Nghe An dismantles online football betting ring worth over 80 billion VND

This is an online gambling line in the form ofsoccer bettingThe large-scale gang in Nghe An province was led by Gian Tu Cong (born in 1991), residing in Ha Huy Tap ward, Vinh city, currently living in Ho Chi Minh city.

Police take statement from suspect Gian Tu Cong. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Vinh City Police discovered a gambling line in the form of online football betting that was operating very secretly. The operator of this line was Gian Tu Cong, who used the general manager account to organize gambling in the form of football betting on the website "bong88.com"along with a number of other subjects inside and outside the province.

This is a very professionally organized network with many tricks to deal with the authorities. All gambling transactions of this group are done online via smartphones.

Recognizing that this was a large-scale gambling ring that affected the security and order situation in the area, Vinh City Police established a special project to fight and destroy it. During the process of collecting documents and evidence, Vinh City Police identified all the subjects in the football betting organization ring in Nghe An province and Ho Chi Minh City.

The subjects in the case were arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

After applying professional measures to fight, Vinh City Police successfully broke the case, arresting 9 subjects residing in Nghe An province.

In addition to Gian Tu Cong, the remaining 8 subjects were also arrested by the police, including 5 subjects residing in Vinh city: Pham Quang Manh (born in 1991) residing in Ben Thuy ward, Nguyen Minh Tai (born in 1992) residing in Ben Thuy ward, Nguyen Van Tai (born in 2000) residing in Nghi Kim commune, Nguyen Xuan Danh (born in 2001) residing in Hung Loc commune, Nguyen Huu Duc (born in 1993) residing in Le Mao ward and 3 subjects: Dang Khac Duy (born in 1989) residing in Giang Son Dong commune, Do Luong district, Le Van Son (born in 1982) residing in Ky Son commune, Tan Ky district and Nguyen Van Le (born in 1983) residing in Xuan Lam commune, Hung Nguyen district.

Evidence seized by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

The seized exhibits included 10 mobile phones, along with other exhibits related to the case. Initially, the authorities proved that the amount of money the subjects transacted through football betting from April 2023 to the time of arrest was more than 80 billion VND.

Currently, the case is being further investigated.