Special wanted subject from Nghe An province leading a 10,000 billion VND betting ring
Bui Manh Tri contacted foreign bookmakers to receive betting accounts worth millions of dollars to organize football betting and online betting activities.
On the morning of November 9, the Investigation Police Agency, Da Nang City Police issued a special wanted notice for suspect Bui Manh Tri (35 years old), from Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh province, residing at group 9, An Khe ward, Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city.
Bui Manh Tri, the leader of an online soccer betting ring worth over VND10,000 billion, was recently busted by Da Nang City Police on October 13. Da Nang City Police have prosecuted Bui Manh Tri for "organizing gambling".
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According to the initial investigation, Bui Manh Tri contacted foreign bookmakers to receive betting accounts worth millions of dollars to organize football betting and online betting activities. After that, Tri divided the accounts to a series of subordinate "agents" to distribute to thousands of participating players.
Tri was assisted by Le Ha Viet Hung (35 years old), residing in An Khe ward, Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city. Hung was assigned to manage, handle technical issues and transfer distribution accounts to "subordinate" gamblers. At the same time, Tri assigned Bui Van Nhan (27 years old), also residing in Hoa Khe ward, Thanh Khe district, to be in charge of collecting, sharing winnings and losses and debt collection.
After 5 months of establishing a special project, on October 13, more than 100 officers and soldiers of Da Nang City Police and related forces simultaneously launched a search of many locations, arresting key subjects in this network.
Police seized cash, a military gun and many other exhibits related to gambling and organizing online gambling./.
