Authorities busted a World Cup betting ring worth nearly 4 billion VND.
During a raid on a cafe in Cam Le district, Da Nang police caught dozens of customers red-handed participating in gambling on World Cup matches.
On June 30, Da Nang police announced that they are holding the suspect in custody.Nguyen Van Thuong (45 years old), Nguyen Tan Cuong and Tran Cong Canh (both 27 years old) are being investigated for their actions.Organized football betting. In connection with the case, 16 other people were released on bail.
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The coffee shop at the time of the police raid. Photo:Nam Ha. |
At approximately 10 PM on June 28th, police raided the coffee shop.Manchester Fan Club (ward)In Hoa An ward, Cam Le district, authorities caught many customers gambling in the form of football betting.
Nguyen Van Thuong confessed that from the beginning of the 2018 World Cup until his arrest, he, along with Canh and Cuong, organized gambling activities right at the restaurant.The police seized four notebooks containing gambling records, 117 printed pages of gambling websites, and nearly 90 million VND.
Checking the gambling accounts used by the three suspects, the police determined that the total transaction amount was nearly 4 billion VND.
