Seven Americus businesses cited for underage alcohol sales

Seven Americus businesses cited for underage alcohol sales
Updated: Aug. 13, 2018 at 5:27 PM EDT
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AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - Americus Police are cracking down on store clerks selling alcohol to minors.

Seven businesses were cited for violating city code during a sting operation Friday.

The stores cited for violations were:

  • Gas-N-Go 202, Hwy 280 West
  • Sam's, 1101 South MLK
  • Discount Tobacco, 999 Southerfield Road
  • Corner Shop, 704 North Lee Street
  • Lee Street Food Mart, 1516 South Lee Street
  • Spectrum, 311 Tripp Street
  • Pure #2, 1702 North MLK

A total of  23 businesses were checked, officials said.

The stores cited violations of the Americus municipal code for the sale of alcohol to underage persons.

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