A Pepsi machine in Washington D.C. has been selling malt liquor instead of soft drinks according to the Examiner.
The vending machine was rigged to sell the cans for $3.00, which is less than it costs to buy the same amount of alcohol at a liquor store, with no identification required.
The soda machine has been providing alcohol for a least a few months before someone alerted the police. An investigation has started to determine how the alcohol was making its way into the machine to prevent it from continuing to happen.
The soda machine, located in front of an apartment complex, became a popular hangout for teens and now police officials know why.
Geoffrey Hatchard, a prominent D.C. area blogger, tweeted several notes from a Tuesday meeting of the Trinidad Neighborhood Association. According to his posts, a Metropolitan Police Department officer discovered and quickly disabled the vending machine to prevent it from selling anymore alcohol.
"The Pepsi machine was in front of a 4-unit apartment and of course no one claimed responsibility for it," said Daniella Bays, The Trinidad Neighborhood Association president to The Huffington Post. "It charged $3 for the malt liquor so kids were buying it (cheaper for adults to get at the store)."
Some media outlets have speculated that the vending machine company or Pepsi could be behind the issues as some organizations have started devising different methods to prevent losing inventory. Selling alcohol would make more money than raising prices according to the Kansas City Star.
Selling alcohol in a vending machine may seem immoral, but in some states its legal to purchase liquor from a vending machine just like it is from a liquor store. Pennsylvania for example allowed the first wine "kiosks" in 2010, which requires a customer to swipe their driver's license and pass a built-in breathalyzer test before being allowed to make a purchase.
Other countries like Japan for example currently allow alcohol to be sold from a vending machine, but they have slowly started to phase them out over the past decade or so.
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