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Infamous Hookah Bar Front For Drug, Money Laundering Ring: MNPD
Now-shuttered infamous Inglewood hookah bar Cloud IX was the nexus of a drug ring and money laundering scheme, investigators say.

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Now-shuttered infamous Inglewood hookah bar Cloud IX was the nexus of a drug ring and money laundering scheme, investigators say.

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