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Scores arrested in Vietnam cock-fighting swoop

They also confiscated $3,800 dollars, six fighting cocks, 64 motorcycles and 19 mobile telephones in the raid Wednesday in the capital's Tu Liem district.

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HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested 74 people in a raid on an illegal cock-fighting ring in Hanoi, an officer said on Friday.   

They also confiscated $3,800 dollars, six fighting cocks, 64 motorcycles and 19 mobile telephones in the raid Wednesday in the capital's Tu Liem district, said a local police spokesman.   

"These people have been detained for investigation," he said, adding that "some cock-fighting dealers will be prosecuted." Cock-fighting is a traditional sport in Vietnam, where betting on anything from buffalo races to illegal lotteries is common even though the communist government officially outlaws gambling as a "social evil".

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