Police arrested more than 50 people at a birthday party inside an unlicensed hookah lounge in New Jersey

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) – The police arrested more than 50 people inside an unlicensed hookah room in New Jersey.

People huddled inside ‘La Cafe’ in Paterson on Saturday night for a birthday party.

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The invitations instructed people to bring masks, but the police say no one was wearing one.

The police accused the owners of locking their doors to try to steal alcohol from the back.

The police seized 8 hookahs and various hookah accessories, as well as alcohol bottles and card games from inside the establishment.

Authorities reported that there were no fire alarms inside the room.

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