Cockfighting ring openly operating in border area, Commune Secretary "calls for help"

The Party Committee and People's Committee leaders of Binh Xuan Commune, Go Cong Town, Tien Giang Province said that the locality is very upset about the situation of an "inter-provincial" cockfighting ring operating openly in a border area that has not been destroyed.

The cockfighting and dice gambling dens took place in Khuong Tho and Binh Ninh hamlets, Binh Phu commune, Go Cong Tay district, bordering Binh Xuan commune. This gambling den was organized by a person nicknamed "Dung Mai" and several other individuals in Binh Xuan commune, Binh Phu commune, and Long An province.

Every day, more than 100 people from inside and outside Tien Giang province come here to gamble on cockfighting and dice games. The Party Committee and People's Committee of Binh Xuan commune have reported and sent a written petition to the People's Committee and functional agencies of Go Cong town about this situation, but so far there have been no measures to eradicate it.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc - Chief of Police of Binh Phu Commune, Go Cong Tay District admitted that there was a large-scale cockfighting ring operating in the area for many years, but the commune level did not have enough forces to "destroy" it and reported it to the district police.

Mr. Truong Van An - Secretary of the Party Committee of Binh Xuan commune said that since the "inter-provincial" cockfighting arena started operating here, the security and order situation in this area has become very complicated, especially with illegal credit and debt collection, and at the same time recommended that the relevant agencies take measures to eradicate it soon./.