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Sniffer Dog Police Raid 5 Sydney Clubs

Author: Jonty Adderley
Friday, October 26, 2001
Over 300 Sydney police accompanied by sniffer dogs launched co-ordinated raids on 5 Sydney clubs last weekend in the latest police clampdown on drugs. Clubbers were forced to file past the dogs to undergo what police described as "passive searches", resulting in just 18 people being arrested.

DCM, NV, EP1, Embassy and Kings Cross' Zen were hit in the raids, with Zen being the first 'real' club targeted, said local dance portal inthemix.com.au.

"Now with a club like Zen being raided and possibly facing permanent closure, what next for Sydney clubbing-" they asked. "The net is tightening, not so much around clubbers but around venues. With a well documented chronic shortage of venues in Sydney, where now for the clubbing community-"

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