More than 120 police officers a day will patrol Palma’s tourist zones as part of ‘bad behaviour’ clampdown
There will be more police officers than ever before on duty this summer, starting in June and continuing until October 15
Tourism chiefs in Mallorca's capital of Palma have pledged to make the popular holiday resort as safe as possible this summer by bringing in more police than ever before.
The city's Mayor, Antoni Noguera said they will be "relentless in the fight against drunken tourism" and will be clamping down on the "irregular sale of alcohol" to tourists in public places.
He revealed there would be more police officers than ever before on duty this summer, starting in June and continuing until October 15.
The exact number is to be revealed shortly, but the number on the beat at the moment is already 120 a day in the tourist zones, 28 more than last year.
The increase came into force in March.
The Local Board of Citizen Security, who met yesterday, said that their long list of rules against bad behaviour would be enforced with sanctions.
They also want to pour more cash into the emergency team that responds to urgent calls for help.
Palma had already signalled its intention to take a "zero tolerance" approach to unruly behaviour and drinking in the street.
The local council says more restrictive measures will ban 2-4-1 alcohol consumption and happy hours at bars, with fines of up to €1,500 for those who ignore the new ruling.
It will also ban any pub or club from continuing drinking inside after the legal closing time, with customers forbidden from taking glasses or bottles into the road.
Officers and tourism chiefs have been going door to door over the last few days in the run-up to the new summer season to alert nightspots to the new raft of rules.
There will be a crackdown on loud music from clubs too, who will be fined or closed down if caught exceeding limits or opening times.
Last summer, Mallorca locals told Sun Online Travel that they thought the island would be better off without British business.
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Drink-fuelled brawls and public sex sessions have plagued Magaluf and Palma over the past few years and fed-up locals say the clean-up and hospital costs for drunken Brits far outweighs the benefits of holidaymakers splashing their cash in bars and clubs.
Campaigners in Mallorca are also calling for a halt on the number of cruise liners pulling into Palma's port by limiting them to just two a day - and charging passengers a tourist tax of €5 (£4.37) a night.
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