Palestine police invades the Win City Game Room – two detained, 59 Gambling machines seized

In a raid laid out by the Palestine Police Department, police invaded another East Texas game room in Palestine on Wednesday, executing a search warrant by around  6 a.m. Consequently, 59 gambling machines and over $5,000 in cash were seized at the Win City Game Room.

As per the reports of the Palestine authorities, the owner of the game room in the 1300 block of Texas Highway, 155 was not present at the site during the time of the raid.  Police apprehended two men on nonrelated drug charges during the raid.

Juan Manuel Vega, 34, and Viri Fernandez, 21, of Palestine, were detained for possessing a controlled substance. A man named Fernandez was also charged for possessing marijuana.

Undercover investigators visited the game rooms and collected evidence over the course of the investigation leading up to Wednesday’s operation.

Chronologically, this is the third game room where the raid was conducted this month in East Texas.