Crime & Safety
Four People Arrested in Illegal Gambling Bust
The owner of a Lawrenceville, Ga convenience store and three clerks were arrested.
Gwinnett County Police have arrested two Lawrenceville men, along with two others after cracking down on illegal gambling allegedly going on at a local store.
According to a police report, undercover officers went into One Stop convenience store on Lawrenceville Hwy five different times. Each time they were given cash for winning on electronic gambling machines.
After executing their search warrant, officers arrested the store’s clerk, 21 year old David Batista of Lawrenceville. Police later arrested the store’s owner, 47 year old Husam Abushmais of Baugh Springs Lane in Lawrenceville. MD “Murad” Kibria, 21 of Norcross, and 20 year old Bassam Al Jashaami of Clarkston were also arrested.
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All four have been charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place, and possession of a gambling device.
On Tuesday, police in Forsyth County announced the arrests of six people in an unrelated gambling bust there. in that case.
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