Police: Riverhead Clerk Arrested For Second Time For Selling Alcohol to Minors

A Riverhead clerk was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during an underage drinker enforcement operation in the Town of Riverhead on Wednesday, according to State Police.

During the operation, one store was cited for selling alcoholic beverages to an undercover State Police operative, police said.

Yan Fan Yeung, 44, a cashier at Lucky Wine and Liquors in Riverhead was arrested and charged with second degree unlawful dealing with a child and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage, according to police.

He was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Riverhead Court at a later date.

Also checked and found to be in compliance were;

• Thunder Gas, 1462 Flanders Road, Riverhead
• Riverside Market & Petroleum, 301 Flanders Road, Riverhead
• Wisla Deli, 125 W. Main Street, Riverhead
• Riverhead Village Deli, 318 E. Main Street, Riverhead
• MG Deli 999 E. Main Street, Riverhead
• 7-Eleven 162 Old Country Road, Riverhead
• Empire Mini Mart, 640 Old Country Road, Riverhead
• 7-Eleven, 1733 Old Country Road, Riverhead
• Village Grocery, 733 Main Street, Riverhead
• Peconic Wine & Liquors, 184 Old Country Road, Riverhead
• Winemart, 757 Old Country Road, Riverhead
  
• Wine Depot, 1698 Route 58, Riverhead

Yeung was arrested once before for first degree unlawfully dealing with a child and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage during an underage drinker enforcement operation last December, police said.

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