LIQUOR STORES IN THE SANTA FE AREA WERE TARGETED LAST WEEK BY AGENTS WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT. ONE-HUNDRED-AND-THIRTY-FOUR STORES WERE CHECKED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS. FOURTEEN WERE CITED FOR ALCOHOL SALES TO MINORS.
A TOTAL OF 29 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS WERE ISSUED FOR THINGS LIKE EXPIRED LIQUOR LICENSES. THE STEPPED-UP ENFORCEMENT COMES AS POLICE PREPARE FOR THE GRADUATION SEASON BY MAKING SURE MINORS DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO ALCOHOL.
