Authorities dismantled a football betting ring operating under the guise of a coffee shop in Nghe An province.
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of customers who frequently visit his coffee shop to watch football, Nguyen Minh Huu, residing in Quynh Luu district, created an account to obtain football betting odds and organized online betting for other individuals.
On October 15th, the Criminal Investigation Agency of Quynh Luu District Police announced that they had dismantled a gambling ring operating through football betting. The ringleader was Nguyen Minh Huu (born in 1981), residing in Block 3, Cau Giat Town, Quynh Luu District, and the owner of a coffee shop in the area.
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| The police are taking statements from the suspects. Photo: Anh Quân |
Nguyen Minh Huu's football betting ring had been operating for quite some time. Especially during domestic and international football tournaments, many people flocked to Huu's coffee shop to watch the matches. Nguyen Minh Huu organized these viewing events and enticed many people in the area to participate in football betting, with bets ranging from a minimum of 1 million VND to a maximum of 5-7 million VND.
Huu used the account “88hqlnq81” to log in to the website Cuocbanh88.net to get betting odds.
In response to the situation, the Quỳnh Lưu District Police launched an investigation to identify the individuals involved in this gambling ring. On September 29th, the Criminal, Economic, and Narcotics Investigation Team deployed task forces to raid Nguyễn Minh Hữu's coffee shop, arresting five individuals who were gambling. The arrested individuals included: Nguyễn Minh Hữu; Vũ Xuân Giang (born in 1984); Lê Xuân Hoàng (born in 1983); Hoàng Văn Việt (born in 1982), all residing in Cầu Giát town; and Nguyễn Phi Công (born in 1984), residing in Hamlet 18, Quỳnh Lâm commune. The police seized one mobile phone and over 30 million VND in cash.
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| Evidence seized in the case. Photo: Anh Quân |
Through questioning, the suspects confessed to all their criminal acts.
Through Huu Lap's account, the individuals would participate in online gambling. On average, they gambled about 30 million VND per day on football matches, with even more participants on Saturdays due to the English Premier League.
Initially, the Quỳnh Lưu District Police have proven that the amount of money involved in football betting by the suspects over two days (September 28-29) was 106 million VND.
Currently, the case is still under investigation.
