VALDOSTA, GA-- Detectives with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office conducted an underage alcohol sales operation last week, after receiving citizen complaints of high school age children buying alcohol.
Deputies say, during their operation, they visited forty retail store locations that sell alcohol and in seven of those locations, they saw an employee sell alcohol to an underage person.
Employees were identified and warrants were taken for their arrest for the sale of alcohol to a minor.
According to officials, on Wednesday each of the persons turned themselves into the Lowndes County Jail and have since been released on bond.
Sheriff Chris Prine stated "This is just one part of our continued efforts to reduce underage alcohol consumption and prevent traffic fatalities involving our young people. Although we are encouraged that only seven of the businesses sold to a minor, we will continue to conduct these operations at random intervals. Our youth are to important not to."
A list of those arrested in this case, as well as the addresses at which alcohol was sold during this operation are as follows:
| Mayur Patel 1111 Lakes Boulevard, Lake Park Yogeshai Mehta 1319 South Patterson Street, Valdosta Ketankkumar Patel 7415 Georgia Highway 376, Lake Park Nilesh Patel 7215 Lakes Boulevard, Lake Park Amber Griner 8235 Georgia Highway 122, Hahira Mohammad Warraich 1311 Georgia Highway 122, Hahira Mitulkumar Patel 4460 Shiloh Road, Valdosta |
Sheriff Prine also encourages anyone with information about suspicious or illegal activities to contact the Sheriff's Office at (229) 671-2950
