Hanoi (VNA) – The Investigation PoliceDepartment under the Ministry of Public Security on April 28 commenced legal proceedingsagainst 24 people for organising gambling activities and gambling onlinethrough the website Fxx88.com.
Based on collected documents and evidence, 14 faced legal proceedings fororganising gambling, including one Taiwanese national named Chiu Hao Cheng,born in 1971, residing in Me Tri ward, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi; ten others,for gambling.
Earlier, the police and the ministry’sdepartment of cyber-security and high-tech crime prevention worked together tobring the case into light.
On April 23, under the direction of the ministry’sleaders, over 30 police teams conducted a series of raids and summoned the suspectedin Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Dong Nai,Long An, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau.
They seized many luxurious cars, like Porscheand Audi, and a large amount of cash, and found bank accounts with big balancesin addition to hundreds of electronic equipment and relevant objects.
They later arrested 12 people, for organisinggambling, including one foreign national playing the role as a manager, and 10others, for gambling.
Initially, the arrestees confessed theirbehaviors.
According to investigators, the money gambledamounted to over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.3 billion USD) and hundreds ofthousands of accounts.
This large-scale gambling ring is organised inmany cities and provinces via the website Fxx88.com with its servers placed outsideVietnam.
Further inspection is underway.-VNA
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