Nghe An police busted a high-tech inter-provincial gambling ring with a 'huge' amount of money.

On August 21, Quy Hop District Police said that the unit had just coordinated with related units of Nghe An Provincial Police to successfully break up Project 720B, arresting 7 subjects for "gambling" using high technology, seizing 20 mobile phones, 5 tablets, 3 laptops, 13 ATM cards, and clarifying that the amount of money the subjects used for gambling was 8 billion VND.

Subjects participating in online gambling by recording lottery numbers. Photo: Phan Giang

In July 2020, through professional measures, Quy Hop District Police discovered a group of subjects specializing in using Zalo, Facebook, Messenger, Viber, App loto... to transfer money through accounts to organize gambling by recording inter-provincial lottery numbers.

This group of subjects is very professional, with sophisticated and cunning tricks. Accordingly, all subjects of this line use many virtual social network accounts, anonymously, open many accounts at many different banks and change many phone numbers when making transactions.

The “henchmen” as agents in the localities will organize for players to record lottery numbers and then transfer the entire record to Hanoi for the ring leader via the Internet. Faced with this situation, the leaders of Quy Hop District Police have directed the establishment of a special project, determined to fight and eradicate this group of subjects.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Trung Hieu

After implementing professional measures and collecting sufficient evidence to solve the case, at 5:00 a.m. on July 20, 2020, Quy Hop District Police coordinated with Department PA06 (Nghe An Provincial Police) to simultaneously arrest 7 subjects participating in gambling, including: Le Viet Anh (born in 1980), residing in Ba Dinh (Hanoi), the leader of the gambling ring; Hoang Thi Tu Anh (born in 1992), residing in Quan Bau, Vinh City; Lai Thi Oanh (born in 1989), residing in Tan Xuan Commune (Tan Ky); Le Thi Huong Giang (born in 1987); Ngo Hong Son (born in 1961), all residing in Quy Hop town; Vo Thi Giang (born in 1984), residing in Tho Hop Commune (Quy Hop) and Tran Thi Cam Suong (born in 1996), residing in Chau Quang Commune (Quy Hop).

Of which, 6 subjects in Nghe An acted as "agents" to organize for players to record lottery numbers and then transfer the entire record to Hanoi City for subject Le Viet Anh. During the 4 days from July 12 to 16, 2020, the subjects used 8 billion VND to gamble online in the form of recording lottery numbers and lottery numbers.

The amount of money the subjects used for gambling was up to 8 billion VND. Photo: Phan Giang

Currently, the Quy Hop District Police Department has decided to temporarily detain 7 suspects and freeze related bank accounts to continue investigating and expanding the case./.