Busting a betting ring worth 16 billion VND/month
On July 1, the police agency broke up a betting ring during EURO 2024 and COPA AMERICA 2024, prosecuting 9 related subjects.
Previously, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Lam Dong Provincial Police discovered a group of subjects involved in gambling and organizing gambling on the internet, so they coordinated with Da Lat City Police to collect documents and evidence for investigation.
On June 23, the authorities caught Cao Dinh Toan (born in 1976, residing in Ward 3, Da Lat City) organizing gambling in the form ofbettingonline football
The subject confessed that his soccer betting organization account was issued by Pham Thi Hong Van (born in 1982, residing in Ward 7, Da Lat City). After that, Toan directly issued his subordinate accounts to 4 other subjects to organize soccer betting.
Expanding the investigation, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Lam Dong Provincial Police has summoned, consolidated the case file, prosecuted and temporarily detained 7 more subjects related to the football betting ring during EURO 2024 and COPA AMERICA 2024.
The group admitted to organizing gambling, gambling in the form of football betting with a transaction value of more than 16 billion VND within a month. The police also seized more than 354 million VND in cash, 9 mobile phones, 2 laptops, 1 desktop computer...