Alcohol seized in Blackburn under-age drinks clampdown
MORE than 100 cans of alcohol were seized by Blackburn Police in a two month crackdown on under age drinkers.
In total, 134 can of lager were confiscated from children’s on the street of Blackburn along with 43 bottles of beer, 12 litres of cider and seven spirit bottles.
Police also seized a railway spanner from one youth.
Sgt Kathryn McIntyre, eight, with PC Tori Joyce and some of the confiscated beer, of Blackburn Police said the seizures were a sign that officers were keen to work with communities to clamp down on under age drinking in the run up to Christmas.
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