Online football betting rings busted in Vietnam

Police in the northern Vietnam city of Hai Phong has announced the successful demolition of two illegal online football rings that generated VND 7.6 trillion (US$ 340 million) in wagers.

The Ministry of Public Security’s High-tech Crime Prevention Police Department says the rings shared a common leader – Bùi Khắc Hiền (52), and that provincial and local police were involved in operations that resulted in the arrests of 22 individuals.

During the raids, police seized a Mercedes Benz car, the equivalent of US$ 8,900 in cash and other evidence of illegal online gambling on football games. The evidence suggests that the ringleader and his lieutenants set up the rings in June last year.

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