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By Katherine Langford
Florida Phoenix
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A six-week undercover enforcement operation targeting bars and nightclubs in downtown Orlando allegedly found illegal drug sales and violations of the city's after-midnight alcohol sales (AMS) permit, according to the Orlando Police Department.The Orlando Police Department's Drug Enforcement Division and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations partnered together to conduct the six-week operation.Police said a total of 35 people were arrested on various drug charges during the operation, and that nine businesses were found with safety and security violations related to the city's after-midnight alcohol sales permit.Police: Fourteen arrested for selling drugs to undercover officersOrlando police said 14 people were arrested for allegedly selling drugs to undercover officers at nine businesses downtown. Those arrests occurred at: Warped Pour, Elixir, Fixtion, Taco Kat, Aero, Celine, Sessions, Bullitt Bar, and Stagger Inn.During the same six-week period, officers confiscated drugs and il