 West Mercia officers poured away the confiscated drink |
Hundreds of bottles and cans of alcohol together worth �1,500 have been poured down the drain by the police in Worcester. They were confiscated from teenagers drinking illegally in the city.
The seized beer, lager, cider, wine, vodka and other drinks equating to about 500 pints of beer.
It has been taken from under-age drinkers in streets parks, gardens, recreation areas and other open spaces since the beginning of the year.
PC Craig Prewer, who covers the St Peter's and St Clement's areas of the city, said: "In the vast majority of instances, the alcohol has been taken directly from young people - boys and girls - seen by officers.
"The vast majority of anti-social behaviour - and alcohol-related crime - is caused at weekends, in the main, by young people who have gained illegal access to alcohol.
"We have become increasingly aware of this trend and targeted certain areas - with these confiscated items as part of the result."
He said off-licence staff were often frustrated by adult customers innocently buying alcohol but then - sometimes blatantly - passing it on to underage teenagers.
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