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BY KENJI SATO
Police have raided two Kings Cross strip clubs, arresting three people and suspending both clubs’ liquor licences for 72 hours following an investigation into staff who had allegedly been dealing in cocaine.
The Bada Bing and Dream Girls nightclubs were raided late last Saturday, December 19th, by over 90 police officers, including a Dog Squad and inspectors from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.
President of the Potts Point and Kings Cross Heritage Conservation Society, Andrew Woodhouse, said that he was “not surprised” by the events.
“Bada Bing is a crime coven and has had previous liquor licence breaches,” Andrew Woodhouse said.
Mr Woodhouse, who had been walking home through Kings Cross when the raids were taking place, said that the drugs could be partially attributed to the recently implemented Lockout laws.
“As the successful lockout laws continue to bite into passing trade and profitability in this notorious area clubs will take more desperate measures to bring in trade. The availability of drugs is one enticement.”
“We are pleased police and Office of Liquor, Gaming, and Racing, are vigilant in preventing the public from serious crimes such as coward punches, often caused by a lethal cocktail of drugs and alcohol.
There were an estimated 200 customers inside the clubs during the raids, and all were escorted from the buildings without incident.
Pressure is mounting on the NSW Government to remove the lockout laws, which are expected to be review in February next year.
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