Seoul police dismantle an illicit illegal horses based in Vietnam
The authorities of the Metropolitan Seoul police destroyed an illicit game operation focused on horse racing, which had accumulated around 170 billion won (120.8 million dollars) of marked Paris.
The illegal gaming ring was based in Vietnam, after having spent a site in Illes, province of Gyeonggi.
The criminal working group of the Metropolitan Police of Seoul confirmed the detention of 11 people on the operation, which broadcast races using images of Korea Racing Authority and the content of Japanese meetings.
As part of the company, the protagonists had enlisted a YouTuber with more than 20,000 subscribers to promote the operation, as well as attractive users via text messages and other means.
The Metropolitan Seoul police detailed that the suspects had violated the Racing Authority Law on Korea, which stipulates that all races must be carried out by the organization and that no private game using official races is authorized.
However, the office of Ho Chi Minh Ville was a flourishing cross-border operation, ratifying more than 170 billion won in bets, using Korean race images from November 2022 to November 2024.
The content was thought was obtained from a Chinese source and used from Friday to Sunday online. During the other four days of the week, users received content from the Japanese race meetings that bet.
The Metropolitan Seoul police sent two of the people arrested directly to the prosecutors, with 18 other members of a wider playing game union refers to the police.
Earlier this month, the South Korean authorities published a press release marking the repatriation of the alleged leaders of the Phillippines in a case of illegal casino distinct from 5.3 billions of KRW ($ 3.8 billion).
In this latest high-level operation, the actors would have managed game funds reaching 170 billion won, as well as different deposits and withdrawal from eight online platforms.
Until now, police authorities in South Korea have seized 540 million wons linked to the operation and have requested additional 520 million confiscations.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Seoul police stressed that only the official KRA platforms are legal for online betting and advised the public to avoid unauthorized websites.
Investigations on related networks are continuing, efforts focused on the prevention of new officials of official race sequences and to disrupt the groups of organized crimes operating the regulated Paris markets.
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