New York State officials have launched "
Operation Prevent," a 2017 summer concert crack down in conjunction with local law enforcement:
Investigators will continue to conduct
sweeps at venues this summer including SPAC, Darien Lake, Jones Beach,
Canalside in Buffalo, CMAC in Canandaigua and the Lakeview Amphitheater in
Syracuse, as well as other events where underage concertgoers are likely to
gather. DMV's Division of Field Investigation perform the investigations in
partnership with the State Liquor Authority, New York State Park Police, New
York State Police, and local law enforcement agencies.
During the concert season, DMV investigators work with the
SLA and law enforcement entities to check identification documents. Patrons
under the age of 21 found to be using fake IDs or false documents to purchase
alcoholic beverages can be arrested and risk having their license revoked for a
minimum of 90 days or up to one year. Investigators from DMV, the SLA, and
other entities use portable document verification machines to conduct forensic
examinations of suspect documents using white light, UV light, and infrared
light sources.
Already, fraudulent licenses from New York, Rhode Island,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida have
been recovered.
