Police arrest more than 50 people at New Jersey’s unlicensed hookah party

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) – Police have arrested more than 50 people in an unlicensed hookah salon in New Jersey.

People were packed into Paterson’s “La Cafe” on Saturday night for a birthday party.

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The guests instructed people to bring masks, but officers say no one was wearing one.

Police accused the owners of blocking the doors to try to slip alcohol behind them.

Police confiscated 8 hookahs and various hookah accessories, as well as bottles of alcohol and card sets inside the unit.

Officials report that there were no fire alarms in the living room.

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