Dismantling a gambling ring led by a man and a woman, with transaction amounts of more than 700 million VND/day

Through the investigation, Vinh City Police discovered that in Nghe An province, a gambling ring in the form of lottery numbers and numbers using high technology (via Telegram network) with many participants and large transaction amounts emerged.

This line is led by two subjects Le Thi Phuong Lien (born in 1985), residing in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city and Pham Quang Chien (born in 2004), residing in Phu Loc commune, Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province.
The subjects in the ring operate very sophisticatedly and discreetly, with a clear division of tasks, transacting with each other via the Telegram application to transfer lottery and lottery trading boards. To deal with the authorities, the subjects also use junk SIM cards and unregistered accounts to transact.

Faced with the above situation, Vinh City Police reported to the Provincial Police leaders to establish a special project to concentrate forces and means to fight and eradicate, with the determination to destroy this gambling ring as soon as possible.

Although the subjects operate and gamble in the form of recording lottery numbers using various methods and tricks,use high technology, but under the direct and close guidance of the Provincial Police Department's leaders, the Special Investigation Committee has persistently collected documents and evidence, consolidated files, and waited for the right opportunity to "cast the net".

Synchronously deploying professional measures, on April 21, 2024, Vinh City Police planned and assigned working groups to simultaneously arrest 25 subjects in Vinh City, Cua Lo Town and Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province, seizing 28 mobile phones and many documents related to the act of recording lottery numbers.

The 25 subjects include: Le Thi Phuong Lien, Pham Quang Chien, Tran Thi Nhung (born in 1994), Hoang Thi Vien (born in 1958), Bui Thi Thu Hien (born in 1985), Phan Thi Van (born in 1958), Hoang Thi Quynh Hoa (born in 1996), Hoang Thi Phuong (born in 1995), Nguyen Thi Bich Hong (born in 1975), Le Thi Thanh Tan (born in 1970), Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (born in 1995), Le Thi Mai (born in 1966), all residing in Cua Lo town, Nghe An province; Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly (born in 1975), Kieu Thi Van (born in 1975), Le Thanh Hien (born in 1978), Tran Thuy Ngan (born in 1986), Do Thi Kim Xuan (born in 1967), Cao Thi Thanh (born in 1972), Luu Thi Thuy (born in 1976), Tong Chau Hai (born in 1966), Vo Van Thao (born in 1964), Nguyen Ba Quang (born in 1946), Tang Son Ha (born in 1972), Ngo Duc Dung (born in 1978), Dang Quoc Hai (born in 1980), all residing in Vinh City (Nghe An).

Initially, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency determined that the amount of money the subjects gambled each day ranged from 500 million to more than 1 billion VND, of which the gambling amount on April 21, 2024 alone was about 720 million VND.

Currently, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency is detaining the subjects for investigation and handling according to the provisions of law.