A massive operation at a Hialeah bar on Friday ended with authorities arresting 14 people and seizing gaming machines from the establishment on Friday.
The Hialeah Police Department, along with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies, executed “Operation Luna Caída” at La Lunita Cafetería in the 200 block of West 8th Court.
Investigators found alcohol was being sold without a proper license, officials said. They also discovered ledgers that documented gaming machine payouts and unlawful alcohol sales, resulting in four gaming machines being impounded.
Among the arrests was a security guard accused of distributing narcotics, and ICE agents took three people into federal custody.
Also among the arrests were the manager, assistant manager, two servers operating as “B-girls,” multiple narcotics-related arrests, and arrests for outstanding warrants. Police have not identified those arrested.
The bar was shut down pending further administrative and criminal proceedings.
In January, video showed a gunman shooting someone outside of the business. A 36-year-old man was charged with attempted murder.