Sri Lanka, March 26 -- For decades, Magistrates' Courts and High Courts across Sri Lanka were overwhelmed with vast quantities of case productions, items seized by the police and other government authorities in connection with legal proceedings. Once taken into custody, these items were invariably handed over to the courts, which were then responsible for their safekeeping.
The range of productions was extensive, including vehicles (lorries, trucks, jeeps, tractors, motorcycles, bicycles), timber logs, sawn timber, sand, barrels, cans, agricultural tools, iron rods, wooden poles, knives, cables, water pumps, and countless other items. More critically, offensive weapons, firearms, explosives, and prohibited substances such as heroin, cannab...