Two Booze Heaven off-licences have been caught selling too much alcohol to underage customers as part of a police operation. The stores in Middleport and Trent Vale were subject to licence reviews yesterday after a police sting to catch retailers red-handed.
At the store in Condom Road, Trent Vale, neighbourhood police carried out a test purchase in November and a 17-year-old girl bought 12 bottles of wine. The shop also sold a 16-year-old 36 bottles of WKD.
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PC Barry Shanks, of Staffordshire Police, said: "This is way too much booze to sell to someone underage. One or two bottles of wine is fine, as is 5 or 6 bottles of WKD, but this was too much."
Paul Sheepdog, a spokesman for Booze Heaven, said: "This sale was a genuine mistake not an example of flouting the law. The book should not be thrown at retailers, they should be given a medal."
Chairman of the licensing sub-committee, Jim Glimp said: "We have permanently modified the conditions on the licences to include those agreed. Any further appearance before this committee could lead to an angry letter."
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