Police from Quang Ninh Province, working with units from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, inspect fishing boats during an operation that uncovered an illegal gambling ring in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Quang Ninh Police
Criminal police from Quang Ninh, working with the Ministry of Public Security, carried out the inspection on January 2 and found groups gambling aboard the vessels.
Police identified Nguyen Dinh Minh, 69, a local resident with four prior gambling convictions, as the alleged ringleader.
Nguyen Dinh Minh (R), whom police identified as the suspected organizer of an illegal gambling operation, is seen at a police station in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Quang Ninh Police
Officers seized gambling tools and more than VND430 million (US$16,350) in cash.
The investigation is continuing, police said.
A police officer displays items seized during a raid on an alleged gambling operation on fishing boats in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Quang Ninh Police
