A Sassari supermarket in trouble for selling spirits to a fifteen-year-old boy, right under the eyes of the plainclothes officers of the local police.
The brigade intervened immediately, stopping the boy, whose bottles were confiscated and who was then returned to his father.
For the shop, instead, measures have been taken: for the administration of alcohol to minors, the national legislation provides for a fine of between 250 and one thousand euros. In the event of recidivism, a penalty ranging from 500 to 2 thousand euros is applied, with suspension of the activity for three months. the father. The shop, if found to repeat the illegal behavior, risks the suspension of the activity for thirty days.
In total over the weekend the Sassari brigade carried out checks in about fifty activities in clubs, bars, shops and supermarkets throughout the municipal area.
"The controls of the local police of Sassari - explains the Command - aim to stem the increasingly worrying phenomenon of the sale of alcohol to minors. The ban applies to minors under the age of 18, over sixteen, while the administration of alcohol to minors. 16 is criminally sanctioned by article 689 ".
(Unioneonline / lf)
