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Clues of sex trafficking found in illegal club, game room in north Harris County, sheriff says

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the after-hours club and game room was in the Aldine area on Reeveston Drive near Lauder.

Credit: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez via Twitter

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An illegal game room was raided Friday morning in north Harris County.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the after-hours club and game room were in the Aldine area on Reeveston Drive near Lauder. Investigators found weapons, drugs, and alcohol inside the operation. Gonzalez also said there was a chop shop and an area that may have been used for sex trafficking.

"Great work by all in disrupting a serious criminal enterprise that operates adjacent to a residential neighborhood," Gonzalez said on Twitter.

I’m out with @HCSOTexas team members, @hcfmo @HarrisCountyDAO @steare13 and other partners for enforcement action at an illegal after-hours club/game room operation located at the 13900 blk of Reeveston Drive (Aldine area), near Lauder. Great work by all in disrupting a 1/2 pic.twitter.com/Qs1NqpBDor
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) September 16, 2022

If you or someone you know is in danger and need immediate help:

• Call 911 for the local police department

• National Human Trafficking Hotline:1-888-373-7888

• Text: 233733

• Chat online with Human Trafficking Hotline.