Two
West End store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to minors last week as part of a police sting operation called Project 21.
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Ramdayal, 58, of Elmont, a clerk at Alabama Deli at 884 W. Beech St., and Song
Woong Ho, 50, of Long Beach, a clerk at Friendly Deli at 800 W. Beech St., were
arrested and charged with prohibited sale of alcoholic beverage on Jan. 17.
According
to the Long Beach Police Department, on that date Lt. Eric Cregeen and officers Paul DeMarco and David Walpole
worked together with a 20-year-old agent on both assignments, during which the agent was able to
purchase a six-pack of beer from both Ramdayal at Alabama Deli and Ho at
Friendly Deli.
Ramdayal and Ho were each issued summons for violation of ABC Code
65-1, Prohibited Sale of Alcoholic Beverage to an individual under the age of
21.
Project 21 works in conjunction with and is funded by the Long Beach Medical Center's
Coalition To Prevent Underage Drinking.
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