Siem Reap City raided the room of an unruly monk on Thursday night and made six arrests after finding him and another monk drinking with two pagoda boys and two women amid evidence of drug use and sexual activity, officials said.

Following a tip-off at about 11 p.m. on Thursday night, provincial anti-drug police and local authorities swooped in on 36-year-old monk Pich David’s quarters at the Pur Langka pagoda in Slakram commune, said commune police chief Khiev Sort.

“The monk had been under suspicion for some time, as he always argued with the chief monk and did not follow the Buddhist doctrine,” Mr. Sort said, adding that police met with resistance when they attempted to enter the room.

“When we entered the room we found alcohol, some condoms and a pipe for smoking ‘ice’ [crystal methamphetamine],” he said.

Soi Dog wrote:I'm starting a facebook group and a donations-gathering effort via Twitter to raise funds for their bail. They were at the wrong wat at the wrong time.