Five top cops transferred following Bangkok gambling den bust
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Five senior police officers from Khannayao police station in Bangkok have been transferred to inactive posts after troops raided a gambling den in its jurisdiction area.
On Wednesday, troops raided a three-storey townhouse on Soi Khubon 27 and rounded up 83 gamblers.
A police source said Metropolitan Police Division 2 chief Pol Maj-General Phanumart Boonyalak signed an order to transfer the five top officers with immediate effect.
The five are Khannayao police commander Pol Col Ekkasing Singdej; Pol Lt Col Napanat Baengkruang, acting deputy Khannayao police chief; Pol Lt Col Pongsit Palapong, another deputy; Khannayao police chief, Pol Captain Nipon Hongsibsong, Khannayao crime suppression inspector; and Pol Captain Thawee Sadlaen, Khannayao, an interrogation inspector.
