Farm raid, 18 gamblers arrested

On March 11, 2022, the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police said that the unit is temporarily detaining 18 subjects to investigate and clarify the acts of gambling and organizing gambling.

Accordingly, recently, through the work of grasping the situation and managing subjects, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police discovered a professional "Organizing and gambling" gang operating on the move, causing headaches in Dien Chau district.

Gamblers caught red-handed. Photo: Hong Ngoc

It is worth mentioning that the gambling locations chosen by the subjects are often solidly built, or large farms located in the middle of the fields far from residential areas, with few people passing by, easy to observe and escape if discovered. Subjects who come to gamble will have their phones confiscated, the gambling time is about 2 hours, during the gambling process, there are assigned guards.

During the investigation, the police identified that this group was led by To Ngoc Phap (born in 1995), residing in Dien Lien commune, Dien Chau district. This subject has bad relatives and has many tricks to deal with the authorities.

Subject To Ngoc Phap was arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

On March 7, 2022, identifying a group of subjects organizing gambling and gambling at the farm of Pham Khac Loc (born in 1984), in Dien Lien commune, Dien Chau district, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police presided over and coordinated with Dien Chau District Police to arrest and search 18 subjects including 14 men and 4 women aged 23-50 who were gambling organized by subject To Ngoc Phap.

At the scene, the police temporarily seized 205 million VND in gambling money; 20 mobile phones; 1 set of dishes, chess pieces...

Currently, the Criminal Police Department is continuing to investigate, verify, expand, and arrest the remaining subjects./.