Since the beginning of the last quarter, the operations began in conjunction with the Prosecutor's Office, Police, the Department of Revenue and, the Beneficencia del Valle to mitigate the impact of illegal gambling in the Valle del Cauca, in order to provide more resources to the health of there.
The operatives will have a stronger focus on hunting the purchase and sale of illegal lotteries and chance that affect the reception of transfers for permanent bets and prizes to the department.
They have already begun to see results with several seizures of both books and money in cash, products of sales.
It is important to note that as the end of the year approaches, these illegal activities increase, which do not have sufficient guarantees so that the winner has full confidence when claiming the prize, and these unscrupulous people take advantage of the desire of Colombians for increasing their money at this time with a view to Christmas gifts, and end of the year purchases.
In addition to the operations, the Beneficencia del Valle gives conferences such as “Legalize, play legal to the health and integrity of the Valle del Cauca” against illegal gambling in the 42 municipalities of the department.
