A Police crackdown on drug selling in Admiralty Park has been branded a flop with only one man arrested and the dealers returning the next day.

Jennifer Lang, who runs CJ's kids summer camp in the park, said she has been forced to look for new premises as parents were worried about having their kids playing yards from where drugs were being bought and sold.

On Thursday afternoon uniformed and plain clothes officers with dogs swooped on the area. But Ms Lang said Police were fighting a losing battle.

She said: "The Police have completely failed in what they attempted to do.

The dealers are too smart to be caught. They seem to know the Police are coming even before the Police do.

"They are sophisticated. They have cameras and scanners.

"I've seen crack and cocaine being cut and we find wraps and cigarette paper littered everywhere.

"They've got Rottweilers which the kids find extremely frightening. We've had kids in tears frightened to move.

"It's terrible. There's the smell of drugs, the swearing in public. There are drugs hidden all over the place. I'm worried kids might come across something.

"The problem's got worse. There's the same people hanging about plus a few new ones. It's the first year it's been done in such an obvious way.'' Her partner, Craig Smith, said: "I've heard there's prostitution going on there as well.'' Ms Lang added: "There's a 14-year-old girl hanging around with them all day and night. The dealers fight amongst themselves when drugs or money goes missing.

"I've had numerous complaints from parents asking what we're doing about the problem and two parents have withdrawn their kids.

"But we can't do anything, it's a public park. I don't know what the answer is.'' Helpers at CJ's have tried to get on with the dealers to avoid further problems with them.

Ms Lang said: "We tried the aggressive approach but it didn't work so now we are friendly with them.

"They were operating in our car park which was intolerable so we asked them to move round the side which they did. On a one-to-one basis they are lovely.'' Now the club is looking for new premises.

Ms Lang said: "It's difficult to find a spot as beautiful and with as much to offer as this one.

"We will still be here for Christmas and Easter because we won't have found a place by then.'' Coreen Dawson, who lives in nearby Arlington Avenue, said increased Police activity meant dealers had stopped selling at the entrance of the park and had moved into more secluded spots.

"They've gone back into the park,'' she said. "There's not a lot that can be done by the Police force that is only so big.

"No one wants to believe the drugs problem in Bermuda is as serious as it is.'' Police did not return a call from The Royal Gazette yesterday.