Six people arrested in Tifton on illegal gambling charges

TIFTON — The GBI’s Commercial Gambling Unit, along with the GBI’s Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the Tifton Police Department and the Tift County Sheriff’s Office served arrest warrants Wednesday for six of seven people indicted on multiple gambling-related charges.

A Tift County Grand Jury returned true bill indictments on Sept. 11 for violations of Georgia’s gambling laws and related offenses.

Based on the indictments, arrests warrants were secured for the following:

1. Dron Modi, 29, of Tifton;

2. Prajakta Modi, 51, of Tifton;

3. Tarunkumar Modi, 52, of Tifton;

4. Mukeshkumar Patel, 55, of Tifton;

5. Sunny Patel, 22, of Tifton;

6. Jagatpal Singh, 48, of Tifton;

7. Charles Monroe Jr., 38, of Tifton.

During the course of a lengthy investigation, agents discovered businesses operating Coin Operated Amusement Machines where customers were receiving cash payouts for winning credits. In Georgia, COAMS must be properly licensed by the Georgia Lottery, and credits may only be redeemed for non-cash prizes such as lottery tickets and/or store merchandise.

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