Underage Drinking Sweeps Underway At Summer Concerts In New York

New York's "Operation Prevent" initiative is underway.

DMV investigators and State Police launched the 2017 summer concert crackdown on underage drinking on May 18th, making 12 arrests at the Brad Paisley concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

55 arrests were made at the Future concert at Darien Lake on May 24th.

Fraudulent licenses from New York, Rhode Island, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida were recovered at the concerts.

"From Buffalo's Canalside and Darien Lake, to SPAC and Jones Beach, New York offers some of the nation's greatest summer concert venues, and with the launch of this program, we will crack down on underage drinking at these concerts to help prevent bad decisions and stop avoidable tragedies," Governor Andrew Cuomo said. "Make no mistake, using a fake ID is illegal and the consequences that come with it just aren't worth it."

The sweeps will continue at New York concert venues throughout the summer.