Police seized guns and drugs and turned over a suspect, 31-year-old Cankun He, to the FBI.
San Francisco police raided an illegal nightclub in the Sunset District early Tuesday morning, authorities said.It’s part of a federal investigation tied to a robbery in Oregon, KTVU learned. Xian Bistro, a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco , was the scene of the predawn raid.
Police say around 3 a.m., officers served a search warrant at what they say was an underground club at 32nd Avenue and Noriega Street.Police seized guns and drugs and turned over a suspect, 31-year-old Cankun He, to the FBI.He and four other Bay Area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they took part in an armed robbery at a re-shipping business in Portland, Ore. to steal 200 iPhones and five cameras.RELATED: One killed, dozens detained in shooting at illegal Oakland nightclubDuring the holdup, the FBI says the suspects wore fake FBI jackets and drove into the business' parking lot using blue and red flashing lights.The indictment was unsealed after He was arrested at the underground club in the Sunset.Michael Bracamontes is an attorney whose clients include victims of nightclub violence."You don’t have these types of safeguards built in where you’ve got an established business owner who’s trying to follow the rules and trying to keep things safe and still have a good time," Bracamontes said.Across the Bay in Oakland, 24-year-old Fernando Castillo Rodriguez was killed on July 27 when a shootout erupted at an illegal nightclub near 85th Avenue and G Street.Oakland police believe there were numerous shooters, including two brothers who ran the club. Investigators say the two may be in Mexico."When you have illegal clubs that are not subject to any type of inspection from the fire department, they’re not in contact with the local police departments," Bracamontes said. "They’re not taking security measures, it leaves the folks who attend these events at risk."Ben Bleiman is president and founder of California Nightlife Association"They're dangerous, they're unregulated, they don't pay taxes, they don't have any of the permits required," Bleiman said."For law-abiding business owners, it's extremely frustrating and borderline offensive that these things continue to operate with general impunity," he went on to say.
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