Four More Businesses Busted for Selling Alcohol to Minors

In less than two weeks a total of nine Forsyth County businesses have been cited for selling alcohol to minors, authorities said.

During the most recent sting operation on Friday, March 29, 17 businesses were check by deputies with the Ordinance & Permits Unit of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Four of those businesses failed the compliance check by selling alcohol to an underage buyer and 13 passed. 

The four businesses that failed are:

• Shell at 1510 McFarland Parkway (underage sale)
• Shell #502 at 1520 Peachtree Parkway (underage sale)
• La Cazuela at 4090 Johns Creek Parkway (underage sale)
• Toscana at 4090 Johns Creek Parkway (underage sale and no permit) 

Sgt. Josh Watson said those who sold alcohol to the underage buyers were cited for a violation of county ordinance, which states that it is unlawful for a person to sell alcohol to persons under the age of 21. Toscana received an additional citation for an employee serving alcohol without an alcohol sales permit.

Sheriff Duane Piper said that the county's compliance checks on businesses that sell alcohol would continue on a frequent basis.

“We are striving to obtain 100 percent compliance on a regular basis from all county establishments licensed to furnish alcohol," he said.

The FCSO urges each business to review their compliance and stress the importance to all employees.

"Our increased focus on compliance checks is one of the many benefits of the sheriff’s office restructuring," said Piper. "We have units combining resources and knowledge to assist in such operations."

"For example, deputies from our Community Relations Unit assisted our Ordinance and Permits Unit in this particular operation. I commend those businesses who passed the compliance checks and all that do so on a regular basis," added Piper.