Renting a billion-dollar gambling boat on the river
The subjects gathered in one place and were then taken to a boat in the middle of the river to gamble. The gambling den was divided into 2 shifts with sophisticated security to avoid the authorities.
On January 2, Hai Duong Provincial Police announced that they had successfully broken up a gambling ring on the Luoc River, temporarily detaining 27 suspects along with evidence including 5 cars of various types, 1 iron-hulled ship, 1 iron-hulled motorboat and more than 1 billion VND.
The ringleader is Pham Van Binh (born in 1986, residing in Thuy Huong commune, Kien Thuy district, Hai Phong).
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| Subjects at the investigation agency. |
Previously, implementing the plan to attack and suppress crime to ensure security and order during the Lunar New Year 2020, through professional work, the Criminal Police Department, Hai Duong Provincial Police discovered a group of suspects with signs of organizing gambling on Luoc River, in Ninh Giang District, Hai Duong Province.
During the monitoring process, the Criminal Police Department determined that this was a large-scale gambling den with sophisticated methods and tricks. The subjects organized gambling in 2 shifts: from 10pm to 00am and from 00am to 2am. The gamblers were all from the areas bordering Hai Duong province, namely Hai Phong and Hung Yen.
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| Money and some evidence collected at the scene. Photo: VNA |
At the scene, the authorities seized 1.5 billion VND, 1 iron-hulled ship with license plate NB-2985, 1 iron-hulled motorboat and many gambling tools such as scoreboards, plastic chairs, and cash. In addition, the authorities also seized 5 cars which were used by the subjects to gamble.
At the investigation agency, the subjects initially confessed that before boarding the ship, they gathered at Tranh temple area in Ninh Giang town. Then, they would be taken by car to the Luoc river dike in Hiep Luc commune, Ninh Giang district and then taken by boat to the ship anchored on Luoc river to gamble.
Each case has about 60 to 70 participants, with billions of dong used in gambling.
To avoid detection by the police, the subjects arranged for people to look out and guard strictly. In the gambling den, some people mortgaged their assets and lent money to organize gambling. In addition, each time they organized gambling, the leader Pham Van Binh collected from each gambler from 500,000 VND to 1 million VND in betting money and was willing to lend money to gamblers at high interest rates. Therefore, Binh earned tens of millions of VND each day in interest.
The case is being investigated and handled by the authorities according to the provisions of law./.
