Arrest of gambling gang on floating sandbank in the middle of Lam River
A gambling gang of 7 people aged 38-63, many of whom have criminal records, was recently caught red-handed by authorities on a piece of land in the middle of the Lam River.
On July 29, 2025, Anh Son Commune Police said that the unit is coordinating with Area Team No. 3 - Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police to consolidate the case file and strictly handle the group of 07 subjects.gambling by shakingThe disc is located in the floating land area in the middle of Lam River, bordering Anh Son commune and Vinh Tuong commune.
The gambling ring was organized by Nguyen Van Dieu (born in 1971), residing in Anh Son commune, Nghe An province. This is a very sophisticated mobile gambling ring with many tricks to deal with the police.
Accordingly, each gambling den was organized by Dieu for 2-3 hours each shift; the subjects during the gambling time had their phones confiscated and were only allowed to join the gambling group if introduced by someone in the group. Notably, in the gambling group above, there were many subjects with previous criminal records for many crimes.
After a period of monitoring and applying professional measures, on July 20, 2025, at the floating land area in the middle of Lam River in the border area between Anh Son and Vinh Tuong communes, Anh Son Commune Police and Area Team No. 3, Criminal Police of Nghe An Police, in coordination with the Police of Yen Xuan and Vinh Tuong communes, arrested 7 subjects gambling by shaking dice.
In addition to Dieu, 6 other subjects arrested by the police agency also reside in Anh Son commune, including: Nguyen Van Thanh (born in 1971); Tran Van Hai (born in 1963); Tran Van Hoan (born in 1972); Nguyen Van Hoi (born in 1987); Cao Tien Luc (born in 1987) and Le Minh Quy (born in 1977).
The seized and temporarily detained exhibits include: more than 30 million VND in cash; 01 homemade metal fishing boat, 04 motorbikes, 07 mobile phones and other related evidence. Currently, Anh Son Commune Police are coordinating with the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police to consolidate the case file and strictly handle the subjects according to the law.
