A POLICE blitz on red-light establishments could spell the end of a pioneering attempt by German brothel owners to fight the economic downturn with special offers.

Customers were sent scurrying for cover on Sunday when 400 police raided four establishments that have started to offer flat-rate services, based on all-you-can-eat evenings run by restaurants. At the Berlin Pussy Bar, clients were offered sex with as many of the in-house prostitutes as they wanted for E70 ($120).