Vinh City Police busted a major gambling case, arresting 17 suspects

Since the beginning of 2021, Vinh City Police have discovered agambling lineby betting on lottery numbers. The methods of this network are very sophisticated and cunning; the subjects mainly stay at home to contact each other by phone, using messaging software via social networks such as Zalo, Facebook to transfer number plates. The investigation agency quickly determined that this was a large-scale gambling network, affecting the security and order situation in Vinh city.

Faced with that situation, the provincial police leadership directed Vinh City Police and professional units to focus on mobilizing capable and experienced officers and simultaneously deploying a series of working measures to eradicate this network.

Member of gambling ring led by Le Thi Linh, is mainly female. Photo: Binh Nguyen

Many different working groups were established to both monitor the movements of the subjects and collect evidence. During the investigation, the task force encountered many difficulties because the subjects used many sophisticated tricks, frequently changing their phone numbers and communication methods to avoid being tracked by the authorities.

By August 9, 2021, considering that the conditions were met, the provincial police leadership directed the Special Task Force to proceed with the case. The secret, unexpected, and simultaneous working groups implemented the Emergency Detention Order and urgently searched the residences of the subjects for the acts of "Gambling" stipulated in Article 321 of the Penal Code. After that, the subjects were escorted to the Vinh City Police Headquarters for investigation.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Binh Nguyen

At the investigation agency, the subjects gave insincere and evasive statements in order to deny their crimes. However, faced with clear documents and evidence presented by the investigation team, the subjects bowed their heads and admitted their crimes.

In this case, the police arrested 17 people for gambling, seized 25 mobile phones, VND368 million in cash and 8 bank cards; and seized many important documents to prove the crime.

Initially, the Investigation Committee proved that the amount of money the subjects used for gambling in one day was up to more than 800 million VND; it is estimated that the amount of money the subjects used for gambling since the beginning of the year is about 23.5 billion VND.

Subject Le Thi Linh is the leader of the gambling ring. Photo: Binh Nguyen

The leader of this ring is Le Thi Linh (born in 1986), residing in Hamlet 4, Hung Chinh Commune, Vinh City, Nghe An. Linh set up a gambling ring with the participation of 16 female subjects and 1 male subject. To make the ring operate smoothly and effectively, Linh set up groups on social networks such as Zalo and Facebook. All information exchanges were conducted online.