Three suspects were arrested in connection with an illegal bar operating out of a lounge in northeast Bexar County, according to the sheriff’s office.

A deputy was called to the 6200 block of Binz-Engleman Road in the early morning hours on Saturday for a noise disturbance and found a hookah business operating as an illicit bar, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.

The deputy saw alcohol being sold and consumed inside Leaf Hookah Lounge with no liquor license, and tobacco products being sold without a valid permit, BCSO said.

Emmanuel Awa Tse Kenah, 39, the hookah lounge’s owner, was taken into custody. Fru Tinga, 33, was also arrested in this case.

Kenah and Tinga both face the following charges: • Permit required in wet area • Possible illicit beverage/equipment to manufacture

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