COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
FECHA: Marzo 28, 2023
TEMA: Illegal Gambling Operation
UBICACIÓN: Tabaco de JJ, 3570 Saviers carretera, Oxnard
SOSPECHOSO: Mazen Naddur, Masculino, 49-años de edad, residente de Ventura
CONTACTO: Steven Ramírez II, Corporal
(805) 385-3920 (Lun-Vie 8AM-6PM) | steven.ramirez@Oxnardpd.org
En marzo de 23, 2023, en aproximadamente 2:00 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to JJ’s Tobacco located at 3570 Saviers carretera, regarding an illegal gambling operation. While at the business, officers seized two coin-operated “coin push” machines which are considered illegal gambling devices. During the investigation illegal proceeds of more than two-thousand dollars in coins and cash were recovered inside the machines. The business owner Mazen Nadddour (49 año) was arrested at the business and charged with two misdemeanor offenses.
The State of California Bureau of Gambling Control defines the illegal gambling devices as any machine that a person pays to play, and that offer anything of value for playing. Per section 330a of the California Penal Code the violation is considered a misdemeanor offense and is punishable by a ($500) dollar fine, or imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months.
The investigation was initiated during a Tobacco Compliance Inspection funded by the California Department of Justice. Funding for the Tobacco Grant Program was a result of the passage of the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Prop. 56) increasing taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products by $2.00 starting in April 2017. The initiative allocates a portion of annual revenue to the California Department of Justice. https://oag.ca.gov/tobaccogrants