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Police deploy IR-camera drone to raid underground Birmingham club sporting gym, recording studio, & VIP lounge (VIDEO) | Police deploy IR-camera drone to raid underground Birmingham club sporting gym, recording studio, & VIP lounge (VIDEO) |
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West Midlands police have busted a clandestine nightclub containing some 150 people, with officers at one point confronted by bottle-slinging patrons. A separate raid hit an underground bar called ‘The Covid Arms’. | West Midlands police have busted a clandestine nightclub containing some 150 people, with officers at one point confronted by bottle-slinging patrons. A separate raid hit an underground bar called ‘The Covid Arms’. |
The operation, near Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, was conducted on Sunday morning. The police deployed thermal imaging drones to track people trying to flee through the roof, according their own report. | The operation, near Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, was conducted on Sunday morning. The police deployed thermal imaging drones to track people trying to flee through the roof, according their own report. |
An estimated 150 people were found spread across two floors of the establishment, with around a third of them managing to escape. The police issued fines of £200 ($280) to 70 visitors, while the DJ could face a £10,000 ($14,000) penalty. | An estimated 150 people were found spread across two floors of the establishment, with around a third of them managing to escape. The police issued fines of £200 ($280) to 70 visitors, while the DJ could face a £10,000 ($14,000) penalty. |
The illegal nightclub had its own gym, a recording studio, and a VIP area. Getting the building under control was not without difficulties for law enforcement. Some officers were pelted with bottles, and one suffered a minor injury when people trying to break out smashed open a door. | The illegal nightclub had its own gym, a recording studio, and a VIP area. Getting the building under control was not without difficulties for law enforcement. Some officers were pelted with bottles, and one suffered a minor injury when people trying to break out smashed open a door. |
A separate raid on Saturday night was conducted in the Dudley Port area of the British city. The owner of an illegal club, which they found in a garage workshop – and which was named ‘The Covid Arms’, no less – was issued a £1,000 ($1,400) fine. A dozen patrons were let go with a warning after being lectured on the dangers of Covid-19, according to footage released by the police. | A separate raid on Saturday night was conducted in the Dudley Port area of the British city. The owner of an illegal club, which they found in a garage workshop – and which was named ‘The Covid Arms’, no less – was issued a £1,000 ($1,400) fine. A dozen patrons were let go with a warning after being lectured on the dangers of Covid-19, according to footage released by the police. |
Media-boosted police raids targeting lockdown-breaking revelers have become regular events in the UK, as the government struggles to convince a portion of the population that they cannot behave as if the epidemic didn’t exist. The situation is no different in some other European countries, where a number of folks apparently simply cannot live without an occasional ‘orgy’. | Media-boosted police raids targeting lockdown-breaking revelers have become regular events in the UK, as the government struggles to convince a portion of the population that they cannot behave as if the epidemic didn’t exist. The situation is no different in some other European countries, where a number of folks apparently simply cannot live without an occasional ‘orgy’. |
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