Authorities busted a gang of dozens involved in inter-district mobile gambling.

On June 23, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police announced that they had successfully cracked a case, arresting 18 individuals involved in a large-scale gambling ring using the dice-shaking method with sophisticated tactics in the mountainous area of ​​Con Cuong district, seizing and temporarily detaining over 305 million VND in cash.

Recently, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police discovered a criminal gang.gambling organizationThis professional group includes many individuals with criminal records and permanent residences in the districts of Con Cuong, Anh Son, Tan Ky, and Yen Thanh. The leader of this group is Le Van Hung (born in 1980), residing in Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district.

The individuals involved in the gambling ring were arrested by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Hung is a repeat offender with one prior conviction for theft. During his gambling operation, Le Van Hung would contact individuals both within and outside the area, then hire vehicles to transport them to pre-arranged locations without informing the participants beforehand. Each participant had to pay Hung a 500,000 VND "fee" to join the gambling.

To avoid detection by authorities, before each gambling session, Hung assigned several individuals to find gambling locations deep within acacia hills and dense forests in Con Cuong district, then arranged for lookouts and security guards. Hung also stipulated that each gambling session would last only about two hours. When participants boarded vehicles to travel to the gambling location, Hung would search them, confiscating their phones and electronic devices. He also assigned about two people on motorcycles to follow and monitor for any surveillance. The gambling activities organized by Le Van Hung disrupted public order and security in the area, causing resentment among the local population.

The police are working with Le Van Hung. Photo: Hong Ngoc

At noon on June 13th, after gathering the individuals who had contacted him beforehand to gamble at the house of Nguyen Thi Thu (born in 1979), residing in Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district (Thu also has 3 previous convictions for "Gambling"), Hung hired a 16-seater car to transport the gamblers to a pre-arranged location in the acacia hill area of ​​Bong Khe commune.

Just as the gamblers were preparing to leave the scene, a task force of 30 officers and soldiers from the Criminal Police Department, in coordination with the Con Cuong District Police and other relevant units, ambushed and successfully arrested 13 individuals for gambling and organizing gambling activities. Many of these individuals had previous criminal records. Further investigation led to the arrest of five more individuals in the gambling ring led by Le Van Hung on June 16th.

The evidence seized by the police in this case includes: over 305 million VND in cash; one car (used to transport the organizers and gamblers to the mobile gambling location); one set of porcelain bowls and plates, four dice, 14 mobile phones of various types, and other related items.

At the police station, all the suspects admitted to their crimes. The investigation is currently ongoing and being expanded.