SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two people have been charged after New York State Police conducted an underage drinking enforcement operation across Saratoga County. 48 businesses were checked for compliance under the New York Beverage Control Law, which prohibits the sale of alcohol to any person under the age of 21.
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Each enforcement detail used troopers in plainclothes, as well as one or several underage operatives who could not lie about their age or date of birth. Two businesses — identified as Xtra Mart on Ushers Road in Clifton Park and East Side Wine and Spirits on Maple Dell in Saratoga Springs — allegedly sold alcohol to the underage operatives.
The two sellers were charged with first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child. The 46 other businesses reportedly complied with New York State law.
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