[DR1] Limiting the sale of alcohol

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A proposal by the National District City Council seeks to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages in entertainment centers, including colmados, after 1:00am. From Monday to Thursday, bars and discotheques could remain open for one more hour but without selling alcohol. From Friday to Sunday, closing time would be 3am, with the same prohibition of sale, according to Diario Libre. The objective of these restrictions, according to one of the initiative's authors, is to reduce crime in the late hours of the night and to give law enforcement authorities a mechanism for improved control of the city. City Hall inspectors would be in charge of enforcing the rule and municipal courts of applying sanctions for violations.

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