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Police arrest gang members, recover guns at Las Vegas resort

Updated August 20, 2018 - 5:29 pm

More than a dozen documented gang members were arrested early Sunday at a resort near the Strip, according to Las Vegas police.

Officers were following up on an investigation at the Rio shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday when they busted a large party, according dispatch logs and police. In addition to making more than a dozen arrests, police recovered five guns, the department said on Twitter.

No other information was immediately available.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

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