The Delaware Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) arrested 47-year old Lytain Dukes of Long Neck, Delaware, for selling alcoholic liquor without a license and related offenses following an investigation into the I.Y.K.Y.K. Social Hall.
DATE, acting on a tip, was made aware of the establishment I.Y.K.Y.K. Social Hall, located at 24964 Sussex Highway in Seaford. Officers determined the location did not have a license to sell alcoholic beverages. Undercover personnel were able to make purchases of alcoholic beverages from the I.Y.K.Y.K. Social Hall.
On Friday June 6, DATE officers – with assistance from the Delaware State Police – executed a search warrant at the I.Y.K.Y.K. Social Hall. As a result, DATE seized illegal alcohol located on the premise.
Lytain Dukes was arrested without incident, and charged with the following crimes:
Selling alcoholic liquor without a license
Illegal storage of alcoholic liquor
Leading the public to believe they are authorized to sell alcoholic liquor
Dukes was subsequently ordered to appear in Justice of the Peace Court at a later date.
