*Miami Beach is intensifying its efforts against rowdy spring breakers.
The city is implementing stringent measures to reduce the violence that has tainted previous festivities. The New York Post reports that the city launched a new campaign declaring: “Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break.”
“Expect curfews, security searches and bag checks at beach access points, early beach entrance closures, DUI checkpoints, bumper-to-bumper traffic, road closures and arrests for drug possession and violence,” city officials announced.
“Come here, enjoy, but don’t come here looking for trouble,” said Mayor Steven Meiner. “We’ve had enough.”
The recently enacted regulations, approved by the city last month, are expected to affect businesses that depend on the influx of thousands of spring breakers during March.
Police Chief Wayne Jones warned tourists to anticipate a more substantial police presence.
“It will be difficult to get here to our city, and once you get here, the expectation will be that you play by the rules,” Jones told reporters, per the Post.
City officials have also promised “heightened police enforcement for consumption of alcohol in public, drug possession and violent behavior,” the Post reported.
“If you are looking to cause problems, do not come to Miami Beach,” Jones said. “Our message is simple: we want people to enjoy their time here, but will not tolerate the behavior we have witnessed in the past few years.”
A city spokesperson told the Post that officials need “to act in the long-term interests of our businesses, residents and visitors.”
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