Booze ‘‘taxis’’ warned

Drivers who sell rides and source alcohol for under-aged teens could be slapped with a $2000 fine, police warn. Dunedin police are cracking down on those profiting from the sale of alcohol to minors, after several incidents involving intoxicated teens on city streets. Alcohol harm prevention officer Sergeant Ian Paulin said sober drivers were arranged over Facebook, with messages sent arranging the purchase of booze. ‘‘They will get in the car, be taken to a bottle store, flick them the cash and they will then buy [the booze].’’ Drivers who bought alcohol for a minor faced a maximum $2000 fine. Paulin said several intoxicated teenagers found on Dunedin streets recently had told police they sourced their alcohol from drivers over Facebook.