Editor’s note: This story previously incorrectly stated that ABC stores were the ones with illegal sales.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Five citations or warrants were issued to individuals for the illegal sale of liquor in Mecklenburg County during a recent targeted multi-month operation.
According to the county’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Operation High Octane targeting the illegal resale of spirituous liquor statewide on the secondary market. It resulted in 28 criminal summonses and uncovered a sophisticated underground network profiting from the unlawful sale of rare and allocated spirits…