Oakland Police Bust Illegal Casino, Recover Assault Riffles, Drugs, Gaming Machines – NBC Bay Area

Suggestions from the neighborhood led Oakland police to a suspected unlawful on line casino, the place officers recovered objects together with two assault rifles, $76,000 price of narcotics and 18 unlawful on line casino gaming machines, police mentioned Friday.

Officers executed a search warrant on the institution within the 1400 block of 14th Avenue, taking one particular person into custody and recovering eight firearms, 30 excessive capability magazines, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, 60 bottles of promethazine, about $21,000 in money and 18 gaming machines Thursday, police mentioned.

Complaints from the neighborhood led to the bust, based on police.

“For greater than a 12 months our neighborhood did precisely what we have requested,” Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong mentioned in an announcement. “They partnered with OPD on a difficulty that has plagued this neighborhood with narcotics, human trafficking, and unlawful playing.

This investigation highlights the success when the neighborhood companions with our officers.”

The division is constant to research the suspected on line casino, police mentioned.