Busting a gambling ring worth nearly 14,000 billion VND, seizing 2 Mercedes Maybach cars
Authorities mobilized 200 officers and soldiers to simultaneously search 15 locations related to a gambling ring worth 14,000 billion VND, seizing 4 cars and many other pieces of evidence.
Department 5 - Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05 - Ministry of Public Security) said that it has just coordinated with Gia Lam District Police, Hanoi, to destroy a network of organizations.online gambling. 23 people involved are being detained by authorities for investigation.
Previously, on the afternoon of November 4, Gia Lam District Police coordinated with the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Department 5, Ministry of Public Security) to mobilize nearly 200 officers and soldiers to deploy 15 working groups to simultaneously conduct emergency searches at locations in Hanoi, Lang Son, Phu Quoc - Kien Giang, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen - where the subjects lived.
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| The Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control and other units coordinated to simultaneously search many related locations. Photo: Provided by the Police. |
The ringleaders are Pham Cong Anh (42 years old), Hoang Manh Lam (34 years old) and Dinh Van Hoang (36 years old, all residing in Lang Son City, Lang Son Province). The authorities temporarily seized 4 cars (2 Mercedes Maybach, 1 Chervolet, 1 Mazda CX5) and many computers, phones, bank cards...
Initially, the suspects confessed to organizing gambling and gambling on the website http://bxx. Accordingly, this website provides online game services with gambling rewards such as: southern tien len, poker, slot machine, sic bo, dice, fish shooting, etc.
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| 23 people involved and 2 luxury Mercedes Maybach cars are being detained by authorities for investigation. Photo: Provided by the police. |
Players will register an account on the above website, then deposit money using phone scratch cards, bank accounts, e-wallets or contact agents to buy coins (virtual money).
Authorities determined that Cong Anh, Lam and Hoang had 42 subordinate agents.
According to police statistics, since July 2020, this gambling ring has transacted 14,000 billion VND. Department A05 assessed that this ring is particularly large in scale, operating inter-provincially. The suspects in the ring are key members, showing signs of illegal credit business./.
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