Casino crime summary: San Jose gambling, prostitution arrests
Five suspects were arrested this week following a raid on an illegal gambling establishment north of San Jose, California.
Authorities also seized 33 guns, about $20,000 in cash, 150,000 rounds of ammunition and about 500 pounds of suspected marijuana during Wednesday's court-ordered raid.
The suspects arrested were Saolepea Liu, 42, of Antioch, Calif., and Nido Nguyen, 35, Phuong Nguyen, 44, Windie Pratt, 41, and Anai Garcia, 24, of San Jose.
Each was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail. The exact number was not immediately announced.
The investigation began earlier this month. At that time, San Jose Police Department (SJPD) officers received a report that an illegal multi-unit casino was operating at a commercial building on Autumndale Drive in north San Jose.
It turns out there was more than just illegal gambling taking place on the site. SJPD officers said they uncovered illegal drug sales and prostitution, San Francisco television station KRON reported.
Women who were victims of sex trafficking at a brothel in the building received resources and support following the raid, KRON reported in an SJPD statement released Friday.
The investigation is ongoing and further arrests may be made.
More than $2,000 stolen from casino
A Bozeman, Montana, man was arrested this week after allegedly robbing a small amusement park and breaking into a gas station.
Duane Cantwell, 50, was charged with robbery and burglary in connection with a burglary Wednesday night at Montana Lil's Casino in Bozeman.
A saleswoman at the company claimed the robber grabbed her as she tried to count her money.
Please don't hurt me, please don't hurt me. "I have children who need me," she pleaded to the robber.
He then demanded she hand over the stolen goods and said he would not harm her if he got the money.
He fled the store after being paid $2,126, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.
He drove away in a white Ram 1500 pickup truck. His picture was captured on a surveillance camera.
Cantwell also allegedly broke into the administrative offices of a Town Pump gas station in Belgrade, Montana. Wednesday night.
He climbed over the ceiling tiles into the office. Police said the office was "vandalized." However, it's unclear if anything was stolen.
On Thursday, police identified Cantwell as a suspect. They found his pickup truck at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Montana. He was found in a nearby mobile home and arrested.
He is being held at the Gallatin County Detention Center. His case has been transferred to the local prosecutor's office.
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Source: www.casino.org
