Arrest of a group of people gambling in the form of online lottery betting

Previously, through professional work, Quy Chau District Police discovered a gambling ring in the form of recording lottery numbers in the area with many subjects from other localities participating.

The leader of this gambling ring is Nguyen Van Thai (born in 1963, residing in Block 4, Tan Lac Town, Quy Chau District). To avoid detection by the authorities, the subjects participating in this gambling ring use unofficial phone numbers, create social network accounts such as Telegram, Zalo, Facebook, Viber... to contact each other, receive and send lottery messages.

Determining that the activities of this gambling ring affected local security and order and caused public outrage, Quy Chau District Police established a special project to concentrate forces and means to fight and destroy it.

After collecting evidence and applying synchronous professional measures, at about 18:15 on March 1, 2024, Quy Chau District Police mobilized officers and soldiers to deploy into working groups, simultaneously arresting 05 subjects for gambling and organizing gambling in the form of recording and selling lottery numbers. The subjects include: Nguyen Van Thai; Nguyen Sy Quy (born 2004), residing in Boi Son commune, Do Luong district; Nguyen Thi Hop (born 1985), residing in Thai Hoa town; Le Thi Hong (born 1983) and Tran Thi Canh (born 1975), both residing in Tan Lac town, Quy Chau district; confiscated 06 mobile phones, 03 lottery cables and some other evidence.

At the police station, the subjects confessed to their crimes. Through initial investigation, the authorities determined that the subjects had gambled by using high technology to record lottery numbers with a transaction amount of 108 million VND.

Currently, Quy Chau District Police are detaining the suspects to further investigate the case.