TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Arizona’s Family got a firsthand look at how state liquor agents make sure bars aren’t breaking the law after hundreds of underage drinkers were arrested at Tempe Tavern .

The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control leads compliance operations, often sparked by anonymous tips, to find everything from illegal alcohol sales to overconsumption to fake IDs.

Special Agent Filbert Barrera conducts these checks from his SUV office.

“So we work every other weekend,” Barrera said. “Yeah, it is a waiting game.”

Agents investigate complaints across Valley establishments

Barrera focuses on checking Valley businesses, working alongside two other agents whose identities were blurred because they go inside bars hoping to remain undetected.

“So tonight, what we’

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