Busting a high-tech gambling ring run by a 'female monster' in her 50s in Vinh city

Previously, from the end of 2021, through information provided by the people and by professional measures, the police force discovered a gambling ring in the form of lottery numbers that operated very secretly. The operators of this ring were subjects with many criminal records, so it was very professionally organized and had many tricks to deal with the authorities.

They minimize direct transactions and mainly communicate with each other via smartphones, using applications that automatically calculate the amount.gambleand contact via messaging software such as Zalo, Mesenger, Telegram, Viber... to transfer the license plate number.
Recognizing that this was a large-scale gambling ring, seriously affecting the security and order situation in the area, the leaders of Nghe An Provincial Police directed Vinh City Police to establish a special project to fight. At the same time, coordinate with the Nghe An Provincial Police Department to apply synchronous professional measures in the process of solving the case.

Subject Ho Thi Hong Ha. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Continuously for many months, the reconnaissance teams did not mind the hardships, working day and night to monitor the movements of the subjects, collecting documents and evidence to serve the fight against the special case.

By April 3, 2022, considering that the conditions for solving the case were guaranteed, the Provincial Police Department's leaders directed Vinh City Police to mobilize dozens of officers and soldiers to simultaneously raid 11 locations in Vinh City; execute the Order to detain people in emergency cases and urgently search the residences of 11 subjects for the act of "Gambling" as prescribed in Article 321 of the Penal Code.

Because the task force had prepared plans and situations carefully, the subjects did not have time to disperse the evidence and accepted to be handcuffed. Immediately after, the 11 subjects were escorted to Vinh City Police Headquarters for investigation.
Continuing to expand the project, on April 15, 2022, the project team arrested 4 more subjects in the above gambling ring. The police force seized 26 mobile phones and 12 bank cards.

11 female subjects in the gambling ring were arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

The ringleader is Ho Thi Hong Ha (born in 1973), residing in Tan Hung hamlet, Hung Loc commune, Vinh city. This is a very sophisticated and reckless criminal who has been punished for gambling by recording lottery numbers. Ha has directed her subordinate agents to thoroughly use the internet to gamble.

The subjects also instructed players to abandon traditional lottery and betting methods and participate in online lottery and betting to avoid detection by authorities. Ha's two-story house was equipped with dense security cameras; but still not assured, Ha also arranged for relatives to guard from the gate during each transaction.

Vinh City Police officers take Ha's statement. Photo: Hong Ngoc

According to the initial investigation results, on April 3, 2022 alone, the amount of money used by the subjects for gambling was more than 2 billion VND. Since the beginning of the year, the amount of money transacted through this gambling line has been very large.