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| EWreckedSean |
Bar workers arrested on drug charges
From Sentinel staff reports
Posted July 8, 2005
ORLANDO -- Four employees were arrested Thursday night at the Red Square Lounge in downtown Orlando, where authorities said drugs were being sold and distributed.
Lt. Larry Zwieg, narcotics commander for the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, said about 50 officers and agents from MBI, the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco raided the bar and two residences, all the result of a six-month investigation.
The police said bar employees were selling and distributing drugs -- such as Ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana and GHB -- in the lounge. They arrested two of those involved a few weeks ago, Zwieg said, after "doing some drug deals with them." Of eight warrants issued, three were for patrons.
The investigation began after a female customer filed a complaint in November saying employee Daryl "Byrd" Bartsch had slipped GHB, the so-called "date-rape drug," into her drink, Zwieg said. She told police she woke up the next morning in Bartsch's apartment, Zwieg said.
"We had undercover agents come in here, and it was wide open," he said, adding that agents bought drugs in the Red Square on 24 separate occasions.
Agents from the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco have revoked the lounge's license.
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Man people really need to wise the up. I don't care what people want to do in their personal life...but this dealing and crap in clubs is a slap in the face to everybody who is busting their asses trying to bring the scene in Orlando back to life. A couple people are ruining it for all of us. |
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| nix0807 |
I heard about this, I was over by BarBques and my friend called me and told me what was goin down.
They searched everyone that came out of the club to see if they had anything on them.
I have been to this place many times and never suspected anything :conf: sux though, i heard it was some freaky sh*t. |
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| EWreckedSean |
| quote: | Originally posted by nix0807
I heard about this, I was over by BarBques and my friend called me and told me what was goin down.
They searched everyone that came out of the club to see if they had anything on them.
I have been to this place many times and never suspected anything :conf: sux though, i heard it was some freaky sh*t. |
Oh, see that pisses me off too. Being in a club when they raid it with warrants for specific people doesn't give them the right to illegally search every bystander that happens to be in the place. |
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| nix0807 |
Yeah man...
I heard it was 8 arrests total, 4 bartenders and the others were customers.
But its crazy either way.. I mean if you are gonna do it, atleast deal with peeps you know. Not just have it all out in the open, that is just asking for trouble :whip:
Luckily it wasn't like a CyberZone raid, those were definitely EDM focused :eyes: |
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| EWreckedSean |
| It still equates drugs with EDM for the city....a reputation we've been trying hard to shake for a long time. It is hard to get the city to relax on anything when stuff like this happens. |
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| bobba lou |
| blame the tranceheads |
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| EWreckedSean |
| Well apparently the club is going to be open. They can't serve alcohol at the moment, but they are trying to show that this was a problem with some employees, not with the owners. |
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| KOzOK |
| quote: | Originally posted by bobba lou
blame the tranceheads |
Nah it's all because of them house listening a-holes. |
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| Driguez |
| damn thats crazy.......sucks |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by bobba lou
blame the tranceheads |
Archaic. Bury it along with the other stereotypical .
| quote: | Originally posted by KOzOK
Nah it's all because of them house listening a-holes. |
What can I say? I owe you a few beers next time I see you. |
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| BshidoHEAT |
House, Trance what have you is all the same thing.
TECHNO! :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| RzO |
| quote: | Originally posted by bobba lou
blame the tranceheads |
:haha: :haha: LOL....damn druggies...:wtf: |
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