Nghe An police bust inter-provincial gambling ring worth over 200 billion VND

Accordingly, 12 subjects were arrested in many provinces and cities across the country, determining the gambling amount to be more than 200 billion VND. The police agency clarified that Ha Van Hieu (born in 1999), currently residing in Xuan Tho commune, Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province, is the ringleader of the ring.

Through the work of grasping the situation, in early January 2023, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police and the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control of Nghe An Provincial Police discovered a group of "Gambling" using the form of binary options (BO) on the Kinance5.Net trading floor, in Nghe An province and a number of provinces and cities across the country, managed by Ha Van Hieu with a master account.

After having an account, Hieu set up groups of subordinate agents to discuss and find ways to introduce new players to gamble on Hieu's system so that Hieu could receive commissions.

In Nghe An, the leader of the gambling ring is Le Cong Tuan Anh (born in 1996), residing in Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district. Tuan Anh's effective assistants are Phan Trong Huy (born in 1996), residing in Nghi Lien commune, Vinh city; Truong Van Cong (born in 1997), residing in Chau Quang commune, Quy Hop district. In addition to the above 4 subjects, Hieu's gambling ring also has many smaller agents in many provinces and cities across the country.

Realizing that this is a new and sophisticated group of criminals, gambling activities are of a high-tech nature, crimes are mainly committed in cyberspace, criminals are spread across the country, have many complex social relationships, frequently change phone numbers, use junk SIM cards to commit crimes, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police reported to the Board of Directors, establishing a special project to fight.

After a period of synchronous application of professional measures, from January 28, 2024 to February 3, 2024, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police co-chaired the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control, coordinated with the professional departments of the Provincial Police and the local police to mobilize dozens of officers and soldiers to simultaneously deploy 12 working groups to arrest and search subjects in this ring at 12 locations in the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Vinh Phuc, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Dong Nai and Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City... which are the residences of key subjects, and at the same time expanded and arrested related subjects.

In addition to the four arrested subjects, the police also arrested eight other subjects in the ring, including: Nguyen Van Dai (born in 1990, residing in Dong Xoai city, Binh Phuoc province, currently residing in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City); Nguyen Trong Chung (born in 1993, residing in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province); Nguyen Van Toan (born in 2004, residing in Vinh Yen city, Vinh Phuc province); Le Minh Huynh (born in 1995, residing in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province); Le Van Minh Hieu (born in 1999, residing in Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province); Nguyen Van A (born in 1990, residing in Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi city); Nguyen Van Quan (born in 1992, residing in Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province) and Phuong Van Tung (born in 1996), residing in Ba Vi district, Hanoi city.

The seized exhibits include: 16 mobile phones of various types, 2 desktop computers, 3 laptops, 1 CPU. Initially, the Investigation Agency has proven that the total amount of money the subjects have transacted gambling on the websites from the beginning of 2023 to present is about 200 billion VND. Currently, the case is continuing to be investigated and expanded.