Chon Buri police chief transferred over gambling den covid reportsPrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, right, inspects Covid-19 responses in Chon Buri province on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House)The Chon Buri police chief has been transferred to an inactive post in Bangkok after reports a person infected with Covid-19 had visited an illegal gambling den in the province. The order transferring Pol Maj Gen Prakarn Prachong to the operations centre of the Royal Thai Police Office was signed by naional police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk. In a separate order signed by the police chief, Pol Maj Gen Thiti Saengsawang, deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1, was made acting Chon Buri police chief. One was reportedly near a bus terminal in Muang district of Rayong province, and the other in Pattaya Nua area of Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri.

Source: Bangkok Post December 31, 2020 04:52 UTC