[Communicated to the Council and the Members of the League.]

C. 346. M. 261. 1939. x i .[O.C.S.300 («).]

Geneva, October 1st, 1939.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND

OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

SUMMARYOF

ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS

AND SEIZURES

REPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE

OF NATIONS BETWEEN JULY 1 s t AND SEPTEMBER 30™, 1939

(Communiqué au Conseil et

aux Membres de la Société).

C. 346. M. 261. 1939. XI. 1(O.C.S. 300(n).) I Corrigendum

Genève, le 24 janvier 1940.

SOCIETE DES NATIONS

COMMISSION CONSULTATIVE DU TRAFIC DE L’OPIUM ET

AUTRES DROGUES NUISIBLES

RESUME DES TRANSACTIONS ILLICITES ET DES SAISIES COMMUNIQUEES AU SECRETARIAT DE LA SOCIETE DES NATIONS

DU 1er JUILLET AU 30 SEPTEMBRE 1939.

Note explicative du Secrétariat

La référence au bas de la page 19 doit être supprimée étant donné

que le représentant des Etats-Unis d ’Amérique à la Commission consultative

a informé le Secrétariat q u ’il ne s ’agit pas du même individu dans les deux

a f faires.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER

DANGEROUS DRUGS

SUMMARY OF ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS AND SEIZURES REPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS BETWEEN JULY 1st

AND SEPTEMBER 30th, 1939.

Explanatory Note by the Secretariat

The footnote on page 19 should be omitted, as the representative

of the United States of America on the Advisory Committee has informed the

Secretariat that the two men involved in these cases are not identical.

(Communiqué au Conseil et

aux Membres de la Société.)

C. 346. M. 261. 1939. XI. j(O.C.S. 300(n).) J Corrigendum 2.

G e n è v e , le 2 avril 1940.

SOCIETE DES NATIONS

COMMISSION CONSULTATIVE DU TRAFIC DE L’OPIUM ET

AUTRES DROGUES NUISIBLES

RESUME DES TRANSACTIONS ILLICITES ET DES SAISIES COMMUNIQUEES AU SECRETARIAT DE LA SOCIETE DES NATIONS

DU 1er JUILLET AU 30 SEPTEMBRE 1939.

Page 16, N o . 1600. En ce qui concerne cette a ffaire, il ressort d'un échange

de correspondance entre le Gouvernement colombien et le Secrétariat

que les envois de stupéfiants de Colombie à Panama, dont il est fait

mention dans ce résumé, ont été dûment autorisés par les Gouvernements

de Colombie et de P a n a m a . En conséquence, ce cas doit être supprimé.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER

DANGEROUS DRUGS

SUMMARY OF ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS AND SEIZURES REPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS BETWEEN JULY 1st

AND SEPTEMBER 30th, 1939.

Page 16, N o .1600. In regard to this case, it appears from correspondence

between the Colombian Government and the Secretariat that the consign­

ments of drugs from Colombia to Panama referred to in this summary

were duly authorised by the Governments of Colombia and Pa n a m a . This

case should therefore be cancelled.

C o r r i g e n d u m

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

C o r r i g e n d u m

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PART I

CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD T O

W HICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

No 419. — Seizure of 3 kg. 743 gr. of Heroin at Buitenzorg, Java, October 27th, 1936.

Reference : ̂ The Netherlands Government reports on September 22nd, 1939,r(Vr4s^ o n / ^ 37"X 19q th a t Ho Tjoeng Hoen, a Formosan merchant implicated in this ease

page an(j who had succeeded in escaping, has been arrested a t Malang on June 30th, 1939.

No 1216. — Theft of Cocaine discovered at Barranquilla, Colombia, in June 1938.

Reference : In reply to enquiries by the Secretariat, the Government of Colombiarn3r 5ci^‘nnA i938‘X oa stated on January 12th, 1939, th a t the m.s. Cordillera arrived a t Puerto O.as./Conf.eha^a)6 ' Colombia on May 26th, 1938, coming from Europe, after having called

a t Hamburg, Bremen, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Plymouth, Puerto Espana, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello and Curaçao.

The German Government stated tha t , after the preliminary Customs declaration at D arm stad t, the consignment was taken by a motor-lorry belonging to the firm of Merck to Mayence and loaded on the Rhine steamer Bheinschelde 8. Thence the consignment went to the firm of August Bulcke & Co., Antwerp. The final Customs declaration was made at the German Customs Declaration Office a t Lobith. At Antwerp, the consignment was transferred to the Hapag M.S. Cordillera, where it was stowed in a separate com partm ent. the key of which is kept by the second officer. No one can possibly enter this room unles> accompanied by an officer. According to the captain and second officer of the Cordillera. both cases were examined on loading a t Antwerp and again on unloading at Puerto Colombiii and found to be entirely undamaged. Nor was any complaint made when the consignment was transferred at the lat ter port. The theft of the consignment was not discovered at Puerto Colombia, but only during Customs examination a t Barranquilla.

No 1327. — Seizure of 310 grammes of Cocaine Hydrochloride at Calcutta on August 1st,1938.

Reference : The Government of the United Kingdom forwarded on August 10th,on 1939, the following supplementary information in regard to this case :

l • • ■ ( Pa?e ■ Wong Seng was strongly suspected of being a carrier for smugglersof dangerous drugs, and it was considered very likely tha t he would

m aintain his connection with these traffickers if on his release from jail he were allowed to remain a t large in India. An order under section 3 of the Foreigners Act of 1864 was accord­ingly served on him, and he was pu t on board the s.s. Sirdhana, which sailed from Calcutta on April 20th, 1939.

No 1514. — Seizures in the Straits Settlements during April 1939.

R eference : Among the seizures reported as having taken place in April 1939C .212 .M .140 .1939 .X I a j- Singapore was one of 27 kg. 53 gr. of prepared opium on April 13th. page 16 The Government of the United Kingdom forwarded on August 3rd, 1939,O .C.S ./Conf.929. the following further particulars in regard to this case : On the arrival

of the s.s. Shirala from Ja p an and China ports, the usual examination of passengers’ baggage was carried out. During the examination, a revenue officer discovered a to ta l quan ti ty of 27 kg. 53 gr. of “ Red Lion ” prepared opium concealed under some empty bottles packed with straw in four large baskets. A Chinese passage-broker who produced one of the baskets for examination adm itted possession of same but alleged (supported by a letter) that the baggage belonged to a second-class passenger named Lau Ah Fuk. Lau Ah Fuk was therefore detained. He claimed ownership of certain baggage, including a large basket which was still on board the vessel. This baggage was later removed to the Exam ina tion Station, and in the large basket eighty-four pineapple-tins each containing 227 grammes of prepared opium were found. Lau Ah Fuk disclaimed ownership of the other four baskets in which 27 kg. 53 gr. of opium were found, bu t he was charged in respect of the opium found in the pineapple-tins and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for twenty months. He is being recommended for banishment.

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RESULTS OF JU D IC IA L PR O C E ED IN G S IN CONNECTION W IT H CASES OF ILLICIT TR A FFIC P R E V IO U SL Y R E P O R T E D

Reference NameResults

Imprisonment Fine

G r e e c e :C.65. M.27.1939. X I rO.C.S.300(/c)], page No. 1233.

5,

C. 128. M. 80.1939. X I [0,C.S.300(/)] , page No. 1344.

India:C. 385. M. 230 .1938 .X I [O.C.S.300(/)], page 15, No. 1167.

T n r k p v •C.212.M.140.1939.X I [O.C.S.300(m)j, page 13, No. 1506.

Pierre Calopothakis

Dimitri Tiniacos

Pighi Calopothakis

Tsanis Coucas .

Christo Gritsis . . . Lambros Tzevelakis

E vangèle Polit is . .

A thanase Cat salis

Sheikh Allee Mia. .

Chukru Eundju Mahmoud Bekri .

R igorous im prisonm ent for s ix years and w ith ­drawal of residence per­m it for one year and two m onths .

Rigorous im prisonm ent for seven years, six m on ths and ten days and w ithdraw al of residence permit for one year and two months .

Rigorous im prisonm ent for sev en years and six- m on ths and w ithdraw al of residence permit for one year and two months .

Acquitted .

Four years and six m on ths . W ithdraw al of

' residence permit for one year.

Four years. W ithdrawal of residence permit for nine months .

Three years. W ith ­drawal of residence per­mit for e ight m onths .

Rigorous imprisonment for tw o months .

( A cquitted for 1 ev idence.

lank of

150 rupees (165 Swiss gold francs) or, in default, further rigorous imprison­m ent for two months.

43U6. — S.d.N. 795 (F.), 670 (A.), ] 1/39. Imp. Granchamp, Annemasse.

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PART II

. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF CLANDESTINE

MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS

B. NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THE

FOLLOW ING GROUPS :

C o c a i n e .

N a r c o t i c P i l l s .

I n d i a n - h e m p D r u g s .

M i s c e l l a n e o u s .

1. R a w O p i u m . 5.2 P r e p a r e d O p i u m a n d D r o s s . 6.3(a) . M o r p h i n e H y d r o c h l o r i d e . 7.3(6). M o r p h i n e Ba se . 8.4. H e r o i n .

A. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF CLANDESTINE MANUFACTUREOF NARCOTIC DRUGS

No 1566. — Discovery of a Clandestine Laboratory at Roquevaire, near Marseilles, France, on March 24th, 1939. Report communicated bv the French Government, Ju ly 5th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 750 kg.Prepared opium : 80 boxes. Powdered heroin : about 2 kg.

The raw opium was in cakes of about 1 kg. contained in eighteen sacks. There were no marks. The prepared opium was marked

and came apparently from Madras.

2. Persons implicated : Joseph Rosolacci, Joseph Long, Louis Long, Auguste Rossi.

3. On January 20th, 1939, following information obtained by the Sûreté of Marseilles, a domiciliary search was carried out in a shop in th a t town rented by Rosolacci and also in his private dwelling. Simultaneously, investigations were carried out a t St. Jean de Garguier, where Rosolacci was said to have property. These various operations were not productive of results a t the time. On March 24th, however, on the basis of supplementary information, a search was carried out a t the “ Campagne de Caou ” a t Roquevaire. In a coach-house adjacent to the house, the property of Rosolacci, was found an electric meter for industrial current and below it a three-hole contact. Connecting with this contact was a three-wire rubber-cased cable ; the latter was hung up in a coil on a nail at the entrance to Rosolacci’s cellar. After unwinding this cable and passing it through various slots and rings in the ceiling of the cellar, the searchers found an opening leading to the floor of a house inhabilated by Louis Long. A domiciliary search carried out in this house led to the discovery of the drugs in question, together with two large glass bottles containing 2 kg. of scurocaine, various carboys full of alcohol, empty tin cans and small tin cases with loose covers for the transport of alcohol. Joseph Long stated th a t he had let his cellar for the past six months to Rossi and tha t he was not aware tha t narcotic drugs were being stored in it. In the adjacent house, belonging to Louis Long, father of Joseph, a regular laboratory was fitted up for the conversion of narcotic drugs. The various ingredients and apparatus found in the laboratory proved th a t the traffickers were manufacturing heroin by the Merck process. Louis Long said tha t he had let his house to Rossi and th a t he was not aware of the existence of the laboratory. The boxes of prepared opium marked “ Indian ” would appear to have come from Madras, being shipped thence to Singapore by sailors, who then smuggled it into Euro­pean ports. Investigations are being continued with the object of discovering the origin of the opium seized and identifying the various individuals who have participated in the running of the laboratory.

4. Louis and Joseph Long and Joseph Rosolacci have all been taken into custody and are now imprisoned at Marseilles ; a w arran t of arrest has been issued against Rossi, who has absconded.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.936.

37577/387 .

“ Indian 21 /34 ”

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B . NEW CASES OF SEIZURES

I. RA W OPIUM

No 1567. - Seizure at Albouystown, British Guiana, on March 16th, 1939. Report commu­nicated b y th e Government of the United Kingdom, July 1 /th ,

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 426 grammes. No label or mark.O.C.S./Conf.923. 2 . Person implicated : Robert Gill, a speculator and small importer

38697/387. of p rovis ions.3. Daniels, a Customs boathand, informed the Customs officers

that his brother, Lewis, h a d been given a parcel by Gill, to take to a certain place Albouys- town at which place Gill would call for it the next morning. Two Customs boathands were 'sent to watch for Gill when he should go to fetch the parcel. He was seen to take the parcel out of a barrel in f ro n t of the house. They attem pted to arrest him, bu t he droppe a laro-e packet and ran off. In his flight, he also dropped a small parcel. He was pursued and arrested and the tw o parcels were recovered. The smaller one contained the opium in question and the larger one 5 Va kg. of saccharine.

4. Gill was sentenced to a fine of $3739.50 (11742 Swiss gold francs) and in default of payment, to im prisonm ent for six months. Notice of appeal wras given, but the appea has not yet been heard.

No 1568. — Seizures in Hong-Kong during May 1939. Report communicated by the G overnm ent of the United Kingdom, August 1st, 193y.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 102 kg. 325 gr Chinese origin.O.C.S./Conf.927. Prepared opium : 111 kg. 586 gr. Lion and Globe ,

, 3g7 3 “ L a m Kee ” , “ E a g le ” and “ Cock and E lephan t ” marks.3. There were four cases, two concerning the seizure of raw opium

and two concerning the seizure of prepared opium : 2 kg. 155 gr. of raw' opium w a s foun on premises which appeared to be used as a depot for raw opium ; 100 kg. 170 gr. or raw opium was found in the coal-bunkers underneath the coal on the s.s. Tak Sang on the point of sailing to Haiphong and which h a d arrived from Shanghai and North C h in a ports. 1 his opium is believed to have come from Shui Yuan and Liang Chow provinces and appeared to nave been consigned to various dealers in Shanghai : 107 kg. 352 gr. of prepared opium w a s found hidden amongst rocks on the hillside. I t was packed in sealed containers and had been brought ashore from an incoming steamer ; 4 kg. 234 gr. of prepared opium was found wrappe in a raincoat underneath a railway truck by a railway watchman.

No 1569. — Seizures in Palestine during May 1939. Report communicated by the Govern­m ent of the United Kingdom, Ju ly 25th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 16 kg. 922 gr.O.C.S./Conf.926. Hashish : 8 kg. 409 gr.-1046/388 Opium and hashish mixed : 116 grammes.

2. Persons implicated : Rabah Hassan El Sheikh Kahlil, Naim Said Sa’ad, Mohamed Shafic Tewfic, Atalla Ibrahim Attalla, Hussein Bint Haj Mohamed, Mohamed Mustafa El Zafari, George Elias Mabardi, Habib Ren Raham in Cohen, bhaban Abdul Razzak, Mohamed Mustafa El Masri.

3. There were eight cases. 16 kg. 900 gr. of opium and 6 kg. 400 gr. of hashish were found on the accused while being searched at a police post ; 10 grammes of opium and the mixture of opium and hashish were seized during searches on the premises occupied by the accused ; 2 kg. of hashish was found on Mabardi, who landed at the Haifa aerodrome ; y grammes of hashish was found in a gharry ; and 12 grammes of opium was found in the possession of El Sheikh Kahlil.

4 . Naim Said Sa’ad was bound over for one year against a surety of £5 (^5-50 Swiss gold francs). Mabardi was sentenced to imprisonment for four months and^ Habib Ben Rahamin Cohen to one month. El Masri was sentenced to a fine of £50 (75o Swiss gold francs) or imprisonment for eight months. The other cases are still pending.

No 1570. — Seizures in Palestine during June 1939. Report communicated by the Govern­ment of the United Kingdom, August 11th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 126 grammes.O.C.S./Conf.937. Hashish : 106.5 grammes.34046/388 . Sutal1 : 12.5 g r a m m e s .

2 Persons implicated : Yousef Sirkees Shenkosian, Ali Hussein Jafar Shureim, Rashid Abdulah Aidi, Abdul W ahabi Absi, Mohamed El Hallak, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Halabi.

i a m ix ture of opium and Cannabis indica.

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3. There were four cases : 75 grammes of hashish was confiscated from Yousef Sirkees Shenkosian during a snap search at, Haif Kham ra Shuk ; 1.5 grammes of hashish and 12.5 gram m es of sutal were found on Ali Hussein Jafar Shureim when stopped and searched by a police patro l a t Jaffa ; 30 grammes of hashish was found in the house of Rashid Abdulaïi Aidi a t Jaffa ; and 126 grammes of opium was found during a search of the house occupied by Mohamed El Hallak and Mohamed Halabi at Jaffa.

4. Ali Hussein Ja fa r Shureim was sentenced to imprisonment for one month ; Rashid A bdulah Aidi, to imprisonment for thirty-nine days ; and Abdul Wahabi Absi, to imprison­m en t for fourteen days. The trials are pending in the other cases.

No 1571. — Seizures fey the Chinese Maritime Customs in December 1938 and January, March and April 1939. Report communicated by the Chinese Government. June 28th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 19 kg. 268 gr. Iranian origin.. .S . /C o n f .9 0 9 . Prepared opium : 1 k g . 303 gr. From Macao.

1 4 1 7 7 /3 8 8 (2 ) . 3 3 j^g 9 5 0 gr . 0 f raw opium was seized a t Shanghai on December31st, 1938, on the s.s. Conte Rosso, coming from Hong-Kong. I t was

concealed in a space behind the key-board of a baby organ ; 6 kg. 700 gr. of raw opium was seized at Shanghai on January 9th, 1939, on the s.s. Tjisalak, coming from Hong-Kong. The opium was in the double sides of a trunk, the owner of which disappeared ; 8 kg. 618 gr. of raw opium, together with 113 grammes of prepared opium, was seized a t Lappa on March 22nd, 1939, in a motor-car ; 1 kg. 95 gr. of prepared opium was found a t Lappa in two sampans, bo th coming from Macao ; 831 grammes was found in a specially made iron pan with a bar screwed to the bo t tom of the sampan submerged under water ; and 264 grammes was concealed in a specially constructed double partition ; 95 grammes was seized at Lappa station.

No 1572. — Seizures in the International Settlement, Shanghai, during the Second Quarter 1939. Report communicated by the Shanghai Municipal Council, July 31st, 1939.

A p r i l \Alh, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 789 gr. (63 oz.) North China origin.O .C .S . /C onf .934 .

2. Persons implicated : Loo Zang Fah, Loo Tsang Sz. 1 3 1 0 3 /3 8 8 (2 ) . 1 b

3. A police raid on premises in Hankow Road resulted in the arrest of the two accused and the seizure of the opium in question, together with 767 grammes of Bi Yue (an opium adulterant) and a

q u a n t i ty of wrapping paper and perforated stamps depicting a “ Rattleship ” and a “ Windmill ”. Enquiries ascertained th a t opium hongs situated in the western area of Shanghai (outside the jurisdiction of the municipal police) were supplying the accused with opium.

4. Loo Zang Fah was sentenced to imprisonment for three years, while Loo Tsang Sz was discharged.

A p r i l 17//?, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 272 gr. (80 oz.) North China origin, each packet bore a perfo ra ted s tam p depicting a windmill.

2. Persons implicated : Liu Mah Sz, Liu Dong Lai, Van Ah Zien, Liu Han Chih.

3. Liu Mah Sz and her niece, Liu Dong Lai, were arrested on Chekiang Road following the seizure, on the niece, of three packets of raw opium weighing 341 grammes, which was tied round her waist beneath her clothing. Information had been received th a t Liu Mah Sz, together with her husband, Liu Han Chili, was engaged in the sale of opium on an organ­ised scale. The child was being used as a carrier of opium when making delivery to customers. A search of L iu’s home resulted in the further seizure of 1 kg. 391 gr. of opium. Van Ah Zien, who was subsequently arrested at the above address, admitted being engaged in the clandestine traffic in opium on a small scale. Liu Mah Sz’s husband was absent from Shanghai a t the t im e of the search and efforts are being made to trace him.

4. Liu Mah Sz and Van Ah Zien were each sentenced to imprisonment for three years and deprived of civil rights for three years. Liu Dong Lai was ordered to be temporarily deta ined a t the “ Door of Hope ” .

A p r i l 25//;, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 29 kg. 82 gr. (1024 oz.) Tientsin origin.

2. Persons implicated : Wong Tsung San, Tsang Tsing San, Gee Nyoh Fah, Lee Zau Zung, Sung Ling Sung, Loo Ah Kung, Hu Siau Dee, Tsang Ching Pong, Phen Ziang Yah, Zee Ah Ling, Sih Dien Fah, Koh Ming, Lee Tsiang Sz.

3. 7 kg. 270 gr. was seized at the Yoong An lodging house, Fokien Road, as a result of a series of negotiations carried on by a detective, posing as a prospective buyer, with an

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organised gang of opium traffickers, including Wong Tsung San, Tsang Tsing San, Gee Nyoh Fah, Lee Zau Zung, Sung Ling Sung and Loo Ah Kung, who were immediately placed under arrest. As a result of further investigations, the gang’s secret storing-place was discovered, where a further "21 kg. 811 gr. of opium was seized. The remaining accused were rounded up at the Far Eastern Hotel, the tem porary headquarters of the gang.

4. Tsang Tsing San was sentenced to imprisonment for five years and six months ; Wong Tsung San, Sung Ling Sung and Loo Ah Kung, to imprisonment for three years ; while Gee Nyoh Fah and Lee Zau Zung were sentenced to imprisonment for one year and six months ; the others were discharged.

April 26th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 45 gr. (72 oz.).Prepared opium : 57 grammes (2 oz.).

Suiyuan and Dairen origin.2. Persons implicated : Nyi Yoong Chang, Yang Ching Ziang.3. The opium was seized as a result of a police raid. Nyi Yoong Chang, who was

arrested during the raid, admitted th a t he was assisting Yang Ching Ziang in the sale of opium. Yang Ching Ziang obtained his supplies from opium hongs in the Western District, located outside the control of the municipal police.

4. Nyi Yoong Chang was found no t guilty.

May 1st, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 3 kg. 635 gr. (128 oz.). North China origin.

2. Person implicated : Yang Ts Ying.3. Yang Ts Ying was arrested on Jessfield Road while transporting a newspaper parcel

containing the opium in a public motor-car. When arrested, he admitted being an employee of the Tai Shing opium hong (outside the control of the municipal police) but, in the Chinese court, he denied this statement.

4. Yang Ts Ying was found not guilty and discharged.

May 19th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 818 gr. (64 oz.). Chinese origin.2. Person implicated : Chiang Ah Fong.

3. Chiang Ah Fong was arrested in possession of the opium while travelling on an omnibus on Avenue Haig.

4. Chiang Ah Fong was sentenced to imprisonment for six months.

May 22rid, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 732 gr. (61 oz.). Chinese origin.Opium-smoking paraphernalia.

2. Person implicated : Lieu Ts Hung.

3. Acting on information received, detectives raided the offices of the Dong Zung Foh Co., cotton-brokers, and arrested the accused, the firm’s owner, following the seizure of the above quanti ty of opium concealed in various parts of his office.

4. Lieu Ts Hung was sentenced to imprisonment for one year.

May 25th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 264 gr. (44% oz.). Chinese origin.2. Persons implicated : Chu Loo Han, Lieu Tsu Sz.

3. An a t tem p t was made by the accused to smuggle the opium from Shanghai to Kompoin the secret receptacle of a large oblong oil-tin. They were arrested while travelling inpublic rickshaws in possession of the opium.

4. Chu Loo Han was sentenced to imprisonment for six months and Lieu Tsu Sz was discharged.

June 16th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 5 kg. 453 gr. (192 oz.). North China and Canton origin.2. Persons implicated : Wong Yoong Sung, Ling Yar Lan, Ong Yoong Tuh, Tsang

Ah Ming, Mah Wei Sai, Kuoh Yen Zoong, Tseu Zah Ding, Tseu Gee Shing, Ong Van Ding, Woo Sung Pang.

3. Investigations made into the activities of an opium combine known as “ Ong Foong Hong ” ascertained tha t this organisation was operating three branches in the International Settlement . As a result of observations kept on the firm, one of its employees, Wong Yoong Sung, was arrested while he was walking on Taku Road in the possession of 2 kg. 272 gr. of opium. Lightning raids, carried out immediately after his arrest, a t the three branches of

the firm resulted in the seizure of a further 3 kg. 181 gr. of opium and the arrest of five others, all of whom admitted being engaged in the sale of opium. The proprietors of the firm were Tseu Zah Ding, Tseu Gee "Shing, Ong Van Ding and Woo Sung Pang. An order for their arrest has been issued.

4. Wong Yoong Sung was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and six months ; Ong Yoong Tuh and Tsang Ah Ming, to imprisonment for eight months and six months respectively ; while Ling Yar Lan, Mah Kwei Sai and Kuoh Yeu Zoong were discharged.

June 30th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 775 gr. (62% oz.). Probably Iranian origin. Contained in packets bearing the stamp of the “ Opium Suppression Bureau ” and trade marks signifying th a t the opium was of the “ Lion and Globe ” brand.

Person implicated : Yang S Pao.

3. Yang S Pao, employed by the Yoong Zung opium hong (outside the jurisdiction ofthe municipal police), was arrested in possession of the opium, which was tied round hiswaist. His arrest followed negotiations carried on by a detective, posing as a prospective buyer, for the purchase of the opium.

4. Yang S Pao was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and six months.

No. 1573. — Seizure at Alexandria on March 21st, 1939. Report communicated by theCentral Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 29th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 240 grammes. Origin unknown.

2. Persons implicated : F araha t Khalafalla F a raha t ; Aziza El 3 8574 /387 . Sayed Ahmed, his wife ; Sayed Mohd. Osman, alias Sambo ; Nasma

Mohammed Ibrahim.

3. Information was received by the Bureau th a t F araha t was a drug trafficker and that he had a large quanti ty of drugs in his house. A search was made and the opium found under F a ra h a t ’s bed. Fa raha t was immediately arrested, bu t stated tha t he knew nothing of the opium. He said tha t he and his wife had lately made the acquaintance of Sayed Mohd. Osman and th a t he suspected th a t his wife and Osman had pu t the drugs there. Investiga­tions showed th a t the informer had been sent to the Bureau by Osman.

4. Osman was sentenced to imprisonment for four years and a fine of £E.400 (6200 Swiss gold francs). Aziza and Nasma were each sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £E.200 (3100 Swiss gold francs). Farahat was acquitted.

No. 1574. — Seizure at Port Said on April 26th, 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 10th, 1939.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : l 1/, g r a m m e s . Turkish origin.O.C.S./Conf.918. , i m p l i c a £ d ; D a h i S u l t a n .

3 8687 /387 . 3 Information was received by the Bureau th a t drug traffickerswere operating in a certain quarter of Port Said. They were watched

and on April 26th, Dahi Sultan was arrested with the opium in his possession.

4. Dahi Sultan was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £E.100 (1550 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1575. — Seizure at Paris on October 27th, 1938. Report communicated by the French Government, August 3rd, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 674 grammes \ Together with twenty-sevenO.C.S ./Conf.933. Dross : 195 grammes J smokers’ outfits, thirteen Pra-34756 /387 . Morphine : 110 grammes f vaz syringes, three pairs of

Heroin : 606 grammes f precision scales, pestles andCocaine : 241 grammes ' mortars and drug sachets.Hashish : 10 grammes /

2. Persons implicated : René Mathieu ; Robert François Neureuth ; Joseph Toultchine, Russian, manager of a Montmartre cabaret ; Charles Coopmann, dealer in fine pearls in Paris ; Laurent André Magne, company director ; Elise Chabert. alias Virdis, tobacconist ; Doan- Phu-Lam, Tonkinese sailor ; Robert MacCurty Lord, American taxi-driver ; Ursula Wolcott Lord, alias Marini, Rritish ; Jean-Marie Rruschi, waiter ; Marie Emmanuelli, h a tte r ; Simone Marie-Louise Guérin, shop assistant ; Em ma Anne Marie Rogrand ; Marcel Jean-Baptiste Laurent, hotel-keeper ; Yvonne Berthe Hubertine Ghislaine Dechamp, Belgian, no occupation ; Marie Henriette Boucheteau, no occupation ; Lucien André Finckheimer, commercial t ra ­veller ; René Lucien Poussin, cabinet-maker ; Joseph Maucuso, Italian, no occupation ; Lucien Daniel Ancelin, no occupation ; Maurice Denis Marie George ; Marie Gabrielle Rrouste, no occupation ; Henri Louis Delmas, tobacconist. In addition, forty-seven addicts who were in touch with these various traffickers were charged with breaches of the Poisons Laws.

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3. As a result of correspondence with the American authorities, it was established tha t a certain John David Devine,1 alias Devan, now7 in prison in Detroit (U.S.A.) had, in February1938, received 1 kg. of heroin in Paris through Frank Cheroka.2 since deceased. After a thorough enquiry, Mathieu3 was identified as the supplier of the drug and, on October 27th,1938, following a search of his domicile in Paris, which led to the discovery of documents leaving no doubt as to his real activities, Mathieu was arrested. The authorities had already charged Neureuth with a breach of the Poisons Laws, and it was found tha t Mathieu had taken over N eureuth’s clientèle. Searches were subsequently made at the domiciles of a number of persons in regular touch with Mathieu, and these revealed a vast organisation, the activities of which extended, not merely to Paris, but to the provinces, Northern Africa and even to foreign countries.

4. Mathieu was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of 500 gold francs ; Neureuth, to imprisonment for fifteen months and a fine of 300 gold francs ; Robert Lord, to imprisonment for thirteen months and a fine of 300 gold francs ; these three individuals also had their residence permits withdrawn for five years. Bruschi was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of 300 gold francs ; Laurent, to imprisonment for ten months and a fine of 300 gold francs ; Magne, to imprisonment for six months and a fine of 200 gold francs ; these three individuals also had their residence permits withdrawn for three years. Two of the accused were acquitted, while the rest received sentences varying from two weeks to six months and 50 to 200 gold francs fine.

No. 1576. — Seizures in Indo-China during the First Quarter 1939. Report communicated by the French Government, August 4th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 489 kg.O.C.S./Conf.941. Prepared opium : 36 kg.

27084/388. 2. 129 p erso n s w ere arres ted a n d 96 c o n v ic te d .

3. Particulars were taken with a view to possible proceedings in297 cases. All the opium seized was confiscated on behalf of the Monopoly. The seizures took place a t Renthuy, Gaobang, Hagiang, Haiphong, Hanoi. Hoabinh. Lang-Son, Moncay, Phunghia, Saigon, Sonia, Thai-Nguyen, Thanh-hoa, Tourane, Yenbay.

4. Terms of imprisonment ranged from fifteen days to two years and fines from 500 to 1500 francs (60 to 180 Swiss gold francs). Damages inflicted ranged from 875.70 to 15600 piastres (1051 to 18792 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1577. — Seizure at Madras on April 2nd, 1939. Report communicated by the Govern­m ent of the United Kingdom, Ju ly 3rd, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 12 grammes (1 tola). Excise opium.0,C .S . /C onf .908 . 0 ' . & M

2. Person implicated : Nadar Jam an, a hrem an on the s.s.37107/388. Barenfels.

3. The opium was found on the accused, who was searched on entering the harbour from the town.

No. 1578. — Seizure at Amsterdam, August 11th, 1939. Report communicated by the Netherlands Government, September 22nd, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 6 kg.Prepared opium : 90 gr a m m e s .

2. Person implicated : Wong Sua t im ing , Chinese stoker living a t Amsterdam.

3. The accused asserts tha t the opium was intended for his personal use and th a t he had obtained it from an unknown negro for 100 florins (170 Swiss gold francs). The case is pending.

No. 1579. — Seizure at Schiedam, Netherlands, on August 5th, 1939. Report communicated by the Netherlands Government, September 11th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 30 kg. 500 gr. Origin unknown.2. P er so n s im p l ic a t e d : A le x a n d r e D iocas , Greek sailor o n board

661/388(2). t h e s.s. Panam ; D im itr io s A l im b e is , Greek s to k e r , l i v in g in R o tt e r d a m .

3. The opium was found in the possession of the accused. According to them, a Yugoslav or Roumanian speaking Greek had entrusted the drug to them to be conveyed to a firm at Schiedam. According to information which has not yet been confirmed, the opium came from the s.s. Belgian, which left Rotterdam for Antwerp on August 5th, 1939. There appear to have been other drugs also on board, bu t the search carried out produced no results. I t is practically certain th a t the opium belonged to the Scordiilis gang4 and was intended for the s.s. Panam, which was due to sail for America.

1 See documents O.C.S./Conf.834 and 857.* See documents C.279.M.130.1931.XI [O.C.294(g)], page 39, No. I l l , and O.C.S./Conf.857.* See documents C.527.M.366.1937.X I [O.C.S.300(/)], page 6, No. 715, and O.C.S. /Conf.857.* See documents C.621.M.243.1930.X I [O.C.294(/)], page 140 ; C.57.M.22.1938.XI [O.C.5.300(g)], page 4, No. 793 ;

C.65.M.27.1939.XI [O.C.S.300(A)], page 16, No. 1280.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.949.

661/388(2) .

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No. 1580. — Seizures at Manila, Philippine Islands, and at San Francisco, California, on December 24th, 1938, and January 30th, 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 28th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 895 grammes. Dross : 455 grammes (1 lb.) Raw opium pills.No marks or labels.

Reference :O.C .S./Conf.953.

1281/388(557).

R eport No. 842.

2. Persons implicated : Cheng Keng, Chinese member of the crew of the s.s. Silverbelle-

3. When the s.s. Silverbelle arrived at Manila on December 24th, 1938, the master of the vessel tu rned over to the Customs officers a quan ti ty of raw opium pills found aboard. The owner of these pills was not discovered. Upon the arrival of the vessel a t San Francisco on Ja n u a ry 30th, 1939, Customs officers found the raw opium and dross concealed in No. 6 hatch. Cheng Keng was questioned and twenty-five pills were found in his possession. He denied any knowledge of the raw opium and dross.

4. The Grand Ju ry a t San Francisco returned a “ no bill ” against Cheng Keng, and he was therefore released and returned to the vessel.

No. 1581. — Seizure at Constanza, Roumania, on July 15th, 1938. Information com­municated by the Roumanian Government in its advance report on the illicit traffic in 1938.

Reference : 1 (a) . Raw opium : 1 k g . 860 gr.O.C.S.316.

2. Persons implicated : Sachini Ali, Turk ; Panait, a stoker ; Hassan, a seaman, formerly of the crew of the s.s. Miocéné.

3. Having received reports of the suspicious conduct of certain persons who had landed from the s.s. Miocéné, the authorities took action immediately, andAli was arrested as he was leaving the vessel with the intention of landing from a small boat. On being searched, he handed over the opium in question and sta ted th a t he had intended to sell it in Constanza with the assistance of Panait. He had received the opium seven or eight months previously from Hassan.

4. Ali was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of 10000 lei (220 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1582. — Seizures in Syria and Lebanon during 1938. Information communicated by the French Government in its annual report for 1938.

1 (a). Raw opium : 926 kg. 45 gr.Morphine : 3 grammes.Cocaine : 218 grammes.Hashish : 442 kg. 613 gr.

808 kg. 870 gr. of raw opium and 38 kg. of hashish came from Turkey ; 9 grammes of cocaine came from Germany and 50 grammes from France and Germany ; 789 kg. 975 gr. of opium and 129 kg. 435 gr. of hashish were destined for Egypt ; and 15 kg. 587 gr. of opium and 43 kg. 438 gr. of hashish, for Palestine ; 122 kg. of opium was destined for Egypt, Europe and Palestine.

3. 160 kg. of hashish, 122 kg. of opium and 2 grammes of cocaine were seized at Aleppo.The seizures a t Reirut amounted to 112 kg. 567 gr. of hashish, 27 kg. 590 gr. of opium and 71 grammes of cocaine. 422 kg. 300 gr. of opium and 17 kg. 500 gr. of hashish were seized at Saida and 120 kg. of opium and 42 kg. 600 gr. of hashish a t Lattaquié. 17 kg. of opium and 31 kg. of hashish were seized at Tyre and 16 kg. 831 gr. of hashish a t Damascus. 68 kg. of opium was seized at Azaz and 16 kg. 533 gr. of opium, 23 kg. of hashish and 3 grammes of morphine were seized at Tripoli. 113 kg. of hashish was seized in Zahlé (Lebanon). The rest of the seizures took place at Alexandretta, Bab, Chekka, Deraz, Djeer, Hama, Harem, Hauran, Ja j, Kamechlié, Kumeitra, Koussein, Nakoura, Nebeck and Racca.

4. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from one day to six months and fines from £S.10 to £S.4601 (18 to 8282 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1583. — Seizure at Kilis, Southern Frontier of Turkey, on June 1st, 1939. Report communicated by the Turkish Government, June 27th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 136 kg.O .C .S . /C onf .911. ‘ r b

3. The Customs guards a t Kilis, warned by informers th a t opium 38582 /387 . was about to be taken across the frontier, concealed themselves and

were able to catch the smugglers as they were about to cross the frontier. The traffickers escaped, but they left behind two donkeys loaded with boxes containing the raw opium. The case was referred to the investigating magistrate, who at once started enquiries.

Reference : O.C.S.316.

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No. 1584. — Seizures in Turkey during 1938. Information communicated by the Turkish Government in its advance report for 1938 on the illicit traffic.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 35 kg.O .C .S .316 . Hashish : 28 kg. 750 gr.

3. 6 kg. of hashish was discovered in the baggage of a passengeron a coaster plying between Istanbul and Yalova. 6 kg. of raw opium

was found on an individual in the neighbourhood of Kilis, and it is presumed tha t he intended to take the opium clandestinely to Syria. A pastrycook’s shop at Pera was raided and the owner arrested for supplying narcotics to bis clients. The shop was closed. Among the passengers coming from Yalova to Istanbul on January 21st, the Customs arrested a man carrying 4 kg. 85Ô gr. of hashish in his suit-case. The house of a market-gardener a t Izmir was raided and 3 kg. 900 gr. of hashish seized. An individual was arrested carrying 1 kg. 700 gr. of hashish from Edirne to Istanbul, and another was arrested at Adana as he was taking his place in a railway carriage, 750 grammes of hashish being found in his baggage. A chauffeur was arrested carrying 1 kg. of hashish in his taxi from Izmir to Bergama. 4 kg. 550 gr. of hashish was found in the possession of a trafficker, and two individuals were arrested in the possession of 780 grammes of hashish. In the garden belonging to a woman at Istanbul, 220 grammes of hashish was found buried in a corner, and among the passengers of the train coming from Denizli a m an was arrested with a suit-case containing 29 kg. of raw opium. The police seized 2 kg. of hashish at a house a t Silifke, and a man coming from Gueyve was arrested in the possession of 7 kg. of hashish.

4. Six cases are still in progress. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from four months to one year and two months and fines from 260 to 4680 Turkish pounds (624 to 11232 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1585. — Seizure at Boston, Massachusetts, on March 13th, 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 14th. 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 24 kg. 452 gr. (861 oz.). No marks.

2. Persons implicated : Nicholas Lachaga ; José Lago Esteiro ; Antonio Palmero ; and Antonio Zarandona, alias John Regona, all Spanish citizens. H arvey Hilton, American ; and Pierre Peone, French.

3. The opium was found during a search of the s.s. Exeter, coming from Marseilles. I t was concealed in a bin tha t was formerly used for

the storage of potatoes, but at the time was filled with em pty bottles. The opium had been removed from a suit-case later found in the quarters of Lachaga, who confessed tha t he had been commissioned by Zarandona to obtain the opium at Marseilles from Peone and tha t he and Hilton were to smuggle it into the port of New York. Investigation in New York resulted in the arrest of Zarandona, Esteiro and Palmero. Peone is a fugitive from justice and is reported to be in France. The case is pending.

No. 1586. —• Seizure at New York in January, May and June 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 28th, 1939.

1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 934 gr. (103.3 oz.).Prepared opium : 23 grammes (0.81 oz.).Dross : 9 grammes (0.3 oz.).Opium-smoking paraphernalia.

Twenty-two sticks of raw opium bore labels which appeared to be those of the Iranian Government " A and B ” Monopoly

2. Persons implicated : So Yau, alias So Hong, first cook on board the s.s. Santa Paula ; Kam Tong, second butcher on board the vessel. Both Chinese.

3. On Jan u ary 23rd, Customs officers discovered 420 grammes of raw opium when searching the s.s. Santa Paula. This opium was concealed in the back of the slop sink in the stewards toilet on “ C ” deck. The ownership was not determined. On May 29th. a small quanti ty of prepared opium was found by Customs officers concealed on an angle iron on the overhead of the ladies toilet on the Santa Paula. The owner of this opium was not discovered. On June 19th, Customs officers, when searching the vessel, discovered 1 kg. 54 gr. of raw opium, 20 grammes of prepared opium, 9 grammes of dross and an opium pipe, stem and bowl. Later th a t evening, opium-smoking paraphernalia, together with 1 kg. 459 gr. of raw opium were found concealed in various parts of the vessel. So Yau, found under the influence of opium, was taken into custody and admitted ownership of a small quant ity of prepared opium, the dross and a pipe, s ta t ing tha t he purchased the prepared opium in Curaçao. Kam Tong found in possession of an opium-pipe, claimed tha t So Yau asked him to keep the pipe for him. Both denied any knowledge of the raw opium.

4. The United States A ttorney decided not to prosecute the two accused, so they were returned aboard the Santa Paula after being warned.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.952.

1281/388(556).

R eport No. 840.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.947.

1281/388(553).

R eport No. 836.

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Noie. — Seizures of raw opium were also made in connection with the following cases which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under the appropriate headings :

Case No. 1566, under “ Par t IIACases Nos. 1589-1593 and 1597, under “ Prepared Opium Case No. 1605, under “ Heroin ”.Cases Nos. 1611-12, under ;c Indian Hemp

Q u a n t i t i e s o f R a w O p i u m s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938 1939

964 kg. 148 gr. 1663 kg. 70 gr.

2. P R E P A R E D OPIUM AND DROSS

No. 1587. — Seizure at Brisbane, Australia, on March 27th, 1939. Report communicated by the Government of Australia, August 1st, 1939.

1 (a). Prepared opium : 1 kg. 818 gr. (64 oz.).Embossed on one end of the t in is a representation of a rooster

and on the other end a representation of an eagle. A large label bears Chinese writing and small crossed flags with a representation of the rooster on the left and the eagle on the right flag. A small label

Lo Fuk Kee ” thereon. A sample of this label is in the archives of the Secre-

R eference : O.C.S. /Conf.942.

38999 /387 .

bears the name tariat.

2. Person implicated : Chong Shoo Hee, Chinese member of the crew of the s.s. Pinna, coming from Singapore.

3. The opium was found concealed in cheese-cloth and cotton waste in a tank in the steering-house aft.

4. The accused was fined £25 (378 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1588. — Seizure at Sydney, Australia, on February 14th, 1939. Report communicated by the Australian Government, June 22nd, 1939.

R eference : O.C.S ./Conf.921.

38718 /387 .

1 (a). Prepared opium : 4 kg. 992 gr. Mark : Yick Kee — Lion and Globe.

2. Person implicated : Edward Reid, member of the crew of the m.v. Hauraki.

3. The police were informed th a t a parcel of opium had been taken on board the Hauraki by a member of the crew. The ship was searched and the drug found in a locker in the seamen’s quarters used by Reid. Reid disappeared from the vessel during the search and subsequently could not be found. A watch was kept, but he was not on board when the vessel sailed for Vancouver on February 14th. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Reid, but up to the present he has not been apprehended.

No. 1589. — Seizures in the Straits Settlements during May 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, August 3rd, 1939.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.929.

15391/388(3).

1 (a).Singapore

Prepared opium :129 kg. 306 gr. (3420.80 tahils)

Dross :6 kg. 554 gr.

(172.93 tahils) Raw opium :

11 kg.(291 tahils)

P enang

114 grammes (3.02 tahils)

64 grammes (1.68 tahils)

155 grammes (4.10 tahils)

Malacca

33 grammes (0.88 tahil)

8 grammes (0.22 tahil)

121 kg. 565 gr. of prepared opium bore the “ Red Lion ” mark and 4 kg. 253 gr. the “ Dragon ” mark. This lat ter quanti ty came from Saigon. 7 kg. 560 gr. of raw' opium was of Iranian origin and 1 kg. 550 gr. of Chinese origin.

2. Six Chinese and three Goanese were arrested. In four cases, there were no arrests.3. 89 kg. 964 gr. of prepared opium was seized a t Singapore on the m.v. Hai Hing,

arriving from China ports. Acting on reliable information received, a complete examination of No. 4 oil-fuel tank was made, and the opium in question was found concealed about 15 feet inside from the portside manhole. Enquiries were made, and it was found th a t two greasers had absconded from the vessel and, up to the time the vessel sailed, the two greasers had not returned to the vessel. 756 grammes of prepared opium was found concealed on a Chinese woman who had brought it ashore from the s.s. Ben More. 8 kg. 590 gr. of prepared opium,

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7 kg. 560 gr. of raw opium and 1 kg. 890 gr. of dross were found on the boat deck and in the starboard amidships on board the m.v. Cremer and in various parts of the s.s. G. G. Maurice Long, particularly in the paint store, engine-room and bunkers. One Chinese was arrested and found in possession of 2 kg. 249 gr. of prepared opium. 1 kg. 406 gr. of raw opium and 1 kg. 134 gr. of dross, concealed in a kerosene-tin. I kg. 512 gr. of prepared opium was found in the possession of a Chinese woman after she had come down the gangway of the s.s. Shirala. The opium was tied round her waist under her coat. 3 kg. 24 gr. of prepared opium was found concealed in two stoves among the baggage of a Chinese. 3 kg. 24 gr. of prepared opium was brought on board the s.s. Talma in Hong-Kong hidden in two biscuit tins by three Goanese saloon boys. I t was seized by the chief steward immediately after the boat had left Hong-Kong. 1 kg. 191 gr. of prepared opium was seized in raids on premises in Chiang W an Seng Place and North Bridge Road, Singapore. 17 kg. 10 gr. of prepared opium had been collected by a Chinese from the m.v. Cremer, and while he was proceeding towards a landing-place in his sampan, a Customs boat gave chase and overtook him. Three arrests were made in connection with a seizure of 1 kg. 550 gr. of raw opium, 1 kg. 75 gr. of prepared opium and 1 kg. 985 gr. of dross, in the Ponggol Road, Singapore.

4. One Chinese woman was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven months and the other to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of 3200 Straits dollars (5760 Swiss gold francs) or rigorous imprisonment for eleven months. One Chinese was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for eighteen months, another to rigorous imprisonment for ten months, another to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of 840 Straits dollars (1512 Swiss gold francs) or rigorous imprisonment for nine months, and another to rigorous impri­sonment for two months and a fine of 3600 Straits dollars (6480 Swiss gold francs) or rigorous imprisonment for a further six months. Three Chinese men and one woman were recom­mended for banishment. The three Goanese boys were discharged by the Singapore Criminal District for lack of jurisdiction.

No. 1590. — Seizures in the Straits Settlements during June 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, September 7th, 1939.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.950.

15391/388(3).

1 (a).Singapore

Prepared opium :17 kg. 493 gr. (462.74 tahils)

Dross :5 kg. 39 gr.

(133.32 tahils) Raw opium :

P enang Malacca

92 grammes 11 grammes(2.43 tahils) (0.3 tahil)

59 grammes 81 grammes(1.57 tahils) (2.13 tahils)

4 grammes —(0.1 tahil)

15 kg. 801 gr. of prepared opium bore the “ Red Lion ” mark.

3. 378 grammes of prepared opium was found in a cubicle occupied by a Chinese womanin a house in the River Valley Road. 454 grammes of prepared opium was found in the kitchen and passage-way of the same house. A house in Victoria Street was raided and a steel t runk containing 416 grammes of prepared opium was found in one of the cubicles. 378 grammes of prepared opium and 1 kg. 474 gr. of dross were found in a recess in the port pump and under the steps leading to the tunnel of the s.s. G. G. Pasquier. 14 kg. 629 gr. of prepared opium was found concealed in a hollowed-out baulk of t imber under the aft poop deck anchor and behind the buoyancy tanks of two lifeboats on the poop deck aft of the m.v. Cremer.

4. There were only two arrests. The Chinese woman was sentenced to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of 100 Straits dollars (170 Swiss gold francs) or rigorous imprisonment for three months. The other accused was discharged, but the discharge did not amount to an acquittal.

No. lo91. — Seizures in Lappa during April and May 1939. Report communicated by the Chinese Government, August 24th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 5 kg. 343 gr.O.C.S./Conf.93‘2. ' Raw opium : 4 kg. 833 gr.14177/388(2). 3 kg. 925 gr. of raw opium was of Iranian origin and 907 grammes

came from Macao. 5 kg. 117 gr. of prepared opium came from Macao, 3 kg. 629 gr. bearing the “ Red Lion ” mark, and 378 grammes the “ Golden Deer ” mark. 189 grammes of prepared opium bore the “ Eagle ” mark and 38 grammes the “ Cock ” mark.

2. Twenty-eight individuals were arrested.

3. 76 grammes of prepared opium was found concealed in two small packages of beans belonging to a Chinese woman and 151 grammes was found concealed on her. 718 grammes of prepared opium was found concealed inside some packages of cakes belong to another Chinese woman. 94 grammes of prepared opium was found inside two packages of biscuits carried by a Chinese who was passing Lappa station. 113 grammes was found on board a sampan coming from Macao. No ownership could be traced. 265 grammes of prepared

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opium was found inside a piece of hollow bamboo on board an incoming sampan from Macao. 284 grammes of prepared opium was found in handbags belonging to two of the offenders. 76 grammes of prepared opium was found in a package of biscuits belonging to an offender. 95 grammes was found inside the double bottom of a tin of groundnut oil. 113 grammes wras found on a bus coming inland from Ki-Kwan. The owner could not be traced. 28 grammes was found in the tool-bag of a bicycle. 81 grammes was found at the bottom of a bamboo basket carried by an offender. 1 kg. 625 gr. of raw opium was found con­cealed inside a bag of wheat-flour carried by an offender.

No. 1592. — Seizures in Shehow, Szemao, Wei-Hai-Wei and Wenchow, China, during April and May 1939. Report communicated by the Chinese Government, August 24th, 1939.

R eference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 2 kg. 307 gr.O.C.S./Conf.932. Raw opium : 1 kg. 700 gr.

14177/388(2). r „ Heroin :f 35 grammes.06/ grammes 01 prepared opium bore the Red Lion mark ;

1 kg. 740 gr. was said to be Indo-China Monopoly opium.2. Three Chinese were arrested.

3. The raw opium was seized at Szemao on a pedestrian on the road from Meng Town to Mengma. 567 grammes of prepared opium was seized at Wenchow on a passenger-boat in the tow of the M/L Hsin Lee. 1 kg. 740 gr. of prepared opium was seized at Shehow Station. I t was found amongst salt fish and sundries near Kwaimiao. Twelve tins of opium wTere found concealed inside tins supposed to contain peas. Others were found hidden in a ja r containing beancurd and sewn to the bottom of salt-fish bags. The heroin was seized a t Wei-Hai-Wei.

No. 1593. — Seizure in the International Settlement, Shanghai, on April 11th, 1939. Reportcommunicated by the Municipal Council, Shanghai, Ju ly 31st, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 653 grammes (23 oz.).O.C.S./Conf.934. Raw opium : 412 grammes (12% oz.).13103/388(2) . No marks, or labels.

2. Persons implicated : Wong Chi Sung, Liao Tsung Zau, Phen Kwei Sien, Zung Yih Fu, Ying Zun Ziang.

3. A raid was carried out at 36, Siking Road, and Wong Chi Sung and his four associates were arrested following the seizure of the opium in question, together with account books, wrapping-papers and a pair of opium scales. The opium was obtained from opium-hongs in the W estern District, located outside the control of the municipal police.

4. Wong Chi Sung was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of $200 (180 Swiss gold francs) ; this sentence was on appeal reduced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of $100 (90 Swiss gold francs). The other accused were discharged.

No. 1594. — Seizures at Macao during April 1939. Report communicated by the Portuguese Government, Ju ly 17th, 1939.

Refercce : 1 (a). Prepared Opium : 89 grammes (2.35 taels).O zl n //I „ __ P AfV A \ / A A D \ /

■C.S./Conf.920. Heroin pills : 165 pills.529/388(7). The opium wras of Chinese origin.

2. Persons implicated : Fong Tak, Tam Tak, Mui Seng, Yong Sui Chung, Cheong Long and Kuang Cheong, all Chinese.

3. There were five cases of opium seizures. Four of the opium cases concerned the possession of opium other than Monopoly opium and the fifth the running of an opium-den. There was one seizure of heroin pills.

4. Fines ranging from 5 to 200 dollars (4.50 to 180 Swiss gold francs) were imposed in the opium cases. Two fines of 120 and 200 dollars (108 and 180 Swiss gold francs) were not paid, so the accused were brought before the court. The accused in the case of the heroin pills was sentenced to a fine of 3000 dollars (2700 Swiss gold francs). This fine was not paid, so the accused was also brought before the court.

No. 1595. — Seizures in Macao during May 1939. Report communicated by the Portuguese Government, August 14th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 635 grammes (16.8 taels).O.C.S ./Conf.939. Heroin pills : 84 pills.

529/388(7). 2. Persons implicated : Lo Lin, Vong Ton I, Ian Koc Van, HoSeac, Lei Kuen, Vong Hei Iun, Moc Tin I and Ton Mang, all of Chinese nationality.

3. There were seven seizures of prepared opium and one seizure of heroin pills.

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4. In the prepared opium seizures, fines amounting to 354 dollars (319 Swiss gold francs) were inflicted and ranged from 5 to 124 dollars (4.50 to 112 Swriss gold francs). These fines were all paid with the exception of one of 100 dollars (90 Swiss gold francs). The accused in this case was therefore brought before the court. A fine of 84 dollars (76 Swiss gold francs) was inflicted in the seizure of heroin pills. This fine was paid.

No. 1596. — Seizure at Amphur Muang, Chiengrai, Thailand, May 5th, 1939. Report communicated by the Thai Government, Ju ly 6th, 1939.

Reference : 1(a). Prepared opium : 43 kg. 13 gr . (1147 tamlungs).O.C.S./Conf.915. v '

3. The opium was contained in fifteen tins and was seized as951/388(6). a resu]t 0f information received. There was no arrest.

No. 1597. — Seizures in Thailand on May 13th and June 23rd, 1939. Reports communicated by the Thai Government, August 18th and 19th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 274 kg. 275 gr. (7314 tamlungs).O.C.S./Conf.940. Dross : 326 grammes (8 tamlungs 70 boons).951/388(6) . Raw opium : 37.5 grammes (1 tamlung).

Origin unknown.

2. Persons implicated : Nai Ma Chiew, Jerng ; Nang Sin, Thai ;Nai Low Sarng, Haw.

3. There were two cases. 94 kg. 725 gr. of prepared opium was seized a t AmphurMuang, Nakorn Swan, on May 13th, and 179 kg. 550 gr. of prepared opium, 37.5 grammes ofraw opium and 326 grammes of dross were seized a t Am phur Muang, Lampang, on June 23rd.

No. 1598. — Seizure at Honolulu on March 3rd, 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 14th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 1 kg. 515 gr. (53Yg oz.). In eight tins,O.C.S ./Conf.944. four of which bore the “ Lo Fuk K e e ” label, three the “ Yick K e e ”1281 /388f552) label and one the “ Lam Kee — Macao (Rooster and Elephant Brand)

Cheong ” label.R eport No. 835.

2. Person implicated : W alter Willy Heinrich Roxsin, German resident in Australia, seaman on the s.s. Aorangi.

3. The opium was seized by the Customs when it was discovered concealed in a suit-case belonging to Roxsin. Roxsin admitted tha t he purchased the opium from a Chinese a t Sydney a t the instigation of a former member of the Aorangi, and that he was going to a t tem pt to sell it to certain persons in Vancouver.

4. Roxsin was sentenced to eighteen months in Oahu prison.

Note. — Seizures of prepared opium and dross were also made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under the appropriate headings :

P O j a 1\ [ a 1 l lT l f lp r P o r t TT A ^

Cases Nos. 1568, 1571-72, 1575-76, 1578, 1580 and 1586, under “ Raw Opium ”.

Q u a n t i t i e s o f P r e p a r e d O p i u m a n d D r o s s s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

Prepared Opium : Dross :

1939 1938 1939

630 kg. 748 gr. 195 grammes 12 kg. 595 gr.

3 (a). M O R PH IN E

No. 1599. — Seizure at Rio de Janeiro on May 20th, 1939. Report communicated by the Brazilian Government, June 22nd, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Morphine hydrochloride : 3 ampoules.O.C.S./Conf.924.

2. Person implicated : Josefa Angela Gallo.38708/387.

3. Josefa Gallo was arrested at her apartm ent in the Hotel Cosmopolis, Rio de Janeiro, during a search of the apartment. The

morphine, together with five pills of white powder, four ampoules of octimun. one ampoule of pantopon and one of sedol, was found during the search.

No. 1600. -— Export of Drugs without Permit from Colombia to Panama.1 Report com­municated by the Government of Colombia, Ju ly 29th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (£>). Morphine hydrochloride : 100 ampoules.O.C.S./Conf.954. Morphine sulphate : 100 ampoules.qqi m ,n87 Morphine and atropine : 100 ampoules.

Panroman :* 100 ampoules.Sédantol : 2 100 ampoules.

3. The “ Roman ” laboratory of Cartagena exported the above drugs to the Santo Tomas Hospital, Panam a, without having obtained either the import permit from the Government of Panam a or the export permit from the Government of Colombia. The Colombian authorities have opened an enquiry into the case.

No. 1601. — Seizure at Paris on March 30th, 1939. Report communicated by the FrenchGovernment, J u ly 7th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Morphine hydrochloride : 5 kg. Origin unknown.O.C .S./Conf.913. 9 . Persons implicated : Guillermo Mariano y Miralles, alias38644 /387 . Scherler, claiming to be a commercial traveller ; Michel Charles Rochas,

claiming to be a broker.3. The two accused were caught in the act of engaging in the illicit drug traffic. I t was

not possible to find out where the drug had come from, and there was no inscription to give a clue to its origin.

4. Mariano and Rochas were imprisoned pending action by the Official Prosecutor.

No. 1602. — Seizures in Thailand from May to December 1938 and from January to April1939. Report communicated by the Thai Government, August 21st, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Morphine hydrochloride : 1 k g . 880 gr.

O.C .S ./Conf.938. 9 . Fifty-four Chinese, six Thais and three Malays wrere arrested.

13229/388(3). 3 T here wrere f i f ty - fou r cases . 1 kg . 728 gr. o f m o rp h in e w erek e p t for p u r ify in g , a n d t h e rest w as d es troyed .

4. Fines ranging from 25 to 1109 ticals (35 to 1153 Swiss gold francs) wrere inflicted.

3 (6). M O R PH IN E BASE

No. 1603. — Seizure at Cherbourg, France, on October 15th, 1938. Report communicated by the French Government, Ju ly 5th, 1939.

Reference : __ 1 (a) . Morphine base : 59 kg.O.C.S ./Conf.93o. The exact origin of the drug could not be established, but35693/387 . investigations showed that, shortly before his arrest, Ciolan had been in

Yugoslavia.2. Persons implicated : Joachim Diamandoglou ; Pierre Ciolan, former Roumanian

consul ; Maria Barbu, wife of Ciolan ; Haim Cohen.33. The morphine was packed in three suit-cases and had been smuggled into France by

Ciolan and his wife. Ciolan wras in possession of a diplomatic passport, which he had retained after relinquishing his official duties. The proceedings instituted in this case led to the charging of Haim Cohen, who has been left provisionally a t liberty.

4. Diamandoglou, Ciolan and his wife are in custody awaiting trial on a charge of traffic in and possession of narcotic drugs.

Note. — Seizures of morphine wrere also made in connection with the following cases, w'hich included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings :

Cases Nos. 1575 and 1582, under “ Raw Opium Cases Nos. 1609 and 1610, under “ Heroin

Q u a n t i t i e s o f M o r p h i n e s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938 1939

943 grammes 6 kg. 78 gr.

1 A product prepared from the formula of Pantopon Roche.1 Containing 0.006 % morphine.» See documents C.307.M. 190.1936.X I [O.C.S.300(a)], page 24, No. 158, and O.C.S./Conf.40.

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4. H E R O IN .

No. 1604. — Seizures in the International Settlement, Shanghai, during the Second Quarter,1939. Report communicated by the Municipal Council, Shanghai, Ju ly 31st, 1939.

May 16 th, 1939.

Reference : 1 la). Heroin : 611 g r a m m e s (21 Vo oz.). No la b e l s .O.C.S./Conf.934. V

2. Persons implicated : Tsu Zang Foh, Lee Sih Tsong, Wong 13103/388(2). Zang Kung, Zung Pao Yoong, Zah Kwun Sai, Yang Zee Pau.

3. A narcotic agent, acting on information th a t a gang of drug traffickers was offering a quanti ty of heroin for sale, got into touch with two of the smugglers — Tsu Zang Foh and Lee Sih Tsong. The agent obtained two samples of heroin and arranged for a delivery of a quantity of the drug a t the Mung Yuen lodging house, Hupeh Road. As a result, Tsu Zang Foh, Lee Sih Tsong, Wong Zang Kung and Zung Pao Yoong wrere arrested. Investigations ascertained th a t the traffickers obtained the heroin from Zah Kwun Sai, an employee of the Harbour Fire Brigade Firefloat Poochi, who was taken into custody. He declared tha t he had obtained the drug from Yang Zee Pau, a sampan man on the Whangpoo River, but enquiries have failed to locate this individual.

4. Tsu Zang Foh, Lee Sih Tsong and Wong Zang Kung were each sentenced to imprisonment for five years ; Zung Pao Yoong, to imprisonment for five years and six months ; and Zah Kwun Sai, to imprisonment for seven years.

June 13th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 85 grammes (3 oz.). No marks.

2. Person implicated : Go Shin I, Korean.

3. Go Shin I was arrested in possession of the heroin, which he was offering for sale.

4. The case against Go Shin I is still on remand at the Japanese consular court.

June 3rd-15Z/i, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 334 grammes (11 3/4 oz.). No marks.

2. Persons implicated : Kin Shee Tao, Ban Koo Nichikin, Kin Taku Jun . all Koreans ; Tsang Tsu Zung ; Woo Ah Dong.

3. The heroin was seized as a result of three successive raids on a Korean selling-place of heroin in Santai Road. The first raid, following the arrest of Tsang Tsu Zung for being in possession of three packets of heroin which he had obtained at the above address, resulted in the seizure of 611 small packets. The second raid resulted in the arrest of Kin Shee Tao, Bau Koo Nichikin and their Chinese assistant, Woo Ah Dong, and a further seizure of 434 packets of heroin. On the receipt of information th a t heroin was still being sold, a third raid was carried out, when Kin Taku J u n was arrested in possession of 168 packets of heroin.

4. Tsang Tsu Zung was sentenced in the Chinese court to imprisonment for six months ; and Woo Ah Dong, to three years. The Koreans are still on remand at the Japanese consular court.

June 20th and 28th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 78 grammes (2 3/4 oz.).

2. Persons implicated : Liu Su San, King Lai Shing and King Too Eeki, all Koreans.

3. Liu Su San was arrested following the purchase of a packet of heroin from him. Whenarrested, he was found in possession of 160 small packets of heroin. King Lai Shing wras arrested the same day in the possession of seventy-four small packets of heroin. On June 28th, premises in Tatung Road were raided, and King Too Eeki was arrested for being in possession of 110 small packets of heroin.

4. This case is still on remand at the Japanese consular court.

June 26th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 57 grammes (2 oz.).

2. Persons implicated : Kin Sho Kin and Sai Bun Kaung, both Koreans.

3. The heroin was seized a t a distributing centre for heroin in North Soochow Road.The centre was conducted by the twro accused, who were arrested.

4. The two accused are still on remand a t the Japanese consular court.

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No. 1605. — Seizure at Alexandria on April 2nd, 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 15th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 18 grammes.Opium : 2 grammes.Origin unknown.

2. Persons implicated : Sayed Abdel Monem Zahran, Mohd. Gouda.

3. Information reached the Bureau th a t Zahran had in his possession a large quantity of drugs, and a raid on the premises occupied by him resulted in the discovery of 11 grammes of heroin. Zahran stated th a t he had obtained the drugs from Mohd. Gouda, so a raid was made on his house. Gouda’s mother stated th a t Gouda was out, and two detectives w-ere sent to look for him. Meanwhile, the officer searched the house and found 7 grammes of heroin and 2 grammes of opium, so he ordered the m other’s arrest. As she was being taken aw'ay, Gouda, who had been hiding in the house, came out and, before he could be arrested, stabbed the officer and one of the detectives. The officer died on the spot and the detective was removed to hospital.

4. Mohd. Gouda was sentenced to capital punishment. His mother was acquitted. Zahran w7as sentenced to imprisonment for two and a half years and a fine of £E.600 (9300 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1606. — Seizure at Alexandria on April 28th, 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 13th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 100 grammes.2. Persons implicated : Hamed Attia, Om El Saad Ali El Hadari

and Mongueda Abdou Mesallem.3. It was reported th a t the two women, Om El Saad Ali El Hadari

and Mongueda Abdou Mesallem intended to leave Alexandria on April 28th taking some heroin writh them and tha t , when they reached Zagazig, Hamed Attia would meet them and hand them some opium. They would then transport the heroin and opium to Upper Egypt. The two women were therefore arrested in the train and taken off a t Sidi Gaber. On being searched Om El Saad Ali El Hadari was found to be in the possession of 100 grammes of heroin. She sta ted t h a t the heroin had been handed to her in the presence of Mongueda Abdou Mesallem and confirmed the report in regard to the meeting with Hamed Attia. Hamed Attia was arrested shortly afterwards, but he denied any knowledge of the wrho!e affair. He was, howrever, detained.

4. Hamed Attia was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £E.400 (6200 Swiss gold francs) ; Om El Saad Ali El Hadari was sentenced to imprisonment for twro years and a fine of £E.400 ; and Mongueda Abdou Mesallem, to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £E.200 (3100 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1607. — Seizure at Port Said on April 25th, 1939. Report communicated by the Central xotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 3rd, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 3 grammes. Origin unknow-n.2. Persons implicated : Abbas Omar Gad, alias El Gebali, of

Port Said ; Mohd. Abdel Aal ; Ahmed Mohd. Surur, a barber a t Port Said ; Shehata Mohd. Abu Zeid ; Fuad Mohd. El Seweisi.

3. The Bureau wras informed tha t El Gebali was trafficking in heroin, and a confidant was instructed to get into touch with him and arrange a sale. Detectives wrere hidden near the place of sale, and Mohd. Abdel Aal wras arrested. The house of El Gebali was searched and several packets ready for filling with heroin and a syringe were found. Ahmed Mohd. Surur was also arrested with heroin in his possession. The other accused stated th a t they bought heroin from El Gebali, who gave them injections.

4. El Gebali was sentenced to imprisonment for eighteen months and a fine of £E.300 (4650 Swiss gold francs). Abdel Aal and Surur were each sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ E .200 (3100 Swiss gold francs). Abu Zeid and El Seweisi were each sentenced to imprisonment for six months and a fine of £E.30 (465 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1608. — Seizure at Port Said in April-May 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, August 2nd, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Heroin : 7 g r a m m e s . Origin unknown.O C S /C nnf

2. Persons implicated : Hamed Mosbah ; Abdel Aziz Abdel Wahid, 38847/387. alias El Masri, a tinsmith ; Mohd. Abdel Rahman.

3. Information was received by the authorities th a t Hamed Mosbah was employing young boys to distribute heroin to drug addicts. One of these boys, Mohd. Abdel Rahman, wras arrested in the act and found in the possession of 4 grammes of heroin and four syringes. The boy stated th a t Mosbah employed him as a distributor of heroin to addicts, and paid him a daily salary. The house of Mosbah was then searched ; no drugs

N a r

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.914.

38637/387 .

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.9'22.

38698/387 .

R eference : O.C.S./Conf.925.

38737/387 .

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were found, bu t three metal boxes of the kind usually used in smuggling heroin were discovered. Mosbah was arrested, and traces of heroin were seen on his arm from an injection. Abdel Wahid was later arrested when distributing heroin, and 3 grammes of heroin and a syringe were found on him. He stated th a t he had purchased the drug from Mosbah.

4. Hamed Mosbah was sentenced to imprisonment for six months and a fine of £E.30 (465 Swiss gold francs). Mohd. Abdel Rahm an and Abdel Wahid, each to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £E .‘200 (3100 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1609. — Theft of Drugs on August 8th-9th, 1938, from the “ Coopération Pharmaceutique Française ” , at Melun, France. Report communicated by the French Government, Ju ly 5th, 1939.

1 (a). Heroin hydrochloride : 750 grammes.Morphine hydrochloride : 100 grammes.

2. Persons implicated : Marcel Poisson and Roger Babin, both employees of the establishment.

3. During the night of August 8th-9th, 1938, the above drugs were stolen from the establishment. Investigations set on foot directed suspicion on Poisson, whose home was searched and the drugs discovered. On being questioned, Poisson sta ted that he had been acting for Babin, who assured him th a t he could dispose of the drugs. Babin admitted th a t this was true, but refused to state for whom the drugs were intended.

4. Both the accused were sentenced to imprisonment for four months.

No. 1610. — Seizure at Brooklyn, New York, on February 15th, 1939. Report communi­cated by the Government of the United States of America, August 11th,1939.

1 (a). Heroin : 2 kg. 357 gr. (83 oz.).Morphine hydrochloride : 28 grammes (1 oz.).

No marks or labels.2. Persons implicated : Jack Roberts, Samuel Levine,1 Joseph

Abraham Berkowitz, American citizens.3. Acting on information th a t Roberts was trafficking in narcotics

on a large scale, the authorities kept him under observation. He was arrested on February 15th as he left a house in Brooklyn carrying a suit-case which contained 397 grammes of pure heroin, a complete cutting and blending plant and a quan ti ty of mixing and adulterating chemical. The premises just left by Roberts were then searched, and another trunk was found, containing another complete blending and cutting plant. 1 kg. 960 gr. of pure heroin and 28 grammes of morphine. Berkowitz, who was the occupant, of the premises in question, was arrested, as well as Levine. Several kilogramme-size silk bags, possibly of foreign origin, and hundreds of half-kilogramme cellophane bags and envelopes of smaller sizes were likewise seized. The defendants will be prosecuted.

Note. — Seizures of heroin were also made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings :

Case No. 1566, under “ Par t II A ” .Case No. 1575, under “ Raw Opium ” .Case No. 1592, under “ Prepared Opium ”.Case No. 1615, under “ Indian Hemp ”.

Q u a n t i t i e s o f H e r o i n s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938 1939

606 grammes 5 kg. 685 gr.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.946.

1281/388(551).

R eport No. 838.

Reference : O.C.S./Conf.912.

35364/387.

5. COCAINE.

Note. — Seizures of cocaine were made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings :

Cases Nos. 1575 and 1582, under “ Raw Opium ” .

Q u a n t i t i e s o f C o c a i n e s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938

459 grammes

1 See document C.209.M.152.1937.XI [O.C.S.300(d)], page 30, No. 540.

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6 . NARCOTIC PILLS

Note. — Seizures of narcotic pills were made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings :

Case No. 1580, under “ Raw Opium ” .Cases Nos. 1594-95, under “ Prepared Opium ” .

Q u a n t i t i e s o f P i l l s s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938 1939

Raw Opium pills 249 Heroin pills.(total quanti ty not stated.

See Case No. 1580).

7. INDIAN HEMP DRUGS

No. 1611. — Seizure at Cairo on December 18th, 1938. Report communicated by theCentral Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 23rd, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 1 k g . 106 gr.O.C.S./Conf.928. Opium : 569 grammes.38789 /387 . Unknown origin.

2. Persons implicated : Mohd. El Sawi, Mahmoud El Sawi,1 Mahmoud Hassanein Nassr.

3. After the release from prison of the leaders of the “ Sawi ” gang,1 the Bureau received several anonymous denunciations to the effect th a t they had formed another gang and were again active in drug smuggling. A confidant, an old client of the former gang, was p u t into touch with them and, on December 10th, 1938, he reported th a t he had arranged to meet the traffickers a t a certain café to discuss prices. The following day he reported th a t it had been arranged for him to hand over to the traffickers the sum of £ E .8 (124 Swiss gold francs) as a pledge of good faith. He was then to receive 1 kg. 250 gr. of hashish and 625 grammes of opium at a certain café on December 18th, for which he was to pay £E.80 (1240 Swiss gold francs). The confidant went to the café in question and received the drugs. On a pre-arranged signal, Bureau officers entered the café and arrested the traffickers. The houses occupied by Mohd. and Mahmoud El Sawi were searched, but nothing incriminating was found.

4. Mahmoud El Sawi was sentenced to imprisonment for five years and a fine of £E.1000 (15500 Swiss gold francs), Mohamed El Sawi, to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £E.400 (6200 Swiss gold francs) ; Mahmoud Hassanein Nassr, to imprisonment for eighteen m onths and a fine of £E.300 (4650 Swiss gold francs). On appeal, the above sen­tences were confirmed, with the exception of th a t of Mohamed El Sawi, whose sentence was changed to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £E.600 (9300 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1612. — Seizure at Port Said on April 19th, 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 26th, 1939.

Reference : 1 la). Hashish : 141 kg. 800 gr.O.C.S./Conf.9 3 1 . Opium : 16 kg. 400 gr.38810/387 . Syrian origin.

2. Persons implicated : Ibrahim Ibrahim El Shaer, Taha Mah­moud Oaf, Ibrahim El Sayed Dewedar, Abdel Hadi Ahmed Sobhi, Ram adan Ali Moussa, Mohd. Mohd. Gadou.

3. Information wras received by the coastguards th a t El Shaer intended to smuggle a quanti ty of hashish in a fishing-boat, in collaboration with other smugglers. Two coast­guards on duty on the beach near the bathing-huts a t Port Said saw the smugglers approach­ing the coast, and shortly afterwards two individuals were seen carrying something. The coastguards challenged these persons, who immediately threw down what they were carrying and ran off. They were, however, both overtaken and proved to be Taha Mahmoud Oaf and El Sayed Dewedar. Taha Mahmoud Oaf admitted th a t Ibrahim El Sayed Dewedar was carrying the drugs with him and tha t they had both embarked from the de Lesseps breakwater in a boat belonging to El Shaer. They went to the outer harbour, where they met a fishing-boat which was carrying the drugs which they took over from El Shaer and other members of the crew.

4. El Sayed Dewedar was sentenced to imprisonment for five years and a fine of £E.1000 (15500 Swiss gold francs) ; Taha Mohd. Oaf, to imprisonment for four years and a fine of £E.800 (12400 Swiss gold francs). The others were each sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £E.500 (7750 Swiss gold francs).

1 See do cu m en t C.309.M.136.1934.X I [O.C.294(i)], page 31, No. 1213.

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No. 1613. — Seizure at Port Said on May 12th, 1939. Report communicated by the (lentral Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, Ju ly 10th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 900 grammes. Indian origin.O.C.S./Conf.917. Person implicated : Ibrahim Mohd. Mabrouk, bumboatm an.

.38688/387. 3 Information was received by the Bureau that the accusedwould a t tem p t to purchase drugs from members of the crew of the

s.s. City of Johannesburg. On May 12th, he was arrested on leaving th a t vessel and searched. The hashish was found hidden in his boots. He admitted tha t he had purchased it from an Indian sailor.

4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £E.400 (6200 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1614. — Seizure at Suez on January 16th, 1939. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 24th, 1939.

Reference : _ 1 (n). Hashish : 385 g r a m m e s . Indian origin.O.C.S./Conf.907. 9 Person implicated : Soma Rama Kiki, British Indian subject.38572/387. member of the crew of the s.s. El Amin.

3. The accused was found in possession of the hashish and arrested.The vessel was searched, but no drugs were found on board.

4. Soma Rama Kiki was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £E.200 (3100 Swiss gold francs).

No. 1615. — Seizures at New York in May and June 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 28th, 1939.

Reference : _ 1 (a). Marihuana : 10 kg. 614 gr. (373.73 oz.).O.C.S./Conf.951. Heroin : 0.07 gramme (0.0025 oz.).

1281/388(555). 2. Persons implicated : Ernesto Taraboche, Roberto Guillermetv,R t n 83" Eric James Williams, George Douglas, all Americans.

3. On May 23rd, Customs officers, when searching the s.s. Siboney ,just arrived from H avana, found 790 grammes of marihuana in Tara-

boche’s bunk on board. Shortly afterwards, 842 grammes was found concealed behind a row of lockers in the quarters occupied by Taraboche. Taraboche claimed tha t he purchased the m arihuana at Vera Cruz. On the same date, 392 grammes of marihuana was found under a locker on the vessel and later, a suit-case, containing 3 kg. 455 gr., was found on a rack in the crews’ quarters. Investigation showed th a t the suit-case belonged to Guillermety and th a t the locker was used by him. The heroin was found in the pocket of Guillermety’s coat. Still later th a t day, 1 kg. 181 gr. of marihuana was found in the sailor’s quarters of the vessel, and 1 kg. 534 gr. was discovered on top of an electric fan in a ventilator on the ship. On May 24th, as a result of information given by Taraboche, 2 kg. 376 gr. of marihuana was found in the sailor’s quarters on board. On June 13th, when the vessel returned to New York, Douglas was arrested, in possession of 7 grammes of m arihuana ; and Williams, in possession of 34 grammes concealed in his shoes. Williams admitted tha t he purchased the marihuana found on him in Havana.

4. Taraboche was sentenced to imprisonment for eight, m onths ; Guillermety, to a suspended sentence and probation for one year ; and Williams, to a suspended sentence of one year and one day. Douglas was not prosecuted.

Note. — Seizures of Indian hemp drugs were also made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised undercorresponding headings :

Cases Nos. 1569-70, 1575, 1582 and 1584, under “ Raw Opium

Q u a n t i t i e s o f I n d i a n H e m p d r u g s s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

1938 1939

Hashish : 472 kg. 479 gr. Hashish : 151 kg. 601 gr.Marihuana : 10 kg. 614 gr.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

No. 1616. — Seizure at Rio de Janeiro on May 30th, 1939. Report communicated by the Brazilian Government, June 22nd, 1939.

Reference : 2. Person implicated : Antonino Stefanini, owner of the “ Rex ”O.C.S ./Conf.919. Pharmacy, Rio de Janeiro.

38707/387. 3. The drugs, kind and quan ti ty not given, were seized duringa search of the pharmacy, as they were not registered as required bylaw.

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No. 1617. — Theft of Drugs discovered at Barranquilla, Colombia, in April 1939. Report communicated by the Government of Colombia. Ju ly 14th, 1939.

Reference : 1 (6). Eucodal : 232 ampoules.O.C .S ./Conf.943. g On April 28th last, there arrived at Barranquilla, on board38982 /387 . the s.s. Cordillera, flying the German flag, a package weighing 17 kg..

consigned to the firm of Roldan, Calle & Co., to be forwarded to the firm of Merck-Colombia Ltd., of Rogotâ. This package contained narcotic drugs, the import of which had been authorised under permit No. 23, issued by this Ministry on February 13th of the present year. The said firm of Merck states th a t 231 ampoules of eucodal, each containing 0.02 gr. — i.e., 23 boxes of 10 ampoules each, plus 1 ampoule — had been removed from this package in the Customs warehouses a t Barranquilla. This firm has therefore only received 226 complete boxes and one box with 9 ampoules.

No. 1618.

Reference O.C.S.316.

Illicit Traffic in Portugal during 1938. Report communicated by the Portu guese Government in its advance report on the illicit traffic in 1938.

The following persons were arrested for illicit drug trafficking during the year :

N a m e Occupation Sentence

Antonio Guilherme . . Druggist’s assistant (arrested four times

previously).

Oscar Lemos.......................Cinema artist

Ludovina de Sousa . . (two previous convic­tions).Elvira Noguiera Bastos. Amelia de Jesus Lou- reiro ...............................

Francisco Cipriano Leal(one previous convic­

tion)

Domingos Rodrigues .

Carmen de A lmeida. .Maria Carlota Henri-

ques de Mours Pin- h e i r o ..........................

Consuelo Aurelio hiano Figueira .

Domestic

Actress

Domestic

Druggist’s assistant

Night watchman

Be-

Domestic

Domestic

Student

gold

Imprisonment for eigh­teen m o n t h s and10000 escudos f i n e(1400 Swiss goldfrancs).

Fine of 1500 escudos (210 Swissfrancs).

Fine of 1000 escudos (140 Swiss goldfrancs).

1000 escudos fine.

Imprisonment for three months and a fine of 1500 escudos.

Imprisonment for th ir ­teen months and a fine of 10000 escudos. Fine not paid.

Imprisonment for 128 days.

Fine of 1000 escudos.

Imprisonment for three months and a fine of 2000 escudos (280 Swiss gold francs).

Imprisonment for three months and a fine of 2000 escudos.

No. 1619. — Seizure at El Paso, Texas, on May 31st, 1939. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, September 14th, 1939.

Reference : O.C .S ./Conf.945.

1281/388(554).

Report No. 839.

1 (a). Magnesium carbonate mixed with quinine and falsely labelled as Morphine : 2.80 grammes.

Chambretin label. In ten tins.3. The tins were discovered by the proprietor of a tourist camp

a t El Paso and handed over to the authorities. They were covered with dirt and had apparently been in their hiding-place for a number of years.

QUESTIONNAIRE REFERRING T O PART II

1. Documents issued and Registry dossier No.

2. Reported by.

3. Kind and quantity of drugs (a) seized or (b) involved in the illicit transaction.

4. Origin of drugs. Where drugs shipped. Method of transportation, and

destination. Route followed, Nationality, name and owners of ship

involved.

). Names of consignor, consignee and addressee, or other persons implicated.

6. Forwarding agents and other persons or firms whose names appear in connection

with the case.

7. Name of manufacturer of drugs ; labels, marks, packing, etc.

8. Additional details.

9. Legal proceedings and penalties.

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INDEX TO LOCALITIES

Country Date Page

Australia :

Brisbane March 27th , 1939 ........... 12S yd n e y February 14th, 1939 . . 12

Brazil :Rio de Janeiro May 20th, 1 9 3 9 ........... 15

May 30th , 1 9 3 9 .......... 21

British Colonies:Brit ish Guiana March 16th, 1939 ........... 5H on g-K on g May 1939......................... 5Straits Sett lem ents April 1939 ......................... 2

May 1939........................ 12June 1939 ......................... 13

British m andate:Palestine May 1939 ........................ 5

J un e 1939 ......................... 5

China December 1938 ................ 6January-A pril 1 9 3 9 . . . . 6April-May 1 9 3 9 .......... 14

Lappa April-May 1 9 3 9 ........... 13Shanghai Interna­

t ional Se tt lem en t April 11th, 1939 ............ 14Second quarter, 1939 . 6-8,

17Colombia:

Barranquil la June 1938 .......................... 2April 1939 ......................... 22

Cartagena Ju ly 29th, 1939 .............. 16

Egypt:Alexandria March 21st, 1939 ........... 8

April 2nd, 1 9 3 9 ....... 18April 27th, 1939 ............ 18

Cairo D ecember 18th, 1938. . . 20Port Said April 19th, 1939 ............. 20

April 25th, 1939 ............ 18April 26th, 1939 ............ 8April-May 1 9 3 9 ....... 18May 12th, 1 9 3 9 ....... 21

Suez January 16th, 1939.. . . 21

France:Cherbourg October 15th, 1938 . . . 16Melun A ugust 8 th-9th , 1938 . 19Paris October 27th, 1938 . . . 8

March 30th , 1939 .......... 16R oquevaire March 24th , 1939 ........... 4

Country Date Page

French Colonies :Indo-China First quarter, 1939. . . . 9

India:

Calcutta A ugust 1st, 1938 ........... 2Madras April 2nd, 1 9 3 9 ................ 9

Netherlands:A m sterdam A ugust 11th, 1939........... 9Schiedam A ugu s t 5th , 1939 ............. 9

Netherlands Indies :

Buitenzorg, Ja v a October 27th , 1936 . . . 2

Philippine Islands :Manila D ecem ber 24th , 1938 .. 10

Portugal D ur ing 1938 ..................... 22

Portuguese Colonies :

Macao April 1939 .......................... 14May 1939 ............................ 14

R oum ania :

Constanza J u ly 15th, 1938 ............. 10

Syria and Lebanon D uring 1938 .................... 10

Thailand M ay-D ecem ber 1938 . . 16January-April 1939.. . . 16May 13th and June

23rd, 1939 .................... 15A m phur Muang,Chiengrai May 5th, 1 9 3 9 ................... 15

Turkey D uring 1938 ..................... 11

Kilis June 1st, 1939 ................ 10

United States of America :

B oston March 13th, 1939 ........... 11B rooklyn , N .Y . F ebruary 15th, 1939 . . 19N e w Y ork January , May and June

May and June 1939 . . . 21San Francisco Janu ary 30th, 1939.. . . 10H onolu lu March 3rd, 1939 ............. 15

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INDEX TO NAMES OF PERSONS, FIRMS, ETC.

N am e Page

Aal, Mohd. A b d e l .................... 18Alim beis , D i m i t r i o s ............... 9Almeida, Carmen d e ................ 22Ancelin, Lucien Daniel . . . . 8A ttia , H a m e d ........................... 18

B abin , R o g e r ............................. 19Barbu, M a r i a ............................. 16Bastod, Elvira Noguiera . . . 22Begona, J o h n .............................. 11Berkowitz , Joseph Abraham. 19Bogrand, E m m a Anne-Marie 8Boucheteau, Marie H e n ­

riette ......................................... 8Brouste , Marie Gabrielle . . . 8Bruschi, J e a n -M a r ie ............... 8B ulcke & Co., A u g u s t 2

C alopothakis, P i e r r e 3C alopothakis, Pighi .............. 3Catsalis , A thanase ................. 3Chabert, E l i s e ........................... 8Ciolan, M a r i a ............................. 16Ciolan, P ierre ............................. 16Cohen, H a i m ............................. 16Coopmann, Charles.................. 8Coucas, T san is ............................ 3

D ah i S u l t a n ............................... 8D echam p, Y v o n n e Berthe

H. G ............................................ 8D elm as , Henri L o u i s 8D evine , John D a v i d .............. 9Dewedar, Ibrahim El Sayed. 20D iam andog lou , Joachim . . . 16D iocas, A lex a n d re .................... 9D o a n - P h u - L a m ........................ 8Douglas , G e o r g e ...................... 21

E m m anuel l i , Maria.................. 8Esteiro, José L a g o ................. 11Eundju , C h u k r u ...................... 3

Farahat, Khalafal la Rara-h a t ............................................... 8

Figueira, Consuelo A ure lio . . 22Finckheimer, Lucien André. 8

Name Page

Gad, Abbas Om ar..................... 18Gadou, Mohd. Mohd................ 20Gallo, Josefa A n g e la ............... 15George, Maurice Denis-

Marie .......................................... 8Gill, R o b e r t ................................ 5Gouda, Mohd............................... 18Gritsis, Christo ......................... 3Guerin, Sim one Marie-Louise 8Guilherme, A n t o n i o ............... 22

Hadari, Om El Saad Ali E l. 18Haim C oh en ................................ 16Hilton, H a r v e y ......................... 11Ho Tjoeng H o e n ...................... 2

Ibrahim, N asm a M oham ­med ............................................ 8

Kiki, Soma R a m a .................... 21

Lachaga, N i c h o l a s .................. 11Laurent, Marcel Jean-Bap-

t i s te ............................................. 8Leal, Francisco Cipriano.. . . 22Lemos, Oscar.............................. 22Long, J o s e p h ............................. 4Long, L o u i s ................................ 4Lord, Robert MacCurty 8Lord, Ursula W o l c o t t 8Loureiro, A m elia de J esus . . . 22

Mabrouk, Ibrahim Mohd. . . 21Magne, Laurent A n d r é 8Mahmoud B e k r i ...................... 3Mancuso, J o sep h ....................... 8Marini, U r s u l a ........................... 8Mathieu, R en é ............................ 8Maucuso, J o sep h ....................... 8Mesallem, Abdou Mongueda. 18Miralles, Guillermo Mariano

y ................................................. 16Mosbah, H a m e d ...................... 18Moussa R am adan A l i 20

Nassr, Mahmoud Hassanein. 20Neureuth , Robert François . 8

Name Page

Oaf, Taha M a h m o u d ............ 20Osman, Sayed M ohd.......... g

Palmero, A n t o n i o ............... l iP a n a i t ........................................ 10Peone, P ie r r e ........................ l iPinheiro, Henriques de

Mours.................................... 22Poisson, Marcel ..................... 19Politis , L a m b r o s ................. 3Poussin, René L u c ie n ............ 8

Rahm an, Mohd. A b d e l .......... 18Reid, E d w a r d ...................... 12Roberts , J a c k ...................... 19Rochas, Michel Charles . . . . 16Rodrigues, D o m i n g o s ............ 22“ R om an ” Laboratory, Car­

tagen a ................................... 16Rosolacci , J o s e p h ............... 4Rossi, A u g u s t e .................... 4Roxsin , W alter W il ly H e in ­

rich......................................... 15

Sachini A l i ............................. 10Sawi, Mahmoud E l ............ 20Sawi, Mohd. E l .................... 20Scherler ........................................ 16Seweisi, Fuad Mohd. E l........ 18Shaer, Ibrahim Ibrahim E l . 20Sheikh Allee Mia.................. 3Sobhi, Abdel H adi A hm ed . 20Sousa, Ludovina d e .......... 22Stefanini, A n t o n i n o .......... 21Surur, A hm ed Mohd.......... 18

Taraboche, E r n e s t o .......... 21Tiniacos, D im itr i ................. 3Toultchine, J o s e p h ............ 8Tzevelakis, L a m b r o s ............ 3

W ahid, Abdel Aziz A b d e l . . . 18Williams, Eric J a m e s ............ 21W ong S e n g ............................. 2

Zahran, Sayed Abbel Monem 18Zarandona, A n t o n i o .......... 11Zeid, Shehata Mohd. A b u . . 18