15 lottery 'gamblers' prosecuted in Nghe An's rice district
(Baonghean.vn) - On October 29, Yen Thanh District Police said that the unit had just initiated a criminal case and prosecuted 15 subjects for gambling in the form of lottery tickets.
Previously, in early September 2021, Yen Thanh District Police discovered a network in the area.gambleby recording lot numbers, lottery numbers.
This line operates very discreetly, with sophisticated tricks; the subjects communicate with each other in many forms such as phone calls, texting via social networking applications such as Zalo, Facebook, Telegram.
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Some subjects in the gambling ring. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
To prevent the operation of this line, many working groups were established to both monitor the movements of the subjects and collect evidence. By September 22, 2021, seeing that the conditions were met, the Special Task Force (Yen Thanh District Police) deployed dozens of officers and soldiers to coordinate with Dien Loi Commune Police, Dien Chau District to simultaneously arrest 11 locations and agents recording lottery numbers in Yen Thanh District, Dien Chau District and Vinh City.
The seized exhibits included: VND80 million in cash, 18 phones, and 8 lottery books. The police identified Nguyen Thi Thuy (born in 1978), residing in Hung Phuc ward, Vinh city, as a level 1 dealer.
Expanding the investigation, Yen Thanh District Police arrested 4 more subjects in this ring. During the investigation, the Investigation Team proved that the amount of money the subjects used for gambling was nearly 1.2 billion VND.
As of October 29, 2021, Yen Thanh District Police have prosecuted 15 suspects in the above gambling ring.