Police ruined more than 50 people at birthday party inside New Jersey’s unlicensed smoking room

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

On Saturday night, people were packed inside ‘La Cafe’ in Paterson for a birthday party.

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The invitations instructed people to wear masks, but officers say no one wore any.

Police accused the owners of closing the doors to them for trying to leak alcohol from the back.

Police confiscated eight hookahs and several hookah accessories, as well as bottles of alcohol and card games from the establishment.

Officials report that there were no fire alarms inside the hall.

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