7X arrested for illegally betting on lottery and storing fireworks in 'rice hometown'
(Baonghean.vn) - A group specializing in illegal lottery betting and storing firecrackers has just been busted by the Yen Thanh District Police (Nghe An).
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Phan Van Vu was arrested with evidence. Photo: Thai Hong |
At 6:00 p.m. on December 16, at Hamlet 7, Van Thanh Commune, the Criminal Police Team (Yen Thanh District Police) successfully broke up Project 129PL, arresting a subject who gambled in the form of lottery tickets and illegally stored firecrackers led by Phan Van Vu (born in 1976), residing in Hamlet 7, Van Thanh Commune.
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Evidence collected through Project 129PL. Photo: Thai Hong |
At the time of solving the case, the authorities caught Hoang Cong Huong, residing in Phu Thanh commune, red-handed, betting there.
Evidence seized at the scene included: Some lottery documents, 350 million VND in cash, 4 phones of various types and 40 boxes of foreign-made fireworks weighing 87 kg.
The case is currently under further investigation.