Catching a huge gambling den, collecting nearly 300 million on the table

(Baonghean.vn) - Morning of March 2,The Criminal Police Department (PC45-Provincial Police) said it had just broken up case 217B, arrested 19 subjects for organizing gambling, and seized evidence of 281 million VND.

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Before and after Tet, in Yen Thanh and Dien Chau districts, the police received information that many people were organizing gambling with large amounts of evidence. The subjects operated in many secretive ways, frequently changing locations and having guards to avoid the police.

Faced with the above situation, under the direction of the provincial police, the Criminal Police Department established Project 217B to organize the fight and destroy. After a period of monitoring, the police determined that the subjects often gathered at the house of Mr. Ho Dinh Thai, Tan Quang hamlet, Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district to gamble.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Nguyen Hung

After determining the role of each subject and the rules of operation of this gang, the police decided to plan an arrest. At exactly 10:30 p.m. on February 23, 2017, officers and soldiers of Team 2, PC45 raided Ho Dinh Thai's house and arrested 19 subjects who were gambling on the gambling mat.

At the scene, police seized more than 281 million VND, 19 decks of cards, and dozens of telephones.

On February 28, the provincial police investigation agency initiated a case and prosecuted 11 suspects, of which 3 suspects including Nguyen Van Dung (23 years old), Cao Van Hoa (27 years old) and Pham Nhat Thiet (31 years old), all residing in Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, were prosecuted for "Organizing gambling". The remaining 8 suspects were prosecuted for gambling.

Major Nguyen Thanh Hai - Team Leader of Team 2 (PC45) said: To arrest this gambling ring, the police worked hard to monitor, verify and plan a specific arrest. This is a major case that PC45 has arrested recently.

Pham Bang