It was a hot night in a Fontenay-sous-Bois nightclub this weekend.
The establishment created a stir in the neighborhood and gave a hard time to the police of Val-de-Marne this Sunday, at dawn.
As the sun was shining its first rays, the patrolling officials saw around 100 people hanging out in front of the nightclub.
They decided to check if everything was in order.
We were far from the mark, obviously.
The discotheques have, of course, been able to resume their activity in France since July 9 but under certain conditions, in particular that the customers present a health pass: complete vaccination schedule or negative result of a PCR test carried out in the two previous days or of a recent PCR proving a recovery from Covid-19.
On site in Fontenay, customers were unable to present the famous sesame to the police.
The police therefore asked the manager to stop everything and close his nightclub.
Which was not to the taste of the latter.
He felt that he "had respected the gauge", explains a police source.
101 bottles of nitrous oxide seized
The officials therefore had to trigger the big means.
Because it was necessary to control and evacuate the 350 customers present.
Several security and intervention companies in the Ile-de-France region as well as Val-de-Marne police officers were deployed on site.
They made all the revelers leave without too much difficulty despite two arrests for contempt and rebellion.
The manager was also arrested and taken into custody for endangering the lives of others.
The police found that he was employing people without declaring them.
They also discovered 101 bottles of nitrous oxide, which they seized.
This gas, said hilariously, is often used in the evening for its rapid euphoric effect.
“It has become extremely common to find them in nightclubs or in the evening.
The club owners themselves offer them to us, they sell the bottles directly to customers, provide the balloons, etc.
It's as common as alcohol today, ”confides this Val-de-Marne party animal.
An administrative closure procedure is underway towards the nightclub.