The truth is, despite the lockdown or the ban on the sale of liquor, liquor consumption has not stopped – it merely declined. To make matters worse, some social media posts also suggest that a tendency has developed among those who consume liquor to manufacture and sometimes sell illicit liquor in small quantities. Allowing the delivery of liquor to homes could be a short-term solution to the rising illicit liquor demand, which poses a threat to the lives of those who consume it, as there is no way to evaluate its quality or the improvised production methods used to produce illicit liquor. In fact, delivering liquor is a newly introduced service, and there are many liquor delivery services in the South Asian region. Even in Sri Lanka, there are a handful of liquor delivery services which are not operating during the lockdown.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2021 17:48 UTC