According to the FBI, they are conducting a large court-authorized investigation at several residences. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 6:56 PM CDT May 25, 2021
CENTRAL CITY, Ark. Several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, conducted raids across the River Valley Tuesday.
The FBI has released little details as to what sparked the court-authorized raids as they are still investigating.
5NEWS Viewers reported a large police presence in the 200 block of Highway 255 in Central City. Law enforcement officers were seen taking luxury cars from a home in the neighborhood.
Additional FBI agents were at a business called Vintage Vibes on Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith. Though the FBI would not confirm why they are there, they did say it is part of the investigation they are doing in the Central City area.
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Authorities in Fort Smith, Ark., arrested five men and seized more than $62,000 in raids on illegal gambling dens at two pool halls, according to a news report.
A man arrested in SWAT team raids on Arkansas gambling dens displays an identifying placard in a law enforcement photograph. Five men were arrested in the raids. (Image: KFSM-TV)
Investigators learned from a confidential informant during a drug investigation that illegal gambling was taking place at two pool halls in Fort Smith, according to
KFSM-TV. The pool halls are Buckets Billiards on Grand Avenue and Classic Billiards on South Zero Street. Fort Smith is in the western part of the state, near the Oklahoma border.