A downtown crackdown: Orlando Police target downtown drug sales, alcohol-permit violations

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