Sentences with phrase «illegal alcohol sales»

The report, released Jan. 17, also calls for stronger measures to prevent illegal alcohol sales to people under 21 and to already - drunk adults.

A crackdown on underage drinking and illegal alcohol sales in New York has led to more than 100 arrests and the seizure of more than 125 fake IDs.

Not exact matches

Prohibition in the 1920s did little to curb the desire for alcohol and increased the power of organized crime mobs that specialized in the illegal production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Pursuant to article 8, section 106.5 A of New York State's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law it is illegal to sell alcohol prior to noon on Sunday, unlike Monday through Saturday, when sales are allowed after 8 am.

The thoroughfare, which the senator called «the new Times Square,» has been known as a hotbed of crimes such as robberies and other thefts, the sale of fake IDs and illegal alcohol and prostitution and sex trafficking.

Although the act did reduce the consumption of alcohol in the United States, it also caused a rise of criminal gangs and increased violence as gangsters sought to make a profit through illegal sales.

The debate over the government's role in regulating alcohol consumption culminated in the 18th Amendment during the early 20th century, which established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal — though it was still legal to consume or privately possess it.

Again, pro-pot proponents like to compare pot to alcohol or tobbacco, fair enough, but under the Excise Act, 2001 anyone who makes illegal sales of tobacco and alcohol is subject to possible imprisonment, and you'd better believe that if people were openly selling cigarettes and booze without a license, you can be sure they would be charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (indeed provincial authorities are quite aggressive in prosecuting such persons).