Downtown Foley restaurant under federal investigation for alleged money laundering, human smuggling, labor exploitation
Police and federal agents surrounded the Colt Grill off of West Laurel Avenue and Alston Street in Downtown Foley around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
This restaurant is one of several locations tied to Colt Grill, a barbecue chain based in Arizona. The chain is now the focus of a complex criminal investigation, according to deputies with the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office in Arizona.
They said the allegations of money laundering and labor exploitation are tied to all locations of the Colt Grill. Each restaurant location was raided by federal agents on Tuesday. According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, agents executed 28 federal search warrants and 4 federal arrest warrants across the two states.
'Today's planned enforcement activity resulted in the arrest of four targets who are alleged to have participated in money laundering among other charges,' a post from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said. 'Over 20 immigration related arrests also took place, but that number has not been finalized as interviews are ongoing.'
It is unclear if any of these arrests occurred in Foley. The post explains this operation is the result of a three-year long federal investigation.
During the raid in Foley, WKRG News 5 did not see anyone being arrested or led away from the building. Agents were seen removing several boxes and files from the restaurant.
Agents with Homeland Security said this is a part of an ongoing federal investigation with the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force and more developments and charges could be coming.
This is a developing story.
FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Foley Police Department assisted Homeland Security Investigations with a search warrant at Colt Grill in Foley on Tuesday, according to a release from the Foley Police Department.
At around 12:45 p.m., the FPD and HSI served a search warrant on Colt Grill in regard to a criminal investigation of alleged money laundering and labor exploitation, News 5 has learned.
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'We do not tolerate criminal activity of any kind, especially in our Foley businesses,' Mayor of Foley Ralph Hellmich said.
This is an ongoing investigation and will be updated as necessary.
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