BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three suspects were arrested in Delano on May 15 for allegedly buying alcohol for minors in a Shoulder Tap operation, said Delano police.
Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and Delano officers conducted the Shoulder Tap operation, which targets adults who purchase alcohol for minors under 21 years old.
In the operation, a minor decoy stands outside of a liquor or convenience store and asks customers to buy them alcohol. The decoy states that they are underage and cannot buy the alcohol themselves…