Cantinas – there are hundreds across Harris County – have become synonymous with prostitution, drugs, guns and all-night
cerveza, said Lt. Glenn Ellis, with Harris County Constable Precinct 6.
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And while many cantinas are legitimate, too many have become dangerous rip-offs for patrons — including Hispanic construction workers and laborers who get hustled for female companionship by the hour — and of concern to folks living near the fights, stabbings, shootings, all-night drinking and public urination.
“There are some hard-working families living in this community who are just trying to raise their kids and get them to school and church safely,” Ellis said. “We are trying to help them do that.”
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Officials acknowledged that they’re in a David-vs.-Goliath fight because of the sheer number of cantinas that tolerate or profit from drugs and prostitution.
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