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Kitchener man charged following after-hours liquor investigation
Waterloo Regional Police have laid multiple charges following an ongoing investigation under the Liquor Licence and Control Act at a property in Kitchener.
On Sunday morning, members of the Crime Suppression Analysis and Response North Direct Action Response Team (DART) executed a Provincial Offence Warrant at a location near Victoria Street North and St. Leger Street.
As a result, a 40-year-old man was charged with six offences, including unlawfully selling liquor, unlawfully possessing liquor, unlawfully keeping liquor for sale, permitting disorderly conduct on licensed premises, unlawfully permitting individuals to consume open liquor in a public place and permitting intoxication on licensed premises.
Police said they seized several bottles of liquor and cases of beer from the property, which was operating as an illegal after-hours establishment. All individuals inside the location were safely cleared.