14 arrested, gaming machines seized after large raid at Hialeah bar – NBC 6 South Florida

A large operation at a Hialeah bar on Friday ended with authorities arresting 14 individuals and seizing gaming machines from the institution on Friday.

The Hialeah Police Department, together with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and different businesses, executed “Operation Luna Caída” at La Lunita Cafetería within the 200 block of West eighth Court.

Investigators discovered alcohol was being bought and not using a correct license, officers stated. They additionally found ledgers that documented gaming machine payouts and illegal alcohol gross sales, leading to 4 gaming machines being impounded.

Among the arrests was a safety guard accused of distributing narcotics, and ICE brokers took three individuals into federal custody.

Also among the many arrests have been the supervisor, assistant supervisor, two servers working as “B-girls,” a number of narcotics-related arrests, and arrests for excellent warrants. Police haven’t recognized these arrested.

The bar was shut down pending additional administrative and prison proceedings.

In January, video confirmed a gunman capturing somebody exterior of the enterprise. A 36-year-old man was charged with tried homicide.