Border Patrol and the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. The invaders were a special team made up of Metro and Miami cops, and agents from the U.S. 'Everybody thought they were gay-bashers until they yelled, `It's a raid!'' recalls Bill Brown, who witnessed the events of the wee hours of last December 6.
Until about 1:00 a.m., that is, when 30 masked men burst through the door of the bar, wielding clubs. It was members' night at Uncle Charlie's, and everyone was having a pretty good time drinking and dancing to the DJ's mix of Top 40 tunes.
