Dallas Police Bust Unlicensed Warehouse, Seize Drugs

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Dallas News Today, driven by AI. Dallas Police just busted an unlicensed warehouse in northwest Dallas, doubling as a sexual encounter spot, nabbing two men and hauling off more than 25 pounds of drugs. On April 17th, as part of their safe streets push, detectives raided the place on Manana Drive, detaining 48 people inside. The spot charged a cover fee for folks to hook up, straight up breaking city rules on sexually oriented businesses, cops grab $11,000 in cash, computers, hard drives, and even a cargo van they say was used for making porn. Most of the crowd 46 people got released right there with no charges, but the two main guys, 53-year-old Israel Luna and 42-year-old Mark Tutten, are facing serious heat now. Luna's hit with heavy charges like first-degree felony possession of over 400 grams of controlled substances, plus promoting prostitution, and running the unlicensed joint.

1:03Tutten got a nail for operating without a license. This bust ties into Dallas's bigger fight against human trafficking and sex exploitation, with more task forces on the case keeping the pressure on.