Two arrested in Island Park for selling to minors

Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2012 7:00 pm

Nassau County announced the arrest of four people on Aug. 15 for selling alcohol and cigarettes to minors.

According to police, Xeumei Yu, 49, of Corona, was arrested and charged with selling alcohol to a minor from John Q Wine & Liquor, located at 1743 Peninsula Boulevard in Hewlett. Andrew Pena, 18, of Freeport, was arrested and charged with selling cigarettes to a minor from Infante Deli Grocery, located at 114 Long Beach Road in Island Park. Serhat Unver, 28, of Long Beach, was arrested and charged with selling alcohol to a minor from USA Gas Station, located at 3880 Long Beach Road in Island Park. And Mohammad Adam, 66, of Jamaica, was arrested and charged with selling alcohol to a minor from Pick Wick, located at 570 Peninsula Boulevard in Cedarhurst.

Yu, Unver and Adam were charged with prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage and unlawfully dealing with a child. Pena was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child.

All four were released on an appearance ticket and are due back in First District Court in Hempstead on Aug. 29.

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