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Police confiscate 2,000 illegal slot machines in raid

Police Thursday raided a warehouse south of downtown Los Angeles and seized nearly 2,000 illegal slot machines as customs officials confiscated 1,000 more machines arriving in the Port of Los Angeles Thursday.

The illegal gambling devices were found at 1702 S. Hooper Ave., near the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, said Lt. Paul Vernon of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office.

Two people were arrested: Daniel Perlmutter, 64, of Calabasas, and Daniel Cabrera, 55, of El Monte, Vernon said.

They were arrested for suspicion of illegal sales of slot machines, a misdemeanor and carrying $500 bail.

"The criminal penalties are minor for this crime," Vernon said. "But what these men ...

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