POLICE battling underage drinking in Dunfermline have slammed a mum who bought her 15-year-old daughter booze – and handed it over in the street. 

In their bid to stop anti-social behaviour the force also want teenage drug pushers banned from the town centre and aim to drum home to schoolkids the dangers of carrying knives. 

Community sergeant Neil McGurk said: “Once again at the weekend there were large groups of youths in the bus station and at Tesco in the town centre causing a nuisance and drinking alcohol.

“A 17-year-old youth was found in possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. No prizes for guessing who his customers are. 

“This is the second youth in the past couple of weeks who has been caught dealing drugs and has been reported for a similar offence. 

“We will be asking the court to ban these individuals, where possible, from entering the town centre.

“There is no place for these people who are not only causing a nuisance to the public, but are endangering the lives of your children!”

He added: “Two people were also identified as buying alcohol for underage youths; unbelievably one of them was the mother of a 15-year-old girl who handed the alcohol to her daughter in the street! 

“This was witnessed by the security staff and she has subsequently been charged with the offence.

“What chance do the police have if parents are taking this irresponsible attitude?

“I am beginning to feel like a stuck record, however, I will continue to bore everybody with this until we make a difference and people finally get the picture.”

Sgt McGurk said their crackdown on trouble, titled Operation Caber, would continue this weekend and had already seen 150 letters issued to parents of kids found to be part of large gangs. 

He said: “One 14-year-old has now been issued with seven letters and is still being found in large groups causing a nuisance. 

“The parents have been visited and spoken to, along with a number of other parents in relation to their child’s behaviour. 

“There is some progress, and some parents who are trying hard.”

As part of a joint approach with Fife Council, the police are planning to go into four local high schools to increase awareness of hate crime. 

They’ll also work with education officers and teachers to tell youngsters about the dangers and consequences of carrying knives.