Nghe An: Arrested 11 subjects in high-tech gambling ring

Yen Thanh District Police worked with two subjects Le Dinh Loi and Vu Van Vinh. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Previously, in early April 2022, through situation monitoring work, Yen Thanh District Police discovered a networkgambling in the form of lotteryUsing high technology with sophisticated tricks, frequently changing methods of operation to deceive authorities.

Faced with the above situation, Yen Thanh District Police established a special project to combat the case. The special project team was established with the participation of many experienced investigators and detectives; at the same time, coordinated with the professional department of Nghe An Provincial Police in the process of solving the case.

Evidence seized by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

During the investigation, the Task Force encountered many difficulties because the leaders were very sophisticated and cunning. They limited direct transactions and communication via mobile phones, mainly using social networks such as Zalo, Telegram, Whatsapp... to communicate and frequently changed phone numbers.

However, with great determination, monitoring day and night, grasping the subjects' activities and collecting documents and evidence, at 6:30 p.m. on May 6, 2022, considering that the opportunity to solve the case was ripe, the Special Task Force simultaneously deployed 08 working groups, proceeding to arrest 08 subjects residing in Yen Thanh district for gambling.

The subjects include: Le Dinh Loi (born in 1987), Vu Van Vinh (born in 1977), Phan Van Duong (born in 1985), Hoang Vu Trung (born in 1988), Thai Ngoc Quy (born in 1974), Le Xuan Quang (born in 1981), Duong Duc Manh (born in 1988), Vu Duy Dong (born in 1989). The seized exhibits include 80 million VND, 12 mobile phones, 06 bank cards, 05 frozen bank accounts and many related exhibits.

Through the investigation, the police agency clarified that the ring leaders were Le Dinh Loi and Vu Van Vinh. Loi and Vinh organized other subjects to act as agents to organize gambling in the form of lottery recording, using high technology via mobile phones, social networking applications, and text messages for transactions. The subordinate agents sent the lottery numbers and gambling money of the gamblers to Loi and Vinh to receive a percentage of the "commission".

Some members of the ring were arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Continuing to expand the project, on May 31, 2022, the Project Board arrested 3 more subjects in the above gambling ring, including: Nguyen Hoang Hung (born in 1989), Le Van Chat (born in 1978), both residing in Hanoi city, Cao Thi Lan (born in 1983), residing in Yen Thanh district. The seized exhibits included 3 mobile phones.

According to the investigation results, from April 25, 2022 to May 31, 2022, the amount of money the subjects used for gambling was nearly 8.4 billion VND.

Currently, Yen Thanh District Police are consolidating records to handle the subjects according to legal regulations./.