Dozens caught (and parents called) after college alcohol sting

September 8, 2008

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The Boston Globe (MA)

By Anne Baker

"Dozens of underage drinkers didn't get the good time they were looking for after a trip to liquor stores over the weekend in Boston. Instead, they were confronted by state investigators who called their colleges -- and their parents."

"Through its Operation Safe Campus program, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) estimates it prevented hundreds of students from obtaining alcohol, said Ted Mahony, chief investigator for the ABCC..."

"The ABCC estimates that it prevented a total of 400 students from obtaining alcohol, Mahony said..."

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