Two men were arrested recently after police found they were operating a business without a license in Long Beach.

Both men worked at Cell Bros, located at 1029 E. 4th Street, where a search warrant was served as part of an undercover business license compliance operation over the course of the last two weeks, the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement.

During the operation, an undercover detective would enter a business that sells jewelry or electronics, and attempt to sell jewelry or electronics to the store. According to the LBPD, the purpose of the inspections was to check that the businesses were operating within the terms of their license, and not buying lost or stolen jewelry or electronics.

In total, 34 businesses were inspected, police said, which resulted in six citations and two misdemeanor arrests for business license violations at seven businesses, police said.

Cell Bros employees Davyd Williams, 28, of San Leandro, and 33-year-old Damone Williams of Long Beach were arrested on June 17 for operating the business without a business license and for providing false information to an officer, said LBPD spokeswoman Nancy Pratt.

An inspection at a different electronics store recovered about 30 cell phones with altered or removed serial numbers, computers and more than $24,000 in cash, police said.

Anyone wishing to report unlawful business practices relating to the purchase and resale of stolen property should contact the Burglary Detail at 562-570-7351. Anonymous tips may also be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus the tip to 274637 or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.