Owners fined $30,500 over packed club

ABACO – Police fined the owners of a club $30,500 over the weekend for breaking coronavirus restrictions.

The officers on Friday found 95 people jammed into the business in Central Pines. A maximum of 24 patrons should have been allowed inside if social distancing guidelines were observed.

A video of the incident showed maskless patrons exiting the packed club, as an officer conducted a head count.

The co-owners of the establishment were given tickets totaling $30,500.

Abaco has recently recorded an uptick in COVID-19 cases.