Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects for furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors, during a Shoulder Tap Operation in the general vicinity of Lake Elsinore and Wildomar last week.
ABC agents and local law enforcement conducted the April 27 operation, which targeted adults purchasing alcohol for minors under the age of 21, a news release issued by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Garicia-Villa said.
“During the operation, a minor decoy under the direct supervision of a peace officer stands outside a liquor or convenience store and asks patrons to buy them alcohol,” Garcia-Villa said. “The minor indicates in some way he or she is underage and cannot purchase the
