Five senior Chiang Mai police officers recently reinstated after being transferred to inactive posts over an illegal casino have again been suspended, following a raid on a pub.
They were returned to inactive posts on Wednesday after local officials found an unlicensed pub operating after hours and serving hundreds of underage customers on Tuesday night, again within their jurisdiction.
The partygoers were celebrating Halloween.
Police transferred the chief of Chang Phueak station, two of his deputies and two inspectors to inactive posts at the Chiang Mai police operations centre.
He also ordered an investigation into their roles in the operation of the illegal pub.
Officials raided the Neufxbar pub on Sirinthon Road in Chang Phueak at 12.30am on Wednesday.
They found 242 customers under the age of 20 years, the legal age to be on the premises.
The pub was operating without a licence in a two-storey wooden house. It was after hours and the place was packed. There were no fire exits and alcoholic beverages were still being served.
The raid followed complaints from nearby residents about the noise and the pub staying open until 2am.
The same five senior officers at Chang Phueak station were transferred to inactive posts on Aug 10 after administrative officials found a casino operating in their area. There were 104 gamblers when it was raided. The five officers had only just returned to active duty after the investigation was completed.
