“And they have been buying drugs such as cocaine and other narcotics from employees working at these nightclubs.”
“We actually have known for years now that there has been drug selling and prostitution going on in these nightclubs and so they conducted the investigation and had people undercover for several months now,” said Pamela Walker, spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Two other people, Demetrius Burkes and Corey Lynes-McGregor, both 20, were arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana. Some of those arrested Saturday night were employees at the adult clubs.Īuthorities said Sunday they had arrested 16 people at the two establishments and were looking for eight more on drug trafficking charges.
The authorities raided Sparky’s Sports Bar and Pub on Bragg Boulevard and Sharky’s Cabaret on Bragg Boulevard. Local and state officials had spent seven months investigating and moved in Saturday night. Special agents arrested 18 people - including several employees - Saturday night in a sweep of two Fayetteville adult nightclubs, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety said Sunday night.
