ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Police Department is cracking down on drug sales and alcohol violations downtown.
OPD and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations went undercover, finding drug sales and permit violations at 12 downtown nightclubs and bars over the last six weeks.
Undercover officers say they got their hands on methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis at nine businesses: Warped Pour, Elixir, Fixtion, Taco Kat, Aero, Celine, Sessions, Bullitt Bar and Stagger Inn.
Now, fourteen people are facing a total of 33 charges according to police. Officers say one of them was an employee at one of the places the drugs were sold.
Officers say they also found 19 violations of After-Midnight Alcohol Sales (AMS) at nine establishments: Warped Pour, Elixir, Fixtion, La Rosa, Celine, Parlay, Bullitt Bar, Stagger Inn and Cosmo.
AMS permits require businesses to implement safety measures, including weapons-detection systems and identification scanners. Police say officers observed inadequate or missing wand searches and failures to scan IDs. A hearing will address the violations and determine whether permits should be suspended or revoked, police say.
Meanwhile, OPD’s Tactical Anti-Crime Unit continued its regular enforcement activity outside the establishments. During the same six-week period, officers seized 8 grams of cocaine, 143 grams of methamphetamine, 1 gram of heroin, 166 grams of cannabis and four illegally possessed firearms. The efforts resulted in 35 arrests, including 27 felony arrests.
OPD said crime in the Downtown Entertainment Area is down 20% compared with the same period last year.
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