Police shut down illegal gambling den for second time this year

18.07.2025    Times of San Diego    2 views
Police shut down illegal gambling den for second time this year

A San Diego Police cruiser Photo by Chris Stone For the second time in six months police Thursday raided and shut down an illicit gambling den operating out of an Azalea Park home Officers including a SWAT association descended on the residence in the block of Fairmount Avenue early Thursday morning along with members of an FBI violent-crime task force according to the San Diego Police Department After serving a search warrant the personnel arrested six persons and seized illegal gambling machines two handguns ammunition narcotics and more than in cash Capt Martha Sainz explained Two other occupants of the home were issued citations and four more were interrogated and distributed In February police learned about unlawful gambling going on at the home while studying a double shooting in the neighborhood Sainz disclosed Officers shut down the operation only to receive information within about a month that it was up and running again Illegal gambling dens often attract other criminal activity including narcotics prostitution gang-related activity noise and fighting and people coming and going at all hours Sainz disclosed SDPD continually works to investigate and address illegal gambling dens throughout the city of San Diego

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