Arrested 5 subjects, destroyed lottery line in Nghe An coastal area

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Quynh Luu District Police discovered a network specializing in recording lottery numbers with a large number of participants, operating very sophisticatedly in the coastal communes of the district. In which, the two ringleaders are Vu Thi Hoang, born in 1979 and Nguyen Van Thuong, born in 1978, both residing in Hamlet 3, Son Hai Commune.

The arrested subjects. Photo: Duc Vu

The two subjects set up and operated a gambling ring by betting on lottery numbers via Zalo, Facebook, Messenger messages or directly through agents in the district. To hide from the authorities, the two leaders hired guards, locked the door carefully and only accepted lottery numbers from the agents, not accepting individual bets.

Faced with the above situation, Quynh Luu District Police established a Project coded "220B" to destroy this network and at 7:00 p.m. on February 9, 2020, Quynh Luu District Police simultaneously arrested 05 subjects, including: Vu Thi Hoang, born in 1979; Nguyen Van Thuong, born in 1987 (the ringleader) and subjects Nguyen Thi Hien, born in 1967; Hoang Thi Vui, born in 1987; Nguyen Thi An, born in 1973 (a dealer specializing in receiving lottery numbers and dykes transferred to the 02 ringleaders). All reside in Son Hai commune. The seized exhibits included 296.3 million VND, 710,000 Japanese Yen, 13 mobile phones, 02 laptops, 38 lottery boards and related exhibits.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Duc Vu

Through the investigation, it was initially proven that the amount of money the subjects gambled was 450.1 million VND.

Currently, the district police are criminally detaining 05 subjects, consolidating records, and continuing to investigate and expand the case.