Bora Bora,DC10 & Amnesia closed/fined

jonny68

Bad news for anyone heading out to Ibiza in the next month or two, Bora Bora,DC10 & Amnesia have been fined and closed for a month for drug dealing on their premises, what a joke, Ibiza is awash with chemicals looks like these clubs have been made scapegoats

http://www.diariodeibiza.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pNumEjemplar=3095&pIdSeccion=2&pIdNoticia=170465

Translation to English

The Insular Direction of the Administration of the State in the Pitiüses has attended order of closing for the discoteca Amnesia (a month as of the next Tuesday) and the premises of nocturnal leisure Bora Bora and DC10 (one and two months, respectively, to count from the next Monday), in application of individual investigations initiated between 2005 and 2006 to tolerate the consumption or sale of drug inside the establishments. In addition, each premises will have to face a fine of 6,000 euros. The three orders of closing are firm and must immediately be executed, although they can be resorted before the courts of the contentious-administrative thing.

Eivissa | C. Navarro/S. Parra
“Tolerance zero with drugs”. The closing of the three establishments obeys to the interest of the Government, and by extension of the Delegation in Balears and the Insular Direction pitiusa, in “increasing to the pressure” on the sale and the consumption of narcotic substances in Eivissa during the months of summer, an activity that causes “chaos situations” and “a very harmful image” for the tourism, indicated sources of the Department of the Interior.
Three sanctions of closing, that can more be since other files in transaction by reasons exist such, are consequence of denunciations made by the Civil Guard during both last summers. These procedures are “extremely” garantistas and thus, in other zones of the country, a sanction by the same causes would entail a prolonged order of closing more. However, from Interior they remember that the damage that can cause the closing in Eivissa of the premises of these characteristics during a month, “is equivalent to a year in any other part” due to the volume of business that is registered in the island.
In addition, from Interior they clarified that the gravity of the sanctions “is limited” because they do not exist preceding of closing of discotecas by these reasons and because “we are conscious that the industry of the nocturnal leisure is very important for the islands”. In any case, the closing of these three establishments demonstrates that “there will be no tolerance” and that the application of the law will become “without contemplations”, noticed the same sources.
The denunciations are consequence of performances of the Civil Guard inside the premises, where they observed the consumption or the sale of drugs (as much the breach of the closing schedules as of decrees of noises they are competition of the city councils).
The same sources indicated that the transaction of these files extends during months; after the seizure of the drug and its later analysis, incoa the mandatory file, that if it finishes in sanction can be resorted after the reception of the charge sheet and the presentation of allegations. Finally, the sanctioned establishment can present/display an administrative contentious resource.
With the firm sanction, the establishment is five to make cash the closing count from the reception of the order, independently of which it presents/displays an administrative contentious resource. In this case, as much to the Bora Bora as to the DC10 Tuesday communicated to them the past the sanction, reason why they will have to close this Sunday, mientra that the people in charge of Amnesia received the communication Wednesday, reason why no longer will be able to open until the next month of July.

Impossible control
The decision made by the Insular Direction has caused malaise between the people in charge of the affected premises. In the case of the Bora Bora, sources of the company considered that the made decision is “unjust” and that a level of monitoring impossible is demanded to the premises to assume.
“If somebody wants to consume drugs are going to control the security personnel, identified clearly, and it will do it when these cannot see it. The Police and the Civil Guard act of countryman and is when they discover them. We cannot do that nor can put to a watchman by each client”, considered the same sources.
“Measures against us are taken but the certain thing is that drugs, unfortunately, are consumed in all premises of leisure, here and in Guadalajara. He is something that the young people have very rooted. Before, when you left, you amused tomándote glasses solely, now also they consume drugs”, they added.
On the other hand, from Amnesia it was yesterday avoided to comment in depth the decision although it was not doubted in labeling the resolution as the Administration like “policy”. Today it is predicted that the discoteca of Sant Rafel emits a note of press written up with the attendance of its lawyers in whom the happened thing will be valued.
This newspaper tried yesterday, without success, to successfully obtain the opinion of some person in charge of room DC-10.

jonny68

Spoke to someone heading out to Ibiza in a few weeks, bit of a sickener alright esp Bora Bora closed, hope they are successful in turning over this, feel sorry for the workers as well that means they've to look for more work

Another article
http://www.ibiza-voice.com/news/news.php?id=1143

IBIZA CRISIS: Amnesia, DC10 and Bora Bora shut down by authorities. Fight for your rights to party, post your comments.


The Voice of freedom writes: Posted Friday 8th June, 2007 @ 15:54 - (Read: 10009)Send 2 a Friend - Tell him,her

"Ibiza woke up to ugly news for clubbers this morning: a whiplash Government mandate to shut down DC10 for the next two months and Amnesia and Bora Bora for the next month, effective immediately. Our source says clubs are banding together to take legal action, and will be bringing you updates as and when news happens."

"Holy ****" was all I could say when I heard. A whirlwind of vicious rumours about policing and politics always blows through Ibiza like an ill wind, but seeing the news in a three-line head on the front page of Diario de Ibiza still came as a rude, rude shock.
The news inside was brief, non-specific, but to the point. The action is in response to local police and Guardia Civil reports on the use and/or dealing of drugs within the venues during 2005-2006, and the allegation the clubs have done nothing to stop it.

Their argument is: it's dangerous and it damages Ibiza's tourist credentials. Also, they say, during the opening weekend this summer 450 people were found to be in possession of intoxicating drugs, and one hospital took in 11 people with symptoms of drug intoxication (though no details were supplied as to the types of drug(s) involved, or the number of cases involving alcohol abuse in the same period). Where do you start with that line up of information? Curiously, no facts or figures are given for the drug use "observed" in 2005-2006. Or, more saliently, to back up the Government assertion that the use created "dangerous situations." After spending seven sweaty, crowded, but peaceful hours in DC10 last Monday (where two blokes tried, but didn't quite manage to have a fight, and wound up shaking hands and dancing together 20 minutes later) I walked back to my hotel through the West End of Sant Antoni. The streets were crammed with ferociously drunk Brits staggering, shouting, shoving or simply collapsing. It was the only time all weekend I felt unsafe, and I'm prepared to swear none of them were taking drugs.

This adds an interesting twist to the argument that the use of drugs in these three particular clubs damages Ibiza's tourist image. To whom, unwilling, does the drug menace present its ugly face? The hard-hit DC10 is down a side road where no straight-headed tourist would ever have a reason to be. Moreover, it's doubly enclosed: a high white fence around thick white walls. You have to be a paying customer to see what goes on inside, and it's hard to imagine many people go through the doors who don't know exactly what to expect. The same goes for Amnesia, hermetically sealed off from the outside world and certainly from passing families on their way to the beach. Arguably Bora Bora may be accessible to "unwary" tourists, but the worst thing you're likely to see there are ruddy Englishmen putting away too much San Miguel, or the odd hippie wandering around sporting bad dreads. Hardly enough to scar even the most delicate sensibility.

On the other hand, the binge drinking in Sant Antoni is an obvious, ugly, intimidating fact of life for many who are merely trying to have a week in the sun with the kids. Yet that scene is apparently immune from the clenched fist of the law.

Of course, there is the superficially impressive figure of 450 people caught red handed with "sustancis estupefacientes" in three days. It sounds like a lot. Until you remember how many thousands of clubbers poured into each of the clubs over the past weekend. Space and DC10 accounted for 30,000 clubbers (a conservative estimate). Assuming the majority of those seizures were from those two main parties, that leaves the rate of drug busts at a paltry 1,5%. That's more than 98% of clubbers, according to the police's own statistics, who did nothing wrong. Which makes these club closures a monstrous punishment meted out to many for the sins of very few.

It also raises the interesting question: why these? Amnesia isn't even open, so they surely aren't responsible for any of last weekend's busts. Why one and not the other? Who´s next?

One thing is certain: the people who are going to suffer most deserve it the least. The industry in Ibiza lives for summer. To be shut down for a month here is like an ordinary club being shut down for a year. First to get the chop are going to be the people who work the hardest for the least money – PRs, bartenders, cleaning staff – many of whom will have saved up all year to come out to the island for a summer of work and play (and will shortly be on a plane home); many more Ibicencos who rely on the summer months for their main income. It seems a cheap, ugly shot for the Government to take at its own people and economic stability. Almost as if they threw it before thinking quite what would happen when the blow fell.

Then there are the thousands of people who've already booked and paid for holidays, and are eagerly anticipating their favourite events: Circoloco and Superfreq at DC10; Cocoon and Cream at Amnesia… Forget damaging the tourist industry: don't the powers that be realise people spend all year looking forward to one or two blinding nights in Ibiza, and will be bitterly disappointed and angry – especially at the timing? Since this action is in response to alleged problems in 2005-2006 many will wonder, rightly, why they waited until the start of the season (when most dedicated clubbers are already committed to their holidays) to make this brutal announcement. There is a whiff of bait-and-switch about it. Almost as if they waited till the last moment, till the frenzy of opening weekend got everybody excited about Ibiza, talking about Ibiza, planning for Ibiza, to drop the bomb. (Surely if they were that concerned following last season they could have spent the winter discussing and working with DC10, Amnesia and Bora Bora to implement changes or increase security?)

This will inevitably deal a massive blow to this season, but it's the coming years the Ibicencos will have to worry about. Once this becomes public knowledge people from around the world will think twice before booking their week or two weeks´ holiday next year. Why spend your holiday money to go to clubbing paradise when there's a good chance you'll arrive to find your favourite clubs locked up, dark and silent? Some people will take the chance – depending on how the situation plays out – but many more will be understandably reluctant to commit to Ibiza again. Which, again, will have a deleterious knock-on effect for the majority of Ibicencos who work in the tourist trade, and on the rest of the local economy that relies on their spending power year-round.

Ibiza-Voice sources assure us DC10, Amnesia and Bora Bora have banded together to take legal action against this ruling. Unless there is incredibly compelling information that's not yet in the public domain it is hard to see how the Government will justify this particular course of action and its timing. Speculation will be rife until the matter is settled, one way or
another, and probably for long after.

Money, drugs, politics: it's a witches brew, and the authorities have stirred up a pot that may have been better left alone. The spectre of future arbitrary club closures is a kick in the teeth for the industry as everyone looks over their shoulder and wonders, "who's next?" now a political Pandora's Box is open it may be impossible to contain the heavy, ugly repercussions...

senan s

what aload of bollox, what is Ibiza all about.......................:eek:

Hawk Wing

****! hope its sorted out by next month