Police Have Taken Into Custody A US Naval Officer lIe Down In Colpetty Under The Influence Of Liquor

Police have last night(29) taken into custody a US Naval officer attached to a US War Ship arrived in Colombo Harbor ,while lying  down near a house in Colpetty under the heavy influence of Liquor .

The US Naval Officer who had toured in Colombo City last night(29) with a group of his fellow Naval officers had fallen down to ground due to the liqour influence according to the Police.

The drunken Officer had been handed over to the Sri Lanka Navy by the Police through the US Embassy in Colombo it has been reported.