Call to police leads to illegal gambling bust at Weslaco home
A call to police led to an alleged illegal gambling bust at a Weslaco home over the weekend.
According to a news release from Weslaco police, officials received a call at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday regarding a possible illegal gambling at a residence near the 1500 block of Santa Maria Street.
Responding officers discovered about 15 to 20 people were inside gambling.
A search warrant was then issued. Thirty gambling machines and money was seized from the property. No charges in the case have yet been released.
The investigation is ongoing.