'Nutcracker' Drinks Have Cops' Attention

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'Nutcracker' Drinks Have Cops' Attention

UPPER MANHATTAN — Cops are vowing to crack down on Nutcracker.

Captain Jose Navarro of the 34th Precinct said his squad would ramp up efforts to stop the illegal syrupy-sweet hard liquor drink from being sold to teens this summer.

"We want to get this off the street, especially when they are selling this garbage to little kids," he said.

The potent drink is a mix of hard liquor — often whiskey, rum and vodka — mixed with different fruit juices, Kool-Aid and sometimes candy like Jolly Ranchers.

It's served up in kid-friendly large Styrofoam cups, 32-ounce soup containers or clear plastic juice bottles.

The illicit booze is at barbershops and bodegas, or from coolers on sidewalks and out of the backs of vans, said Navarro. The frozen version of Nutcracker is called "Finding Nemo" or "Nemo" for short.

Talk about the drink and vendors hawking the sale of Nutcracker can often be found on Twitter as well.

'Nutcracker' Drinks Have Cops' Attention