POLICE RAID NIGHTCLUB

The manager of a nightclub and four of his patrons were arrested during a
police raid in New Doornfontein, Johannesburg on Saturday night.

"We were working on information that drugs were being sold and used in the
nightclub," police spokesman Inspector Dennis Adriao said on Sunday.

He said the four men arrested were found in possession of drugs, but many
other patrons had time to discard theirs, and a variety of substances worth
R20,000 was found strewn on the floor of the club.

The manager was arrested for trading without a liquor licence. R30,000
worth of liquor was also confiscated.

Adriao said the police appreciated that the 80 clubbers at "The Factory" at
the time of the raid were co-operative and friendly: "The police did their
job and they left. They were very co-operative," he said.

Drugs found included Cat (crystal meths), cocaine, Ecstasy, dagga, and
various schedule 7 medicines.

"We are enforcing the laws quite strictly. We will be following further
information on other nightclubs," Adriao said.

Sapa