On 4/7, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police announced the temporary detention of Tran Trung Viet (46, residing in Hai Chau ward) for organizing illegal gambling. Also under investigation for illegal gambling are Tran Quoc Quang (51, residing in Son Tra ward), Tran Quoc Hung (46, residing in Hoa Cuong ward), Nguyen Ba Vuong (43, residing in Hai Chau ward), and Le Van Ba (56, residing in Cam Le ward).

Suspect Tran Trung Viet. Photo: Thanh Huynh

Previously, on 2/7, authorities simultaneously deployed eight task forces, detaining and summoning ten individuals for questioning. During the operation, they seized nearly 12,000 pages of documents and electronic data.

Initial investigation results determined that Tran Trung Viet received a master-level account, which he then divided into four agent-level accounts. These accounts were distributed to Tran Quoc Quang, Tran Quoc Hung, and Nguyen Dang Hoang Linh (53, residing in Hai Chau ward) for managing and organizing illegal gambling.

Viet himself directly managed one agent account, using it to both organize and participate in the illegal gambling. This group further subdivided the accounts into 16 player (member) accounts, which were then distributed to other individuals to place bets.

From left, Tran Quoc Hung and Tran Quoc Quang upon arrest. Photo: Thanh Huynh

Investigators determined that from 1/6 to 2/7, the system recorded over one million betting units, locally referred to as "dollars" within the betting network. With an exchange rate ranging from 15,000 dong to 50,000 dong per betting unit, the total transaction value for this ring amounted to over 20 billion dong.

Police are currently expanding their investigation into the entire network for further prosecution.

Ngoc Truong