BUSINESSES CITED FOR SELLING ALCOHOL TO MINORS

By Jon Mayhew


DENVER – A recent undercover operation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office resulted in eight businesses being cited for selling alcohol to someone underage. Investigators used a 20-year-old male to go into the businesses, all located on the Highway 16 corridor.

Eight of the businesses sold the undercover male a large bottle of beer. In each case, the buyer used a $20 bill and received the proper change.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the following businesses were cited for selling alcohol to a person under 21 years of age:

Gene’s Qwik Stop; Old Plank Grocery; Texaco; Harris-Teeter; two Food Lion stores; Petro Express; and Shop and Save.

Shooters Bar and Brill and the Texaco at Forney Hill Road/Highway 16 asked for an identification card and refused to sell alcohol because the person was underage. Complaints on underage alcohol sales prompted authorities to take action.