Dismantling a football betting ring with transaction amounts of over 100 billion VND

The above results demonstrate the serious implementation of the Provincial Police Director's direction on strengthening the attack and crackdown on gambling crimes in the form of football betting during the Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 seasons.

The five suspects in this ring include: Cao Duc Quy, born in 1971, residing in Muc village, Phuc Le commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city; Nguyen Tien Duong, born in 1985; Nguyen Quoc Viet, born in 1975, both residing in group 40, area 4A, Cao Xanh ward; Vu Van Nam, born in 1986, residing in group 7, area 1B, Cao Xanh ward and Le Duc Hiep, born in 1986, residing in group 9, area 1, Tran Hung Dao ward, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province.

Initial investigation results determined that before the start of the European Football Championship (Euro 2024) and the South American Championship (Copa America 2024), Cao Duc Quy contacted a number of acquaintances via the internet to get a Master level football betting account to log in to the website https:/hira88.com.

When the account was available, Quy gave Nguyen Tien Duong an Agent account with a limit of 15,000 points, equivalent to 900 million VND. Then, Duong continued to divide it into many Member accounts for the subjects in the chain to receive commissions.

Police take statements from suspects in football betting ring.

Nguyen Tien Duong confessed that before Euro 2024, he contacted Cao Duc Quy and was given a football betting account by Quy. Then Duong divided it into small amounts and gave it to Vu Quoc Viet, Vu Van Nam and Le Duc Hiep for everyone to play.

Duong added, for example, if he wins or loses 1 million, Duong gets 500 thousand. The game converts virtual points on the machine into real money, 1 virtual point on the machine is equivalent to 100 thousand VND, the biggest game is about 100 to 120 points.

After a period of establishing a special case, on July 5, Ha Long City Police organized to solve the case and arrested the above 5 subjects. The police agency also extracted betting data on the subjects' betting accounts, thereby determining that from May 2024 to the time of arrest, these subjects had transacted back and forth with an amount of more than 100 billion VND.

Lieutenant Colonel Trinh Van Thuyet, Deputy Head of Ha Long Police, said: “Since the beginning of the year, Ha Long City Police has directed professional teams, ward and commune police, especially the Criminal Police Team to strengthen professional measures to combat gambling crimes and organized gambling on the internet. Up to this point, Ha Long City Police have arrested and handled more than 11 cases and more than 50 subjects.

When the European and South American football tournaments came, the Provincial Police Director launched a high-profile campaign to attack online football betting crimes. Ha Long City Police established a special project and successfully broke the project, arresting 5 subjects. Initially, it was determined that these subjects transacted online using virtual points and converted into real money, about 150 billion VND.

Currently, the case is being continued to be investigated and strictly handled by Ha Long City Police according to the provisions of law.

According to nhandan.vn

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