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Vietnam Police Bust Major Football Betting Ring, Arrest 35
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Vietnam Police Bust Major Football Betting Ring, Arrest 35

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, have dismantled a major online football betting ring, arresting 35 individuals.
  • The operation, part of a crackdown on cybercrime during major football tournaments, involved transactions exceeding 500 billion Vietnamese dong (approximately $20 million USD).
  • Authorities are continuing to investigate to identify the ringleader and other involved parties.

Ho Chi Minh City police have successfully dismantled a large-scale online football betting operation, arresting 35 suspects. The crackdown, conducted by the Criminal Police Department (PC02), targeted illegal gambling during major international football events.

The ring facilitated betting on matches from the 2026 World Cup and other international tournaments through the Bong88.com platform. Authorities revealed a sophisticated hierarchical structure, operating under "super - master - agent - member" roles. Master agents managed betting limits and settled winnings and losses, while lower-level agents recruited individual bettors.

Investigations revealed that the total transaction volume within the network surpassed 500 billion Vietnamese dong (over $20 million USD) from approximately April 2026 until its disruption. The PC02 is actively pursuing the "super"-level organizer and other accomplices to ensure they face legal consequences.

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Originally published by Thanh Niên in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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