Gang organizes gambling operation worth over 60 billion VND in Nghe An.
(Baonghean.vn) - This gambling ring consists of 8 individuals who employed various tactics to evade the police, using social media and software applications to transfer lottery and betting slips. The individuals settled their gambling debts daily through bank accounts.
The Vinh City Police have successfully cracked a major case.high-tech gamblingthrough illegal lottery and betting schemes involving over 60 billion VND.
This gambling ring consisted of 8 individuals who employed various tactics to evade the police, using social media and software applications to transmit daily lottery and betting slips, and settling payments through bank accounts.
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| Eight suspects were arrested. Photo: Duc Vu |
The ring was led by two individuals: Vuong Quang Hung, born in 1990, residing in Block 1, Le Loi Ward, Vinh City, and Bui Van Vinh, born in 1974, residing in Block 2, Le Loi Ward, Vinh City. On August 28, 2020, after arresting the two ringleaders, and expanding the investigation, on August 31, 2020, several task forces of the Vinh City Police simultaneously arrested the remaining six individuals, all residing in Vinh City: Nguyen Thi Nga, born in 1981, residing in Hung Loc Commune; Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang, born in 1985; Nguyen Thi Oanh, born in 1983; Phan Thi Tam, born in 1969, all residing in Dong Vinh Ward; Nguyen Thi Minh Hoai, born in 1983, residing in Hung Binh Ward; and Nguyen Anh Tuan, born in 1991, residing in Hung Chinh Commune. The seized items included one laptop, 14 mobile phones, 12 ATM cards, and various other documents. The suspects had established a criminal network using a multi-level marketing model.
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| The two ringleaders. Photo: Duc Vu |
LinegambleThis gambling operation, which began in early March 2020, was led by two individuals: Vuong Quang Hung, acting as a "level 1 agent," and Bui Van Vinh, acting as a "level 2 agent." The remaining individuals were "lower-level agents." To evade law enforcement, all participants conducted gambling activities from within their homes, using multiple different phone numbers. Tens of thousands of bets were placed daily.lotteryThe money was passed up by lower-level agents to the two ringleaders.
The case is currently being further investigated and expanded by the Vinh City Police.
