Probe launched against police station
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An internal investigation is being conducted at the Suthisarn police station in the wake of allegations that several gambling dens are operating in its jurisdiction, while seven deputy Bangkok police chiefs face close scrutiny.
The investigation of the seven unnamed officers is being supervised by police inspectorgeneral Pol Gen Sathaphorn Laothong, while police spokesman Pol MajGeneral Piya Uthayo also faces questioning.
Piya previously insisted that no illegal gambling dens existed in Bangkok, even though video clips were released in Parliament last month showing a gambling den in operation.
The den in question is located on Ratchaphisek Road, which comes under the Suthisarn police station. Sathaphorn said police were expecting to uncover another large den off Rama IX Road, of which the Ratchaphisek den was a branch.
