Dismantling an inter-provincial gambling ring run by women, arresting 09 subjects

Thai Hoa Town Police (Nghe An Province) said that under the direct direction of the Nghe An Provincial Police, Thai Hoa Town Police has coordinated with related units to successfully break up a gambling case in the form ofRecord lot numbers, lottery numbers using high technologyin many provinces and cities.

Evidence seized by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Accordingly, in early April 2022, through professional work, Thai Hoa Town Police discovered a group of subjects gambling by recording lottery numbers using high-tech equipment with huge amounts of money.

In this group, Nguyen Thi Hong Ngoc (born in 1991), residing in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town, is a level 1 agent collecting lottery boards in Thai Hoa town and neighboring areas to transfer to Vo Thi Hieu (born in 1969), residing in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

The police identified Hieu as a subject with many complicated relationships, frequently changing residence and also the leader of the network.

To deal with the police, the subjects in the gambling ring operate in a closed manner, using modern technology devices and messaging applications such as Facebook, Zalo, Telegram... to commit crimes.

When the Northern lottery results are out, the subjects calculate the winnings and losses using specialized software, text each other, and then delete all messages. In addition, the subjects also use many different accounts and do not use the main account to make payments.

Identifying this as a professional gambling ring with high-tech elements, involving many areas, Thai Hoa Town Police directly reported and asked for instructions from Major General Pham The Tung, Director of the Provincial Police, Colonel Nguyen Duc Hai, Head of the Investigation Police Agency, Deputy Director of the Provincial Police, Thai Hoa Town Police coordinated with relevant professional departments to establish a special project to fight.

After a period of monitoring and collecting evidence, at 7:00 p.m. on June 3, 2022, Thai Hoa Town Police presided over and mobilized 70 officers and soldiers to coordinate with relevant units to deploy 09 working groups, successfully arresting 09 subjects involved in gambling and organizing gambling led by Ngoc and Hieu in Nghe An province and Hanoi city to ensure absolute safety.

The subjects in the case were arrested by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

The police also seized evidence including: More than 150 million VND in cash; 16 mobile phones; 01 laptop; 06 ATM cards; 04 savings books worth 550 million VND and some other related evidence.

At the police station, faced with undeniable evidence, the subjects admitted their crimes. Initial investigations revealed that on June 2-3, 2022, the subjects had used nearly 500 million VND for gambling. From April 2022 to present, the amount of money the subjects used for gambling was determined to be more than 15 billion VND.

Currently, the case is continuing to be investigated and expanded./.