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Bangkok police, led by the recently appointed Deputy Interior Minister Pracha Maleenond, raided Babylon Sauna on Friday night reported the Bangkok Post.

All 207 guests in the South Sathorn road sauna underwent a urine tests of which 20 tourists tested positive for drugs.

According to the paper, the raid followed a tip-off that Babylon Sauna, provided sex services for gay men.

The 6-storey establishment, well-known to be a gay sauna among local and foreign gay men for years, operates a sauna on the first 2 levels and a hotel on the next four storeys as well as a restaurant, gym and a swimming pool.

The operators were charged with operating a hotel without a licence.

To date this year, the police have shut down 68 nightspots - compared to 75 last year - for not complying with regulations.