A stock of imported liquor bottles kept as case evidence have been found to be replaced with plain tea, prompting the Colombo Magistrate’s Court Registrar to file a complaint with the Keselwatta Police.

According to the Lankadeepa newspaper, a stock of Arrack bottles among the imported liquor had been found to be replaced with plain tea when the bottles were taken to be destroyed.

The liquor bottles had been ordered to be destroyed in the presence of court officials by Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasena. 

However, at the time, it was found that 81 imported liquor bottles and 150 beer bottles had been replaced with other liquid substances. 

This was detected during the inspection of 17 bottles, after which the magistrate had ordered the liquor bottles to be seized and taken into court custody. 

As such, the court registrar has filed a complaint with the Keselwatta Police to launch an investigation into the matter.