🌱 Why were Alvin game rooms swept up in a regional crime raid?
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- Why were Alvin game rooms swept up in a regional crime raid?
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📰 News we're reading
• Task force executes 21 search warrants targeting organized crime and money laundering in Houston area (kwtx.com) — Law enforcement recently served multiple search warrants at suspected illegal game rooms in Alvin as part of a larger crackdown on organized crime and money laundering across the Houston area. The multi-agency task force focused on operations tied to La Marque and nearby communities, and investigators say the case is still active, with more developments possible. 
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