Orlando police uncover drug sales, alcohol permit violations at 12 downtown bars, report shows

An undercover investigation into drug sales and alcohol safety violations at downtown Orlando bars and nightclubs resulted in 14 suspects facing 33 charges, according to the Orlando Police Department.The six-week operation targeted establishments in Orlando’s Downtown Entertainment Area, where officers with OPD’s Drug Enforcement Division and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations observed illegal drug sales and violations of After-Midnight Alcohol Sales (AMS) permits at 12 businesses.According to police, undercover officers purchased illegal narcotics, including methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis, at nine establishments.Police said those businesses were Warped Pour, Elixir, Fixtion, Taco Kat, Aero, Celine, Sessions, Bullitt Bar and Stagger Inn.One of the suspects charged in connection with the investigation was an employee at one of the establishments where officers observed drug sales, police said.In addition to the drug sales, undercover officers documented 19 violations