Officials said it was one of the largest law enforcement operations conducted in Texas history.
Sixteen people were arrested and charged in a widespread law enforcement operation cracking down on a multi-million-dollar network of illegal gambling rooms around Houston. Officials said it was one of the largest operations conducted in Texas history.
More than 720 law enforcement agents and officers executed 45 search warrants at 30 illegal game rooms across the area on Wednesday evening.
Nizar Ali, 61, of Richmond, the alleged mastermind at the center of the network, is accused of transporting bulk proceeds between the game rooms and laundering the money for businesses he controlled, said Nicholas Ganjei, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas…