Nghe An: Raid on 'huge' mobile gambling den, seize hundreds of millions of dong

Hung Nguyen District Police have just successfully broken up Project 819B, raided a gambling den with 21 gamblers participating, and seized nearly 180 million VND in evidence.

Accordingly, at 3:30 p.m. on August 13, after identifying gamblers gathering to organize gambling, from secret locations, reconnaissance teams of Hung Nguyen District Police used synchronous professional measures to raid the house of Phan Van Duong (born in 1962) in Hamlet 12, Hung Dao Commune, Hung Nguyen District, arresting 21 subjects while they were engrossed in gambling in the form of shaking dice.

Confiscated evidence was nearly 180 million VND, 2 cars, 15 cell phones, 1 dice shaker set...

It is known that before destroying this gang, the detectives had some time to grasp the situation, closely following the movements of the suspects who often gathered to gamble in the area; thereby establishing the operating rules of the gambling den owners.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Binh An

To avoid the police, the two ringleaders, Le Van Dinh (born in 1990), residing in Hamlet 4, Hung Chinh Commune, and Phan Van Ha (born in 1982), residing in Hamlet 2A, Hung Dao Commune, Hung Nguyen District, used cars to pick up and drop off gamblers to a pre-arranged location, and arranged for security forces to guard and protect them.

The location raided by the police on August 13 was just one of many locations where Dinh and Ha opened gambling dens, as other locations were sometimes located in isolated fields, and sometimes in houses with high walls. Not only was the house surrounded by a solid fence, many iron gates, and many locks, but the house where the gambling den took place was also equipped with a dense camera system for surveillance.

Temporarily detained 14/21 subjects related to the acts of organizing gambling and gambling. Photo: Binh An

This mobile gambling gang consisted of 8 women and 13 men, aged 25 to 54, from many localities such as Thanh Chuong, Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen districts and Vinh city.

Before being caught, the gamblers all had criminal records for gambling; the two ringleaders, Dinh and Ha, were convicted of intentionally causing injury, theft, and intentionally damaging property.

It is known that Hung Nguyen District Police are currently detaining 14 out of 21 subjects involved in organizing gambling and gambling in Project 819B; at the same time, completing the dossier to handle it in accordance with legal regulations.