This is an amusing tail of theft from Qatar and it actually happened.
A friend went on leave asking his mate to keep an eye on the villa.
To wind up the one one leave, his mate emptied the optics and bottles replacing the booze with cold tea, water and other such fake solutions.
When the one returned from leave, he was straight round to his mate the report the theft of his booze.
He HAD been burgled the night before he came back and thay had stolen all the fake booze!
They also lived on a compound!