Gene’s Bar-B-Que & Restaurant in Brinkley has been raided by special agents with the First Judicial District Drug Task Force on suspicion of illegal gambling. Ten video arcade machines and cash were seized from the popular barbecue joint.
From the Drug Task Force’s Facebook page:
On Thursday evening, April 19, 2018, special agents with the First Judicial District Drug Task Force executed a Search Warrant on Genes Bar-B-Que & Restaurant located in Brinkley, Arkansas wrapping up a month long investigation after receiving a formal written request from the prosecuting attorney to conduct an investigation for the crime of Keeping a Gambling House. Seized as a result of executing the Search Warrant were ten video arcade machines and cash. Several patrons located inside the illegal casino were interviewed and released. The Arkansas State Police assisted the DTF in executing the Search Warrant. The investigation is continuing. Keeping a Gambling House is a Class D Felony.