Police bust gambling den with 14 F0 cases.
On March 3, the Bac Giang Provincial Police announced that they had dismantled a highly complex gambling ring in the area.
Four people are being held for investigation into organizing and participating in gambling activities: Nguyen Van Ngoc (44 years old), Pham Van Cong (27 years old), Dang Van Si (27 years old), and Nguyen Van Giang (27 years old, all residing in Bac Giang).
Additionally, there were 19 other "gamblers" who were not detained because they confessed honestly, committed less serious crimes, and were required to report their health status to local health authorities and undergo quarantine and treatment for Covid-19 as per regulations.
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| Nguyen Van Ngoc (left) and Dang Van Si. Photo: Bac Giang Police. |
According to the police, through intelligence gathering and surveillance, the Bac Giang Provincial Police discovered a gambling den operating in the form of dice games in Dong Lo commune (Hiep Hoa district), attracting many gamblers participating in high-stakes betting.
To counter this, the suspected ringleader organized the gambling sessions at a bunker-like location, reinforced with multiple layers of doors, iron-framed windows, surveillance cameras, and lookouts stationed outside.
On the night of March 1st, the Criminal Police Department, in coordination with relevant units, raided Nguyen Van Ngoc's house, breaching the door and catching 23 people red-handed while organizing and participating in gambling.
The seized items included over 280 million VND in cash, 20 mobile phones, 7 motorbikes, and other related assets.
During the investigation, the police identified Nguyen Van Ngoc as the ringleader, organizing the gambling den and regularly holding gambling sessions for gamblers from the evening of the previous day to the following morning. Each gambler had to pay Ngoc a "fee" of 500,000 VND upon joining.
Specifically, after their arrest, authorities determined that 14 out of 23 people tested positive for Covid-19 through rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests.