CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A man was arrested during a special enforcement operation last week targeting people who purchase alcohol for minors.

Calvin Canida, 21, was arrested for furnishing alcohol to a minor during the “shoulder tap” operation conducted on Thursday, April 18, according to Officer Michael Carpenter of the Clearlake Police Department.

Carpenter said the operation was conducted by Clearlake Police officers and agents from Alcoholic Beverage Control at ABC-licensed businesses in Clearlake.

A “shoulder tap” operation is an enforcement program that ABC and local law enforcement agencies use to deter and detect activity in which minors ask adults to purchase alcohol for them, according to law enforcement officials.

Carpenter said that during an enforcement operation, a minor decoy, under the direct supervision of law enforcement officers, solicits adults outside ABC-licensed businesses to purchase alcoholic beverages for them.

During last week’s operation, several people were contacted at the businesses by the decoy, Carpenter said.

Only one person, Canida, was arrested during the operation, Carpenter said. Canida later was released on a citation.

This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.