Miami Beach Police took alcohol and drugs away from spring breakers as they sifted through the Florida vacation crowd on Friday after holding an emergency council meeting where there was talk of imposing a curfew.
An additional 80 officers from the department were deployed and outside agencies assisted with approximately 70 more officers coming in as the party crowd caused quite the scene.
Among those people was a college crowd posing up to lick Reddi Whip off each others bodies.
Miami Beach Police held an emergency council meeting where there was talk of imposing a curfew in the Florida city
The US holiday known for excessive partying every March college students stripping down to the bare essentials
A sign speaking out against toxic heavy fuels used by Carnival Cruise Lines is flown above the heads of spring breakers
Others frolicked around on the sand pointing at a sign speaking out against toxic heavy fuels used by Carnival Cruise Lines as a ship sailed below it.
But elsewhere law enforcement was focused on breaking up fights and keeping revelers under control by night.
While it's all fun and games for visitors, the cops had the best interests of those there all-year-round at heart.
'It is vital that our residents feel safe in our city — nothing is more important than preserving quality of life,' said Mayor Dan Gelber. 'We also welcome all visitors as long as they follow our laws and respect our community. This is not a place where anything goes, and if that is their reason for coming here, they should go elsewhere.'
The US holiday known for excessive partying every March sees the bar-lined ocean-front area fill up with students from across the country, drinking, partying and stripping down to the bare essentials.
The drunken revelry has reached such chaotic heights this year -- with drunken brawls on the beachfront and a tourist falling to her death out of a car window -- that the authorities have decided to call time on the wild festivities.
Miami Beach Police on ATVs took alcohol and drugs away from spring breakers as they sifted through the crowd on Friday
Miami Beach appears similar to a war zone as spring breakers descend upon the iconic beach front and cops shut roads down
Spring breakers are out in full force during one of the final weeks of college spring break on South Beach in Miami Beach
The authorities have said they will no longer ignore people consuming alcohol or
