Four people were arrested and multiple gambling machines seized during an investigation over illegal gambling activity in Macomb County, Michigan. The Macomb County Sheriff's Enforcement Team served multiple search warrants as part of the investigation, the sheriff's office reported. 

Search warrants were served Aug. 11 at a business in Macomb Township, a home in Sterling Heights and a home in Clinton Township. 

Two people, Mirela Deda, 53, of Sterling Heights, and Alban Hulaj, 33, of Clinton Township, were taken into custody without incident that date, the report said. There were also five gambling machines, one vehicle and a total of $5,112 in cash seized by officers. 

Deda and Hulaj both face felony charges of gambling operations as well as conspiracy, and Deda is also charged with running a gambling house for gain, a high misdemeanor. Bond for both has been set at $10,000.

Then also as part of this investigation, the Sheriff's Enforcement Team served search warrants Aug. 12 at a business in Macomb Township and a home in Washington Township. 

Two people, Alban Preka, 43, of Washington Township, and Trifon Mone, 57, of Sterling Heights, were taken into custody without incident on that date. Officers seized five gambling machines, two vehicles and a total $12,038 in cash. 

Preka and Mone both face four charges, including felony gambling operations and conspiracy, along with two other misdemeanors. They, too, had bail set for $10,000 each.