The true face of notorious mafia boss Dat 'ma'

Dat "ma" real name is Bui Quoc Dat (born in 1979), permanent address is house number 16, Luong Huu Khanh street, Dong Ve ward, Thanh Hoa city.

The name Dat "ma" also became "famous" about 15 years ago. At the beginning of his social career, Dat "ma" was the leader, alwaysorganize gambling densin Thanh Hoa city.

Gangster boss Dat "ma" in Thanh Hoa was arrested. Photo: CACC

Once he became the "boss" of the gambling world, Dat gathered his followers who were idlers, then gradually expanded his territory to remote districts such as Thach Thanh, Ha Trung, Ngoc Lac, Lang Chanh... to organize large gambling dens.

To hide from the authorities, Dat often organized gambling dens in the deep forest or on boats in the middle of the river. Around the location where Dat organized gambling dens, there were dozens of his followers to "spy" and alert when they discovered unusual events. And Dat's followers could fight back against the opponent whenever necessary. Since then, the name Dat "ghost" has become famous everywhere in Thanh Hoa province, and there are hundreds of followers "lurking" in the districts.

Not only famous for opening casinos, Dat also protects, monopolize lottery, lends money at high interest rates... and is willing to direct his juniors to cause public disorder.

Previously, on May 8, 2018, due to a conflict over a lottery debt with Mr. Mai Xuan T. (born in 1990), residing in the resettlement area of ​​Dong Ve ward, Thanh Hoa city, Dat directed dozens of his juniors to use homemade guns to shoot and seriously injure Mr. T.

Authorities search Bui Quoc Dat's house. Photo: CTV

After committing the crime, Dat's followers were arrested and prosecuted by the police for the crimes of "Intentionally causing injury", "Disturbing public order" and "Illegal use of military weapons". Dat "the ghost" alone fled the area.

After nearly 2 years in hiding, in early 2020, Bui Quoc Dat returned to Thanh Hoa City and was arrested by the police while hiding at his home.

Conducting an urgent search of the suspect's residence, the police seized a number of weapons such as knives, swords, machetes and many other related documents and exhibits.

The subject has just finished serving his sentence and now continues to commit a new crime.

Recently, Dat "the devil" has been widely known as the "bidding protection boss". In biddings throughout Thanh Hoa province, Dat's underlings were present, using all kinds of tricks to disrupt the auctions and interfere with economic activities in Thanh Hoa.

Gangster boss Dat "ma" in Thanh Hoa was arrested. Photo: CACC

Recently, on November 14, the Criminal Police Department of Thanh Hoa Province Police coordinated with professional forces to catch Bui Quoc Dat red-handed for extorting property from citizens in Xuan Du commune, Nhu Thanh district.

Based on the collected documents and evidence, on the same day, November 13, the authorities decided to temporarily detain and execute an emergency search warrant at Bui Quoc Dat's residence.