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Police checked 15 stores using an 18-year-old volunteer to purchase alcoholic beverages under the observation of plainclothes investigators along with uniformed troopers.
During the sting, two clerks sold an alcoholic beverage to the volunteer and were arrested. The following persons were charged during the operation:
Singh Onkar, 51 years old, of Poughkeepsie, employed by the Exxon Gas Station located in Poughkeepsie
Krishnan R. Patel, age 34, of Stony Point, employed by the Mobil Gas Station in LaGrange.
The defendants were charged with misdemeanor Unlawful Dealing with a Minor. They were issued appearance tickets to appear in local courts at a later date and released. In addition, their employers face possible civil penalties imposed by the State Liquor Authority.
The New York State Police, with investigative support provided by the New York State Liquor Authority, routinely conducts underage drinking enforcement operations throughout the state in an effort to curb alcohol abuse and DWI incidents among teenagers.
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