Woman arrested for illegal SF gambling den; guns, drugs, machines seized

( KRON ) — Police arrested a woman and seized guns, drugs and gambling machines from an illegal gambling den on Friday, the San Francisco Police Department said.

A search warrant for the illegal gambling den was served on the 700 block of Ellis Street at approximately 5 p.m. SFPD’s Tactical Company Officers served the search warrant at the location, police said.

Multiple subjects were detained after officers entered the gambling den, police said.

Officers then identified Trang Thuy Thanh Tran, a 45-year-old Oakland woman, as the main suspect behind the operation.

Officers also located and seized evidence, including “more than a dozen illegal gambling machines, a loaded firearm, over $3,000 of US currency, suspected narcotics (Cocaine, MDMA), equipment used for the sales of narcotics, and drug paraphernalia.”

Police said Tran was booked into SF County Jail for felony charges of maintaining a place to sell illegal narcotics, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of illegal gambling machines, permitting the use of the machines, and maintaining an illegal gambling location for profit.

“The SFPD would like to thank the assistance of the San Franciso Sheriff's Office and the Army National Guard Counterdrug Taskforce, who were all instrumental in this operation. We will continue to prioritize efforts to address the drug crisis in our city by taking wanted suspects off our streets and holding individuals who sell illegal narcotics accountable,” SFPD said.

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