{"id":4169,"date":"2021-07-21T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambodialifestyle.com\/illegal-phnom-penh-nightclub-shut-down-in-midnight-raid\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:34:19","slug":"illegal-phnom-penh-nightclub-shut-down-in-midnight-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambodialifestyle.com\/illegal-phnom-penh-nightclub-shut-down-in-midnight-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Phnom Penh Nightclub shut down in Midnight raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"\">An illegal Phnom Penh nightclub has been shut down in the latest fight against partygoers ignoring Covid-19 rules, according to a report in the Khmer Times among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where was the illegal Phnom Penh nightclub?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cambodialifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_4935.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Illegal Phnom Penh Nightclub shut down\" class=\"wp-image-741\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">redit own photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">the secret club was \u201cdiscovered\u201d in a big condo behind the former X2 Club on the corner of Street 55 in the Daun Penh district. Police raided the condo at just after midnight on July 20th. The building in question has 12 floors and is currently under renovation, with the exception of the 6th floor, which had been turned into party central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When the police raided the venue it was apparently arranged into 3 main rooms, with over 100 partygoers \u201cintent on having a good time\u201d, the report further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How many people were arrested at the illegal Phnom Penh nightclub?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Apparently there were over 100 arrests, with 53 Chinese men, 34 Chinese women, with the sex of the remaining 13, or so arrested not being announced. Khmer Nights  therefore cannot conform whether or not the illegal Phnom Penh night club was a sausage fest, or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To read about where to get North Korean food in Phnom Penh click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetfoodguy.com\/?s=North+Korean+food+in+Phnom+Penh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Along with the illegal partygoers police also discovered a high amount of \u201cwhite powder\u201d, assumed to be cocaine, or speed rather than fairy dust. The Chinese nationals were then transported to the Phnom Penh municipal police building to be processed, although whether they will be deported, or not is still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the current rules about drinking and partying in Phnom Penh?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cambodialifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_4933.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Illegal Phnom Penh Nightclub shut down\" class=\"wp-image-743\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illegal Phnom Penh Nightclub shut down credit own photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Nightclubs and the like are not allowed to open, only restaurants that serve booze, or bars that serve food. 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