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A conman suffocated after spending six hours in a secret hole underneath a gambling table in Dak Nong Province, Vietnam.

The 24-year-old was crouched in a one metre square dugout under the other members of his gang and the gamblers they were swindling .

Bi Van Trung died after spending hours cheating using an electronic device to con punters playing cards.

When a gang member opened the hole after the six hour scamming session, he found Trung unconscious.

He died on the way to hospital.

Police seized three mobile phones, three sets of remote electronic gambling control units and £300 in cash from the illegal gambling den.