The Main Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained members of a 5 million manat online casino network.
elchi reports, citing the Ministry’s Press Service, that operational and technical measures are being continued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent illegal activities in cyberspace, including the organization of illegal online gambling using internet information resources and the circulation of funds obtained from this activity.
As a result of further measures, Khagani Alizade, Vusal Taghiyev, Asim Zeynal, Emin Mahmudov, Sultanali Bayramov, and Tural Karimli, suspected of organizing illegal online gambling in the country, have been identified and detained.
Investigations have revealed that these individuals created virtual cash desks named “Tilk007”, “Rahat001”, and “Rahat98” via the internet resource “chckeeper.net”, which is prohibited for use in the country, in a rented apartment located in the Yasamal district of the capital.
It has been determined that the suspects organized illegal online betting and gambling through profiles named “Jaguar casino” and “Rahat casino”, and organized the involvement of participants and the acceptance of funds using “WhatsApp” and “Telegram” platforms.
During the search of the apartment, 55 mobile phones, 177 bank cards, as well as other electronic data carriers and materials that have evidentiary value for the case, were discovered and seized in accordance with procedural rules, which were used to organize illegal activities.
Investigations have determined that the total turnover from financial transactions carried out by the detained individuals during the organization and management of illegal online gambling activities exceeded 5 million manats.
A criminal case has been initiated at the Main Department under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. Each member of the group has been involved in the investigation as a suspect. By court decision, a measure of restraint in the form of detention has been chosen against them.
Currently, operational and investigative measures are being continued to legally assess the facts based on the collected materials, and to determine the mechanism of illegal activity and financial transactions.