Breaking up inter-provincial gambling ring using football betting

(QBĐT) - On July 18, the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Provincial Police said: The joint force has just fought a case of gambling and organizing inter-provincial gambling in the form of football betting, temporarily detained 7 subjects and determined the amount of money gambled was more than 22 billion VND.

Previously, on July 3, the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control, Provincial Police presided over and coordinated with Ba Don Town Police, Police of Quang Tri , Thua Thien Hue, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces to fight against the DQH8 project with a gambling ring and gambling organization in the form of football betting on the Euro and Copa America 2024 seasons.

Subjects involved in the inter-provincial gambling and gambling organization in the form of football betting.

Accordingly, the crime-solving force simultaneously deployed 9 working groups in many localities nationwide, summoning and fighting many subjects with gambling behavior. Initial results clarified that the subject Duong Quang Hung (born in 1989, residing in Quang Loc commune, Ba Don town) colluded with Tran Khoi Nguyen (born in 1995, residing in Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province) to buy gambling agent accounts of Bong88 bookmaker.

From this agent, Duong Quang Hung created smaller agent accounts and gambling accounts to deliver and sell gambling points to other subjects. From May to July 2024, the subjects gambled more than 450,000 points, equivalent to more than 22 billion VND.

Representatives of the provincial police were present in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces to direct the forces to solve the case and coordinate between units; deploy forces to pursue subjects involved in the gambling ring, organizing gambling in the form of football betting in the localities.

A representative of the provincial police leadership (white shirt) directly directed the arrest of Duong Quang Hung (black shirt) in Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province.

The Investigation Police Agency, Ba Don Town Police, has issued an emergency detention order and decided to temporarily detain the following subjects: Duong Quang Hung, Nguyen Van Luong (born in 1992, residing in Hai Phu Commune, Bo Trach District), Hoanh Van Vuong (born in 1976, residing in Quang Minh Commune), Nguyen Minh Duong (born in 1976), Nguyen Phi (born in 1987) and Nguyen Anh Hong (born in 1977), all residing in Quang Loc Commune, Ba Don Town.

The authorities have temporarily seized 1 car, 8 mobile phones, 66 million VND in cash and many related documents; and transferred Pham Hong Thuan (born in 1976) from Ba Ria-Vung Tau province to Quang Binh to investigate and clarify his actions.

Currently, the case is being further investigated and expanded by the authorities.

Tran Tuan

Source: https://www.baoquangbinh.vn/phap-luat/202407/pha-duong-day-danh-bac-lien-tinh-bang-hinh-thuc-ca-do-bong-da-2219625/