Despite the government's ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors, several business centers sold alcoholic drinks to children who drank to their satisfaction during the Christmas festivities.
Authorities at the Ministry of Justice, serious about enforcing the ban, had deployed police officers at certain entertainment areas in Monrovia to arrest anyone found selling alcoholic beverages to children below 18 years of age.
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