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NSW Police raiding Oxford Street venues
Police searched 65 people and found 28 drug detections, but the operation produced no charges or arrests, officials said.
- On Saturday, September 12, 2026, NSW Police raided Oxford Street venues including Kinselas, ARQ, and the Columbian Hotel, searching 65 people and recording 28 drug detections without making arrests.
- The operation occurred while the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission continues a misconduct investigation into an identical June raid, prompting NSW Council for Civil Liberties President Timothy Roberts to call the timing 'unacceptable.'
- Approximately 15 officers entered venues, with Arq nightclub patron James Twigg recalling the police presence made patrons feel 'uneasy' and caused roughly half the crowd of about 200 to leave immediately.
- Redfern Legal Centre's Rian Terrell stated that repeated drug dog operations 'amount to targeted harassment of the LGBTQIA+ community,' adding that raiding before the LECC investigation concludes raises further concerns.
- Night Time Industries Association vice-chair James Thorpe cited an 'extraordinary disconnect' between licensing police and Labor's $150 million nightlife vibrancy reforms, arguing the raids undermine reform goals.
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The video was taken on Saturday night, when police entered numerous venues along the strip.
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