5 cops transferred to inactive posts after pub raid

Five senior police from Chang Phueak police station in Chiang Mai have been transferred to inactive posts again pending an inquiry following a raid on an unlicensed nightspot under their jurisdiction.

An order has been signed by Pol Maj Gen Krittapon Yeesakhon, acting commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5, to transfer Chang Phueak police chief Pol Col Kittipong Phetmunee and his four subordinates to inactive posts at Chiang Mai Provincial Police’s operation centre.

The probe is set to be wrapped up in 15 days.

The five senior officers were previously transferred to the centre for investigation after allowing a gambling den to operate under their watch in the Santitham area of tambon Chang Phueak…