Couple arrested for 'lottery board secretaries', collected 450 million VND
(Baonghean.vn)- On October 2, Nghi Loc District Police said: the unit has prosecuted Nguyen Thi Hai (born 1982), residing in Nghi Xa commune, Nghi Loc district, Tran Quang Mai (born 1983, Hai's husband) and Nguyen Huu Suong (born 1972), residing in Nghi Long commune, Nghi Loc district for gambling.
According to the investigation agency's documents, from mid-September 2016, during the investigation process, Nghi Loc District Police discovered a gambling den in the form of lottery recording in Nghi Xa commune (near the entrance to Nam Cam industrial park), causing insecurity.
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The three prosecuted subjects include Nguyen Thi Hai, Tran Quang Mai and Nguyen Huu Suong. |
After a period of monitoring, on September 22, the Nghi Loc district police task force decided to catch Nguyen Thi Hai (born in 1982, residing in Nghi Xa commune) red-handed while directly recording the lottery. Evidence seized on the spot was more than 18 million VND and 18 lottery recording cables.
Expanding the investigation, the police determined that Tran Quang Mai (Hai's husband) directly participated in recording lottery numbers over the phone for many other subjects. Among them was Nguyen Huu Suong (born in 1972, residing in Nghi Long commune) with the recorded amount of 30,740,000 VND, so the police issued an arrest warrant for Suong.
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Evidence of the case |
Immediately after that, the authorities executed a search warrant on the private home of Hai and Mai. As a result, they seized 450,000,000 (Four hundred and fifty million VND) in cash and some documents used for lottery recording.
At the investigation agency, Nguyen Thi Hai and Tran Quang Mai and Nguyen Huu Suong admitted to their crimes.
The case is continuing to be investigated and completed by Nghi Loc District Police.
Phuong Nguyen
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