A dual-national Brit was arrested over an alleged drug-driving rampage in Thailand on Sunday night.

Matthew Ballinger, 24, of Thai and British descent, reportedly drank whiskey and popped ketamine before speeding through roads in Pattaya on April 28.

He swerved out of control and crashed into five motorcycles parked closely together on the side of the road.

Police Lieutenant Sakkayaparb Chaidej of Pattaya City Police Station said officers were notified of the crash at 3:06 am.

They arrived at the scene and found Matthew's white Toyota Altis with its bumper damaged next to the toppled two-wheelers. There were no reports of injuries.

Inside Matthew's car was allegedly a plastic sachet with a white substance inside believed to be ketamine.

A taxi driver who saw the crash said he saw the white sedan swerving left and right on the road before ramming the parked motorcycles.

Police Lieutenant Sakkayaparb said: 'The driver admitted that he consumed ketamine and drank alcohol. He claimed he was unable to recount what happened before the crash.

'We have CCTV footage as evidence and detained the driver to see if he has alcohol and drugs in his body. He will be facing further legal action.'

According to Thai law, carrying Category 2 psychotropic drugs such as ketamine carries a jail term of between one and five years.

Pattaya emerged as a nightlife destination in the 1960s when Thailand fought alongside the United States and provided them with land for eight military bases, allowing the massacre of North Vietnam and the deaths of two million civilians in the 1950s and 1960s.

In between killing missions, American GIs would have debauched ‘rest and relaxation' leave in the coastal enclave of Pattaya, leading to a raucous nightlife industry that has endured to this day.

Thailand received at least 1.7 Billion dollars from the U.S. for its support and also profited from the nascent tourism industry serving more than 50,000 'yanks'. However, Thailand never faced the same public criticism over the Vietnam War and has never apologised for its part in the atrocities.