Drug sales, safety violations found at Orlando bars, nightclubs during undercover operation, police say

The Brief

  • A six-week undercover operation found illegal drug sales and violations of the city’s after-midnight alcohol sales permit at several bars and restaurants downtown, police said.
  • Fourteen people allegedly sold undercover agents drugs inside nine bars and nightclubs, police said.
  • Nine bars and nightclubs were found to have inadequate or nonexistent security measures, such as wand searches or ID scanners.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A six-week undercover enforcement operation targeting bars and nightclubs in downtown Orlando allegedly found illegal drug sales and violations of the city’s after-midnight alcohol sales (AMS) permit, according to the Orlando Police Department.

What we know:

The Orlando Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Division and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations partnered together to conduct the six-week operation.…

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