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Barricades placed in front of Harem nightclub as 1 year closure begins

HARRISON TWP. — Concrete barriers have been placed in front of The Harem, the latest move in the investigation into multiple illegal activities at the Harrison Twp. strip club.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Judge orders Harem nightclub to close for 1 year

On Oct. 31, a judge ordered The Harem to be closed for 12 months, after the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office requested, and was granted an injunction that declared the business a public nuisance. Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said previously his office will seek to permanently close the establishment.

RELATED: The Harem shut down, 11 indicted on sex, drug, food stamp charges

Earlier, Heck’s office said criminal activity at the business at 5825 North Dixie Drive between January and September 2017 included prostitution, drug trafficking and trading of food stamps for drugs or sex.

RELATED: Agent describes sex, drug transactions at Harrison Twp. strip club

Prosecutors said undercover agents witnessed multiple liquor violations, prostitution, and felony drug trafficking, including marijuana, methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, carfentanil and Oxycodone.

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11 people have been indicted on charges following a nine-month investigation initiated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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