Fifteen Thais and 30 foreigners were arrested while partying after hours at a restaurant in Bangkok's Hua Mark area early Monday morning.
Nakhon Bar Bangkok restaurant was raided by immigration and Hua Mark police about 1.45am.
There were 45 customers, 15 Thais and 30 foreigners, eating and drinking.
All the foreigners were from African countries, mainly Nigeria, Congo and Cameroon. Fifteen were not carrying passports or had passports without immigration entry stamps.
A 41-year-old woman identified herself as the operator of the restaurant.
She said the restaurant had been opened with the proper permits to sell alcoholic drinks, but had been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
All the doors and windows were covered with metal shutters to prevent the music disturbing people outside, she said.
She was charged with selling alcoholic drinks without permission, selling food and drink in unhygienic conditions and being open beyond the hours set by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
