Nghe An: Eradicating inter-provincial online gambling ring worth over 50 billion VND

Ruby September 21, 2021 09:13

(Baonghean.vn) - An illegal online gambling ring with a transaction amount of over 50 billion VND has just been dismantled, 09 subjects have been arrested.

Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime PreventionNghe An Provincial Police in coordination with Nghi Loc District Police have successfully dismantled an illegal inter-provincial online gambling ring.

Confiscated 03 laptops, 20 mobile phones, 05 SIM cards and related documents. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Accordingly, through the work of monitoring the situation on cyberspace, the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control, Nghe An Provincial Police discovered on the internet an "online casino" disguised as a game with rewards.

Their method is to connect with the subjects that manage and illegally release the online card game applications "No Hu, B29, Choang G88" to open a level 2 online game money agency for the purpose of buying and selling virtual money in the game. To have money to participate in gambling, players must use real money to buy virtual money in the game, and at the same time convert virtual money into real money.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Realizing that this is a sophisticated, large-scale criminal group operating across the country, the Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, has mobilized a combination of professional measures to combat it.

On September 15, 2021, under the direction of the Provincial Police Director, the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Nghe An Provincial Police in coordination with Nghi Loc District Police successfully dismantled an illegal gambling ring. Accordingly, a group of 09 subjects residing in Nghe An, Bac Giang, Quang Tri, and Gia Lai provinces were arrested. The seized exhibits included 01 car, 03 laptops, 20 mobile phones, 10 bank cards, 05 phone SIM cards and related documents.

09 subjects were arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Initial investigation has clarified that the amount of money the subjects used for gambling since the beginning of 2020 has reached over 50 billion VND. Currently, the Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, Nghe An Provincial Police continue to coordinate with Nghi Loc District Police to investigate and expand the case./.

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