Buenos Aires police raid alleged illegal casino and seize cash and firearms
Buenos Aires police raided an alleged illegal gambling venue in Villa Lugano and seized nearly $1.5m in cash and a loaded revolver, according to police. Officers said 27 people were playing cards and dice; they took the house’s 30-year-old owner into custody on suspicion of organising illegal gambling and unlawful firearm possession.
The raid forms part of Buenos Aires authorities’ enforcement against alleged illegal gambling operations.