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This document is communicated to Governments for
(Jential information in view of the fact that it has not
t*n considered hy the Advisory Committee „„ Traffic
Ipiam and Other Dangerous Drugs.
Communicated to the Council and
tbe Members of the League.]
Official No. :
C- 265. M. 135.1 9 3 5 . XI.
[O.C.2 9 4 ^ ; .]
Geneva, July 1st, 1935.
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 APRIL 1s
t
AND JUNE 30 t h , 1935
PART
I.
CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO
WHICH F U R T H E R INFORMATION HAS REEN RECEIVED.
No. 3 5 6 —S eizure of B en zoylm orp hin e at Y okoham a ex th e “ A m ur M aru ”, in
S ep tem b er 1930.
The Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee stated
at the twentieth session of the Advisory Committee (Sub-Committee
page 3; .°-Cp2| $(?)> on Seizures) th a t Asai, who had opened a dancing-hall under a false name
Paere 3 n
in **aPan’ had been arrested during a search for arms and drugs and
^
sentenced to three m onths’ imprisonment and a fine of about 2 million
29288/157.
yen (2,080,000 Swiss francs). Tsunemitsu had also been tried in absence
O.C.S. 19 and 19(a).
and sentenced to im prisonment and a fine. The total fines imposed in
this case were between 2 and 3 million yen (2,080.000 and 3,120.000
Swiss francs).
See O.C.294/7V,
page 11 ; O.C.294 (n),
No. 1111.—Seizure at Y um a, A rizona, Jan u ary 9th, 1934, of 78 g ra m m es of Cocaine
la b elled F erd in and R oq u es, P aris.
The Government of the United Stales of America, in its report on the
illicit traffic for 1934 (April 1935), states th a t the four persons implicated
*n this affair had proceeded from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona, and
O.C.S.231 f a ) .
secured the drugs from a certain Tom Gordon in Phoenix. They were
taking the drugs to California when arrested. I t was learned th a t
Gordon had smuggled them from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, and had then transported them
by automobile to Phoenix.
Gordon was subsequently arrested.
Jordan and Green were discharged from custody, but Gordon was sentenced to four
years’ imprisonment and a fine of $1,500, while Weber and Riggs were each imprisoned for
four months and fined $100. The automobile was forfeited to the Government.
See O .C .2 9 4 f s ^ ,
Page 21 •
16274/15734 .
No. 1164.—S eizu re a t S a n F rancisco, D ecem b er 2 1 st and 27th, 1933, of 206 g ra m m es
of M orphine la b elled “ Carlo E rba ” M ilano.
See ®-C.294ff,),
page 3 ’and C0
294(w),’ page 3 .
The Shanghai Municipal Council reports (May 17th, 1935) th a t
Shanghai Mutual Trading Co. is located in the International Settlement at 1095, Sinza Road and is therefore subject to the administrative
control of the Shan hai Municipal Council. This firm has branches
1281/388 ( 2 8 ) .
a t Canton, Hankow and Hangchow. I t carries on a general import
and export business and maintains a chemical factory entitled “ New
Asiatic Chemical Works ” and a glass works. The New Asiatic Chemical Works manufactures
ampoules and other medicines. A brief résumé of the prosecution instituted against the
New Asiatic Chemical Works on August 16th, 1933, is as follows :
On August 16th, 1933, the municipal police raided the premises of this company, where
they seized 8 kg. 339 grs. of morphine, one large bottle half-full of heroin, one box of morphine
ampoules. The drugs were of French origin. Some bottles were labelled “ Laboratoires
Clin Morphine Chlorhydrate, Co mar & Cie., Siège Social, 20, rue des Fosses Saint-Jacques,
“aris ”, Others were labelled “ Morphine ” in Chinese characters. Investigations established
that the morphine and heroin seized had been legally imported by Messrs. Baboud, Mary
Co., 17, Canton Road. The books revealed that, between January 1st, 1933, and August
4)1 ’ 1933, the New Asiatic Chemical Works imported 11 kg. 32 grs. of morphine and 4 kg.
grs. of heroin. Of this quantity, 2 kg. 773 grs. of morphine and 4 kg. 140 grs. of heroin
, ad been sold to various druggists and hospitals or used in the making of ampoules, leaving
lr! stock 8 kg. 259 grs. of morphine and 580 grammes of heroin. Actually, no manufacture
0 narcotic drugs was going on, but only the making and filling into ampoules of solutions
made from morphine, heroin, etc., which had been imported under Chinese Government
permit. The statement, therefore, th a t the firm was manufacturing narcotic drugs is mis* aiding and likely to convey a false impression of the operations carried on. The defendant
8 a licence to operate a drug store in accordance with the regulations governing drug
oMk
and at the trial it was proved th a t he had substantially complied with the articles
as r e re8 ulations, though, before the case was instituted, it was assumed from the facts
y appeared at th a t time th a t he had not done so. He was therefore acquitted.
■
(F.) 725 (A.) 8,35. — I m p . R éunies, C ham béry.
No. 1165.—S eizu re of 1 kg. 818 grs. of M orphine at S a n Francisco, A pril 14th, 1934
See O.C.294 fz;,
page 20.
The Government of the United States of America, in its report
the illicit traffic in 1934, gives the following supplementary informât^*1
in regard to this case : A watchman employed on the quay saw Geor °
1281/388(31).
Goo, a former laundryman on the Lurline, coming off the gangway
No. 278.
O.C.S.231 (a).
the vessel, which was at anchor in the harbour of Honolulu o n J uni,
9th, 1934. As his behaviour was suspicious, he was detained and
searched, and, in a linen jacket worn under his outer clothing, 4 kg. 723 grs. of prep ared opium
were found in 25 5-tael tins. Each tin was labelled “ Cock ” brand. Nothing w as produced
by the shipping company to show why the former laundryman was allowed this free access
to the ship. The vessel left Los Angeles on June 1st, 1934 and was bound for the Orient
George Goo was imprisoned for two years and fined $1.
No. 1176.—A rrest of M echel H alp ern at W arsaw , D ecem b er 11th, 1933.
O.C.294 ft;,»,
page 4.
12730/387.
The Polish delegation
heroin seized in this case
of Social Welfare. The
and evidence have been
Court of Cassation.
at Geneva states (May 2nd,
is not yet in the possession
case is still pending and
handed by the Court of
1935) th a t the
of th e Ministry
the documents
A ppeal to the
No. 1283. —S eizu re of H eroin and M orphine at B rooklyn, N ew York, August 5th
1934.
See O.C.294 (u),
M . Mondanel, Contrôleur général, Sûreté Nationale, Paris, stated
f nd
p a t the seventh session of the Sub-Committee on Seizures, May 1935,
• • (v), page .
considerable suspicion had attached to a man called Fiila, but
1281/388(37).
th a t there was not sufficient evidence on which to prosecute him . His
Nos. 313 and 313(a). expulsion from France had, however, been ordered.
The representative of the United States of America stated a t the
same meeting th a t Mancuso had been accused, not only of illicit traffic, but also of k id n a p p in g
two French seamen from the s.s. Champlain. The trial had now been concluded a n d , under
the United States kidnapping law, he had been sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment, h is wife
to three years and his accomplices to terms varying from five to ten years. The c a se had
been a very spectacular one, because the kidnapped seamen had been tortured i n o rd e r to
force them to state where they had concealed the drugs Mancuso supposed then t o have
purloined.
No. 1374.—Illicit T raffic betw een Y ugoslavia and G erm any, M arch 1933.
See O.C.294(v),
page 20.
9387/7566.
The representative of the United States of America stated a t the
seventh session of the Sub-Committee on Seizures th a t Griiber, the
consignee in this case, had been arrested on April 6 th, 1935, in connection
w ith the seizure of 108 kg. of crude opium.
No. 1399.—S eizu re of 680 g ra m m es of M orphine at Kiaochow, July 8 th, 1934, ex
th e J ap an ese “ H oten M aru ”, co m in g from D airen.
The Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee reported
during the tw entieth session of the Advisory Committee (Sub-Comm ittee
2030/387(14)
on Seizures) th a t Fum iya Iseno, the Japanese implicated in th is case,
was employed at an hotel. He went on board the vessel, where a Chinese
asked him to take a packet ashore. He was detained by the Customs officials and sentenced
to a fine of 50yen (52 Swiss francs).
See
O.C.294fy>,
page 27.
No. 1411.—S eizu re of 2 k g. 721 grs. of H eroin a t Kiaochow, S ep tem b er 22nd, 1934,
e x th e J a p a n ese “ T sin g ta o M aru ”, co m in g from Dairen.
O.C.29A(v),
page 30.
The Japanese representative on the Advisory C om m ittee stated
during the twentieth session of the Committee (Sub-Committee on S eizu res)
2030/387(14).
th a t Okasaki had been entrusted with the drug by a passenger. He
was detained by the Customs and fined 70 yen (73 Swiss francs). There
was no information regarding the second person implicated.
See
No. 1442.—S eizu re in Sp ain , D ate and P lace n ot given.
The German Government reports (June 1st, 1935) that the 1^
grammes of cocaine seized in this case belonged to a consignm ent exp(jr ec
15055/387
on February 23rd, 1934, to the Firm Productos Q uim icos F a r m a c e u t i c o
S.A. in Barcelona ,1 on the export authorisation No. 332. The c o r r e s p o n
ing Spanish im port certificate bore the number 564 and was dated February 8 th, 1934.
See
O.C.294 (v),
page 38.
1 See do cum ent O . C . 2 9 4 ^ , page 20, No. 970.
— 5 —
jj0 1496.—Seizure a t Izm ir, February 7th, 1935.
5ee o.C.294(w),
The Turkish Minister for Health and Social Welfare reports (June
21st, 1935) th a t further enquiries into this case have revealed th e fact
"
th a t the amount of opium seized in the sacks of almonds taken on board
16521' '
the s.s. Derince by Aboulafya and his accomplices was 165 kg. 880 grs.
■nstead of 12 kg. as previously stated. The total amount seized in this case (including th e
55 kg. seized at Aboulafya’s shop) is therefore 210 kg. 880 grs.
page 18.
No 1516.—Seizure at N ew ark , N ew Jersey , on N ovem ber 19th, 1934, of 45 gram m es
of Cocaine, lab elled Com ar et Gie., P aris.
See 0.G.294(w),
page 24.
The United States Government forwarded, on April 26th, 1935, a
translation of a report from the office of the Comptroller-General, Ministry
9X1/38 8 (6 3 )
°f the Interior, Paris, to whom a sample of the label of Comar & Co.
No 347(a)-'
was sent. The report in question stated th a t the boxes of cocaine
ampoules seized came from the firm of Comar & Co., but th a t a careful
e x a m in a tio n of a photograph of one of these boxes revealed th a t the label on top of the box
does n o t show a white margin, which was abandoned in 1920. The boxes in question have
been prepared for H avana, as shown by the counter-label special to this country (Registrado
en la Secretaria de Sanidad No. 14,175). This number, which was assigned by the Sanitary
Service at Havana, was replaced in the year 1921 by the No. 1800. These boxes were there
fore manufactured before 1920. The number 48420 marked on the boxes seized h a s not
been stamped by Comar & Co. For all shipments of drugs, the order number is inscribed
by pen on the principal label. The true number indicated by the firm Comar has been
scratch ed out, its trace being neatly marked on the right-hand side, across the cover of the
box. T o sum up, these boxes came from the firm of Comar & Co. about fifteen years ago, and
were manufactured for a client in Havana. The order numbers having been s c r a t c h e d out
and replaced by fictitious figures, it is not possible to ascertain to what clients these drugs
have b e e n shipped.
RESULTS OF JU D ICIA L PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION W IT H SEVERAL
CASES OF ILLICIT TRA FFIC PREV IOU SLY REPO RTED .
R e su lt
N am e
Reference
Im p ris o n m e n t
C an ad a.
O.C.294 (wj,
page 22, No. 1509 Dan Dodd
O.C.294 ft»;,
page 22, No. 1510 Five Chinese.
Fine
Acquitted.
Two were sentenced to Two were fined 800 dollars
four years’ imprison
and two 600 dollars.
ment and two to three
E g y p t.
years’.
O.C.294 (v),
Acquitted, but on appeal sentenced to one year's
page 16, No. 1353 One Chinese.
imprisonment and a fine of £E200 (3,518 Swiss
francs).
O.C.294 (v),
1,000 lire by the Italian
page 39, No. 1449 Osman Idrees Osman .. Six months.
Consular
C o u rt and
£E17,
610
millièmes
(310 Swiss fra n c s) by the
Customs Com m ission.
F ra n ce.
O.C.294 (v),
50 francs.
page 32, No. 1418 Ferdinand Bert hier de S. Sixteen months.
O.C.294 ( v)
The t wo accused were discharged for lack o f evidence,
page 35. No. 1430
O.C.294 (v),
One month.
jôOO francs.
pages 35-36, No. 1432 Rehairn M.
O.C.294fn>,
Alphonse B.
'Both
discharged
for
lack
of evidence.
page 36, No. 1433 Jules T.
O.C.294 (v),
Acquitted on charge of illicit traffic, but sentenced
page 36, No. 1434 Christian F.
to eight days’ imprisonment for illegal practice ol
pharmacy.
Italy.
8.000 lire.
Trayan Markovitch . . . Two years.
8.000 lire.
Michel Katz (,by default) Four years.
Mihailoff (Milovan) (by
8.000 lire.
Two years.
default)
Note.— The International Wagon-Lits C o. was considered liable in civil law and was ordered to
pay 6,000 lire as part of the fine imposed on Markovitch, since the latter’s property w a s insuffi
cient to pay the fine.
O.C.294 (w),
One year’s reclusion.
1,600 lire. Fine not exact
page 35, No. 1560 Teresa Grcar.’s
ed by reason of Royal
Decrees Nos. 1511 and
1512 of September 25th,
1934.
O.C.294 (w),
Acquitted.
page 36, No. 1561 Maria Krakj
S
N e th e r la n d s .
O.C.294 (v), pages 18-19, Peroulis, Alexander
Nos. 1364 and 1365.
Anastasius ...........
U n ite d S ta te s of
A m e r ic a .
O.C.294 (s),
page 16, No. 1085
O.C.294 (z;,
page 16, No. 1146.
O.C.294 (u),
page 31, No. 1313
One year.
Forfeiture of 1,400 guilders
of the money belonging
to him which w a s seized
at the house of Chai Fan.
$ 200 .
Rafael Jiminez.
Fifteen
A Chinese.
Mase and Hiraishi
Miyahara ...............
$2 , 000 .
Eight years.
Two years each.
$1 each.
Two years (suspended).
Probation
for three
years.
O.C.294 (v),
page 24, No. 1387 Two Chinese. . .
O.C.294 (v),
Salvador Verna
page 29, No. 1407 José Schwartz ..
months.
Two years each.
Two years.
One year.
$500 each.
$ 100.
$ 100.
T u rk ey.
£T45,990 (110,376
francs).
(93,576
Michaello Faccio
One year.
£T38,990
francs).
(16,800
(Georges Isikadis and One year and two months £T7,000
M ilt ia d is ....................
francs).
Dimitri Aslanidis
I
O.C.294 (w),
Jlbrahim
page 12, No. 1471 (
Apostol Kyriakidis
One year two months.
(6,480
One year and two months. £T2,700
francs).
(5,280
One year two months.
£T2,200
francs).
Swiss
Swiss
Swiss
Swiss
Swiss
Melle. Dora and Melle.
F r o s s o ........................ One year.
£T500 (1,200 Swiss francs).
Kémal, Mehmed and
Tatar Omer ............. One year.
£T200 (480 Swiss
_____
The other accused were acquitted, with the exception of Aleco, whose
will be tried by the common tribunal.
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R e s u lt
Reference
N am e
I m p riso n m e n t
Fine
Turkey (continued).
^Philippe Epaminondas, Seven months.
n C.294 (w),
) Costi Minhas and
page 18, No. 14941 Spiro H a l i k y a s .........
I David A b o u la f y a ......... One year nine months fif
teen days.
O.C.294 (w),
, n„;Joseph Pardo and Léon Two years and three
page 18, No. 1496
Matalon ....................
months each.
Osman N ou ri.................. One year one month fif
teen days.
O.C.294(w),
39, No. 1571 Hassan oglou Ibrahim
and Omer oglou Mehmed ............................. One year each.
£T246 (590 Swiss francs).
£T5,075
(12,180
francs).
£T5,600
(13,440
francs) each.
£T2,788
(6,691
francs).
Swiss
£T5,000
(12,000
francs) each.
Swiss
Swiss
Swiss
PART
II.
A. — REPORTS ON T H E DISCOVERY OF
CLANDESTINE MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS.
R. — NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THE
FOLLOWING GROUPS :
A.
1.
R aw Op iu m .
2.
P repared
3.
M o r p h in e .
4.
H e r o in .
O piu m an d
D ross.
5.
Co c a in e .
6.
In d ia n
7.
M isc e l l a n e o u s.
H em p.
R E P O R T S ON T H E DISCOVERY OF C LA N D ESTIN E MANUFACTURE
OF NARCOTIC DRUG S.
No. 1574.—D iscovery of a C landestine H eroin Factory, January 2nd, 1935, at 361,
A m h e rst A venue, Shangh ai.
1. O.C.S.205(c;. 13103/388.
2. Shanghai Municipal Council, April 12th, 1935.
3 (a). Heroin hydrochloride : 25 kg. 191 grs. (882£ oz.).
Equipment.
8 . The heroin factory was discovered following an explosion and outbreak of fire in the
servants’ quarters, where, judging from the material found, acétylation of morphine
was apparently in process. The premises were occupied by a Mrs. J o h n s to n and
five Chinese servants. Mrs. Johnston gave the alarm of fire, while the five servants
fled immediately after the outbreak of fire. They have not so far been located. The
plant consisted of a large attic room, where the necessary equipment was installed,
and two rooms in the servants’ quarters, which were used as stores. M anufacturing
of heroin was carried out on a very extensive scale. No crude m o rp h in e was
discovered, b u t amongst the articles removed from the rooms where the fire had
occurred was a large glass flask, w ith a significant odour of acetic anhydride, fitted
with rubber cork and glass tube and obviously being-used in the acétylation process,
which is the first stage of the operations. A thick paste of crude heroin w ith an
alcohol chloroform odour was also removed. The equipment included a vacuum
lamp w ith electric motor and rubber tube connections, a drying cabinet, seven
sieves, two pairs of scales, filter-papers, two mortars and pestles, eight stoneware
kongs, eleven Buchner filtering funnels and filtering flasks, two large flasks, two
charcoal heating-stoves w ith water-baths, and a “ Radius ” primus burner.
The stocks of chemicals included bottles of strong ammonia, bottles of n itric acid,
drums of ether, chloroform in carboy, hydrochloride acid in carboy, soda ash,
carboys of acetic anhydride, tins of alcohol and powdered charcoal. Photos of
the factory are in the archives of the Secretariat.
9. Mrs. Jonhston was arrested, bu t the case against her was dismissed.
No. 1575.—D iscovery of a C landestine P ill F actory a t No. 20, T son gch ow Road, Inter
n a tio n a l S ettlem en t, S h a n g h a i, Jan u ary 14th, 1935.
1. 0 .c .s .2 0 5 (c;. 13103/388.
3(a). Scented pills : 77 kg. 720 grs. (171 lb.).
Pill mass : 45 kg. 450 grs. (100 lb.).
Uncoloured pills : 15 kg. 908 grs. (35 lb.).
Crude morphine: 7 kg. 727 grs. (17 l b . ) .
5. Persons implicated : Sixteen Chinese.
7. The scented pills were of the “ Fairy Horse ” variety.
8 . The municipal police raided a secret distributing basis of opium substitutes at House
10, Lane 301, Chengtu Road, and the raid resulted in the arrest of four trafhck6 ^
and the seizure of the crude morphine and seventy packets of “ Fairy Horse
scented pills. The pills were ingeniously concealed in seven bales of cloth sev
up in white sacking. Subsequent i n v e s t i g a t i o n pursued w ith a view to loca i g
the manufacturing place of these pills led to the raiding of the a b o v e - m e n t i o n
house, where the clandestine drug factory was located and twelve workers arres ^
The plant was operated in two large attic rooms, one of them being used a
— 9 —
work-room and the other as a drying-room. Manufacture was carried on on a
very large scale. The equipment included four pill-making machines, two large
pill-drying cabinets, two charcoal stoves, eight zinc trays, four wooden trestles,
nine bales of clothing, seven basins, three pairs of scales and a quantity of
packing paper and labels. Photos of the factory are in the archives of the Secretariat.
9 One Chinese was condemned to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 Shanghai
dollars (3,180 Swiss francs), another to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of
1,000 Shanghai dollars (1,060 Swiss francs) ; a third to six months’ imprisonment
and ten to six m onths’ imprisonment, suspended for three years. Three Chinese
were acquitted.
pfo.
1576. —D iscovery of a P ill F actory at 48, rue B ourgeat, French Concession,
S h an gh ai, January 17th, 1935.
1. 0.C.S.205fc;. 13103/388.
3(a).
Narcotic drug pills : 14 kg. 314 grs. (504 oz.).
Equipment.
5. Persons implicated : Four Chinese.
8. Acting on information received, the municipal police raided a secret selling-place located
at House 88 , Lane 252, P ark Road. The raid resulted in the arrest of three traffic
kers and the seizure of 2 kg. 499 grs. of narcotic drug pills. Investigations made
with a view to locating the manufacturing place of these pills led the police to the
raiding of a charcoal and firewood shop situated a t 48, rue Bourgeat. A raid on
these premises was made w ith the assistance of the French police and resulted
in the discovery of a quantity of opium substitutes and a complete outfit of para
phernalia used in the manufacture of narcotic drug pills. Manufacturing was
not in process a t the time of the raid. The equipment consisted of two pill-making
machines, one counting-board, three pairs of scales, a quantity of paper and cloth
bags. The equipment was made locally.
9. One Chinese was sentenced to one y ear’s imprisonment and a fine of 50 Shanghai dollars
(53 Swiss francs), another was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, while two
were acquitted.
No. 1577.—D iscovery of a C lan d estin e H eroin Factory at 1 1 B, W ongkashaw
G ardens, In tern ation al S ettlem en t, Shanghai, January 24th, 1935.
1. 0.c.s.205fc;. 13103/388.
2. Municipal Council, Shanghai, April 12th, 1935.
3w. Raw opium : 24 kg. 83 grs. (848 oz.).
Heroin hydrochloride : 2 kg. 385 grs. (84 oz.).
Two large tanks full of an aqueous decoction of opium and slaked lime with a morphine
content of 1.9%.
Equipment.
8- The house was raided after corroborative evidence had been obtained by way of observa
tion to the effect th a t it was used as a clandestine heroin factory. The plant
was operated in three rooms on the second floor, which contained all the apparatus
necessary for the processes. The equipment seized was th at of a manufacturing
laboratory, and included apparatus for vacuum filtration, large glass vacuum
filtration flasks, Buchner funnels, heating-stoves, scales, stoneware kongs and zinc
tanks. The stocks of chemicals included alcohol in drums, and ether, nitric acid,
chloroform and acetic anhydride in carboys. Photos of the factory are in the
archives of the Secretariat.
9- Three Chinese were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment each. Six other Chinese
were arrested b u t were found not guilty. Five other persons, who were appre
hended in Chinese-controlled territory in connection with this case, were sent to
the Military Court of the Shanghai-Woosung Defence Commissioner’s yamen,
where they are still on remand.
1578.—D iscovery of a C landestine P ill Factory at H ouse 147, Lane 577, C o n n a u g h t
R oad, In tern a tio n a l S ettlem en t, Sh angh ai, January 25th, 1935.
J- O.C.S.205fc;. 13103/388.
• Shanghai Municipal Council, April 12 th, 1935.
• The persons implicated were five Chinese.
Manufacturing of red pills was carried out on a small scale in one of the downstairs back
rooms. Information leading to the raid of this establishment was obtained from
a pill trafficker, who was arrested earlier in the day at a pill-selling base situated
— 10 —
at House 13, Lane 566, Med hurst Road. Equipm ent was seized which consist I
of one drying-stage, one counting-board, three sieves, three pairs of scales and r 1
table. This equipment was procured locally.
ne I
9.
One Chinese was sentenced to eighteen m onths’ imprisonment and a fine of 600 Shangha' I
dollars (636 Swiss francs) ; two Chinese were sentenced to one y ear’s imprisonment I
and a fine of 500 Shanghai dollars (530 Swiss francs) and two other C hinese to one
year’s imprisonment.
No. 1579.—D iscovery of a H eroin Factory at H ouse No. 48, Lane 136, Amoy Road
In tern a tio n a l S ettlem en t, S h an gh ai, February 8 th , 1935.
1.
O.C.S.205fCyl.
2.
Shanghai Municipal Council, April 12th, 1935.
3(a).
13103/388.
Heroin hydrochloride : 4 kg. 771 grs. (168 oz.).
Crude heroin : 17 kg. 40 grs. (600 oz.).
Equipment.
8 . As the result of an explosion, the above house was completely wrecked, with the exception
of two walls supporting the drying-stage. The wall separating this house from
the adjacent premises (No. 46) also collapsed, and out of the debris were removed
broken wooden cases, smashed stoneware kongs, carboys and other containers,
all of which had contained acids, chemicals and other substances for the manufacture
of heroin. Several vacuum pumps w ith electric motors and other apparatus similar
to those found in other narcotic plants were also unearthed. The discoveries in
House No. 46, which was partially destroyed, proved th a t it was used as a store.
Many cases of chemicals and waste materials packed in cases were found there.
Im m ediately after the explosion, the debris caught fire, b u t it was g o t under
control and the firemen rescued six Chinese and removed the dead body of an aged
Chinese woman from the mass of debris. Two of the Chinese who were rescued
died on their way to hospital. A second storage place was located a t 236,
Canton Road, where a large number of wooden cases was seized. These contained
drums of ether, alcohol and chloroform and carboys of Acidium hydrochloricum.
The equipment removed from the wreck included four air suction pumps, twelve
enamel bowls, two pairs of scales, two Buchner filtration pumps, tw o sieves,
four copper retorts, two Florence flasks and nineteen stoneware kongs. T h e stocks
of chemicals included fifty-three cases containing carboys of nitric and chloroform,
forty-five cases containing drums of ether, eleven cases and eighteen drum s of
spirits, nine cases of soda ash and a large quantity of em pty cases, d ru m s and
carboys. Photos of the factory are in the archives of the Secretariat.
9.
Nineteen persons were detained in connection with this case. Twelve were subsequently
released owing to lack of evidence. One Chinese was sentenced to three y e a rs ’
imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 Shanghai dollars (5,300 Swiss francs), five Chinese
to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 300 Shanghai dollars (318 Swiss francs),
and two Chinese were found not guilty.
No. 1580.—D iscovery of a C landestine P ill Factory at H ouse 40, Lane 460, Avenue
R oad, and 73, W enchow R oad, Intern ation al S ettlem en t, Shanghai,
February 28th, 1935.
1.
0 .c.s.2 0 5 (c;.
13103/388.
3(a).
Narcotic drug pills : 14 kg. 541 grs. (512 oz.).
Equipment.
8 . Following information received, the municipal police raided the premises
situ ate d
a t House 40, Lane 460, Avenue Road, and also a Chinese temple a t 73, Wenchow
Road, and discovered th a t manufacturing opium substitutes was carried ou
on a small scale a t both places. Two Chinese were arrested and admitted bang
concerned together in the manufacture of opium substitutes a t both places. The
equipment seized consisted of two pill-making machines, two pill-drying cabinets,
five sieves, two charcoal heating-stoves, three pairs of scales, a table and a quantity
of labels and em pty wrappers.
9.
The two Chinese were both sentenced to imprisonment for one year and two
and fined 50 Shanghai dollars (53 Swiss francs).
months
No. 1581.—D iscovery of a C landestine H eroin Factory at H ouse 45, Lane 250, Range
R oad, In tern ation al S ettlem en t, S h angh ai, M arch 15th, 1935.
1. O .C.S.205fc/ 13103/388.
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3/aj Heroin hydrochloride : 16 kg. 813 grs. (592 oz.).
Crude heroin : 9 kg. 88 grs. (320 oz.).
Two large tins containing an aqueous decoction of lime and an extract of opium with a
morphine content of approximately 1 %.
5 persons implicated : T. Ikeuchi, a Japanese, and four Chinese.
g Acting on information received, the house was raided with the assistance of the Japanese
consular police and a large heroin factory discovered. The plant consisted of a
large room, where the actual m anufacturing was in process, two small rooms reserved
for distilling and drying purposes and two other small rooms used as stores. A
search of the house resulted in the finding of a secret hiding-place for the storing
of the finished product. This was located under the flooring of a cupboard on
the ground floor. At the time of the raid, the premises were occupied by Ikeuchi
and his wife. Ikeuchi was arrested by the Japanese consular police. Prior to the
raid, the municipal police arrested the four Chinese as they were leaving the premises.
The equipment consisted of two electrical vacuum pumps, seven large stoneware
kongs (four containing alcohol waste and three precipitated crude heroin), three
Buchner funnels, four filtration flasks, two electric radiators, two drying cabinets
equipped w ith fume-conductors, eight sieves, four glass pestles, two pairs of scales,
five large Florence flasks and a q u antity of filter-paper. Two large copper stills
with warm condensers were found in the distilling-room. The stock of chemicals
included ten large drums of ether, tw enty tins of a mixture of ether and alcohol,
one carboy of acetic anhydride, one carboy of nitric acid, eleven bottles of Acidium
hydrochtoricum, four tins of pure alcohol, two sacks of soda ash and four packets
of charcoal powder. Photos of the factory are in the archives of the Secretariat.
9. Enquiries into the case are being continued by the Japanese consular police in conjunction
with the municipal police.
No. 1582.—D iscovery of a C lan d estin e P ill F actory at 391, M yburgh Road, Interna
tio n a l S ettlem e n t, S h an gh ai, M arch 24th, 1935.
1. 13103/388.
3(a). Narcotic drug pills : 9 kg. 542 grs. (336 oz.).
Equipment.
8. The information leading to the discovery of this pill factory was obtained from a Chinese
who was arrested on the Sinza Road, earlier in the day, for being in possession of two
bags of red pills weighing 2 lb. (909 grammes). The factory was located in the up
stairs front room, where manufacturing was carried on on a fairly large scale. The
equipment included one pill-making machine, one drying-cabinet with three trays,
one pair of scales and one counting-board. The utensils were made locally.
9. The Chinese was sentenced to one y ear’s imprisonment and a fine of 40 Shanghai dol
lars (42 Swiss francs).
No. 1583.— D iscovery of a C lan d estin e H eroin Factory at N ew York, February 25th,
1935.
!• 0.C.S.249. 1281/388(106). No. 390.
2. Government of the United States of America, May 24th, 1935.
3f«J. Morphine alkaloid : 8 kg. 847 grs. (311 oz. 220 grains).
Morphine hydrochloride : 555 grammes (19 oz. 244 grains).
Heroin : 6 kg. 693 grs. (235 oz. 298 grains).
Alkali carbonate : 15 kg. 904 grs. (560 oz.).
5. Persons implicated : Pietro Quinto, an Italian, a former Captain in the Italian Army
and a graduate of the University of Pisa ; has been a chemist for about twenty-six
years ; Dominick Palmizio, an Italian.
■ Thirteen ^-kilogramme muslin bags containing morphine alkaloid each bore the label
“ Necmi ”, There were no other labels found.
8- As a result of an explosion and fire a t the residence of Quinto, the firemen and P°Iicc
investigating the cause discovered th a t Quinto had been using a portion of the
cellar of his house and various other rooms for the purpose of conducting a chemical
laboratory, and Quinto and Palmizio were both arrested. Quinto attempted
to bribe one of the police officers to quash the investigation after a quantity o
white powder had been found, which aroused further suspicion. Narcotic agen s
were summoned to make further investigation, and a search of the premises by hese
officers revealed a number of white cubes which they recognised as morphine hy rochloride. Quinto referred to the bags of morphine alkaloid as “ base and stated
that he treated this base w ith a hydrochloric acid process and th at the fini she pro
ducts were morphine cubes ; further, th a t he rectified this base with an ace ic
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acid process, producing a white powder, which was heroin. Later, the defend
denied th a t he knew th a t the products were either morphine or heroin, b u t that h
was merely following a formula explained to him by another chemist and th e instri ? I
tions given him by his employers, whose name he stated he could not tell other tha° I
th a t they were known as “ Jack ”, “ Joe ” and “ Mr. Gordon ” ; th a t these persons had
arranged w ith him to furnish him w ith a base, from which he would follow the for
mulas and make a finished product ; th a t they would pay him $1 per ouncj
for the finished product and th a t he was otherwise to pu rchase the
necessary chemicals to use w ith the base in obtaining the desired results. He stated
th a t he had rectified between 50 and 100 kg. of the base since September 1934 It
is apparent th a t this morphine alkaloid, which was delivered to the defendant weekly
in lots of from 2 to 5 kg. at a time, m ust have been smuggled into th e country
in commercial quantities, rather than by individuals from ships. Morphine alkaloid
is an insoluble substance lacking only the last rectifying process before being con
verted into morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulphate. The in v estig a tio n s are
proceeding and the case is still sub judice as to both defendants. Quinto is still in
hospital suffering from burns.
No. 1584.—D iscovery of an I llic it D ru g Factory at B ébek, B osphorus, Turkev, March
3rd, 1935.
1. O.C.S.230. 17340/387.
2. Turkish Minister of Health and Social Welfare, March 26th, 1935.
3(a). Morphine base : 2 kg. 260 grs.
Morphine hydrochloride : 40 grammes.
Equipment.
5 . Persons implicated : Nico B orzalini1; Djémal and his son, Féthi.
8. The authorities, having reason to suspect Borzalini of illicit drug traffic, took steps to
have him watched. An agent got into touch with him and persuaded him to obtain
a sample. Borzalini went to a house in Bébek in order to get the sample and, being
arrested on leaving, was found in possession of 15 grammes of morphine base. The
house at Bébek was occupied by Djémal, and, on a search being made th e re , it was
found th a t a complete equipment for the manufacture of drugs had been installed
in the attic and 2 kg. 245 grs. of morphine base, ready for use, were discovered. At
the house of Féthi, 40 grammes of morphine hydrochloride were seized. Investi
gations proved th a t the installation was the property of Borzalini, who, helped and
advised by his father, Armando Borzalini 1 and a certain H adji Ismail, both of whom
are at present serving sentences for illicit drug manufacture, had worked in the
factory for eight m onths and had manufactured in th a t time about 4 or 5 kg. of
drugs.
9. The accused were sent to the Tribunal and the drugs and equipment seized.
No. 1585.—D iscovery of a C landestine D ru g Factory a t Istan b u l, June 1935.
1. O.C.S.250. 18752/387.
2. Turkish Minister of Health and Social Welfare, June 21st, 1935.
3(a). Morphine base : 25 kg. 500 grs.
Morphine hydrochloride : 9 kg. 600 grs.
Solution containing morphine : 2,000 kg.
5. Persons implicated : Kemal ,1 son-in law of Ismail ; Fehmi E c h re f 1 ; and Sultan,
all Circassians of Turkish nationality ; Moiz, an Italian.
8 . Kemal was suspected of being in contact w ith Armando ,1 a well-known trafficker, and
enquiries were set on foot. On the night of June 13th-14th, the police arrested
Sultan at a villa outside the walls of Istanbul. Sacks which had served to transport
the morphine and which still bore trace of th a t powder were found. Sultan gave the
names of his accomplices and the address of the factory, which was in a farm at the
village of “ Yeni Bosna ”, near Istanbul. This factory was furnished w ith a com
plete installation for the transformation of morphine base, all the tools and ingredients usually employed being found there, together with the drugs mentioned above.
9. The accused were handed over to the judicial authorities.
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B.
NEW GASES OF SEIZUR ES.
1.
RAW OPIUM.
No. 1586 —S eizu res in th e U n ited K in gdom d u rin g 1934.
1. O.C.S.231.
2. G°êJîment'
17932/15734.
° f
tIie Uniteci Kingdom, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April
3(a). Raw opium : 9 kg. 402 grs. (20 lb. 11 oz.).
Prepared opium : 15 kg. 354 grs. (33 lb. 12£ oz.).
Dross : 270 grammes (9J oz.).
Morphine : 142 grammes (5 oz.).
Cocaine : 53 grammes (1 oz. 375 grains).
Indian hemp : 1 kg. 434 grs. (50J oz.).
7. The invoice accompanying the morphine ampoules bore the name and address : Farmacia
Chinica L. Q uattrine (G.a 0 . Galli), Mendrisio ; 25 grammes of cocaine were m anu
factured in Osaka.
8. There were 50 cases in all, including 26 seizures by the Customs and 24 seizures by
the police. The Customs authorities arrested 19 Chinese, 2 French, 1 Swiss,
1 Spaniard and 1 Goanese. In the police cases, 86 persons were proceeded against.
9. In the Customs seizures, sentences ranged from a fine of 10s. to a fine of £50 and costs or
three m onths’ imprisonment. In the police cases, the maximum term of imprison
ment was penal servitude for eight years and the maximum fine £100. Eight
persons were recommended for deportation.
No. 1587.—S eiz u r es a t H o n g -K o n g d u rin g January 1935.
1. 10051/388.
2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, April 9th 1935.
3w. Raw opium: 170 kg. 855 grs. The report only includes seizures of over 50 taels (1 kg.
889 grs.).
5. Ten Chinese and one Russian were arrested.
7. The opium was all of Chinese origin. 133 kg. 336 grs. bore the Kwong Tung Pagoda
labels and 31 kg. 95 grs. bore the Kwong Si labels. 6 kg. 423 grs. bore no label.
8. There were eleven cases. In one case, 5 kg. 101 grs. were found in a charity collection
box placed on the main deck of a river steamer in the Harbour of Victoria. The
key of the box was stated to be kept in Wuchow and the collection was for a Wuchow charity. The box had to be forced open and was found to be full of opium.
The rest of the opium was found mainly on board vessels coming from Wuchow or
Kwang-Chow-Wan or in the possession of the accused.
9. One Russian and two Chinese were discharged for lack of evidence. Sentences passed
on the other accused ranged from a fine of 500 Hong-Kong dollars (593 Swiss francs)
or four m onths’ imprisonment to a fine of 5,000 Hong-Kong dollars (5,930 Swiss
francs) or one y ear’s imprisonment.
No. 1588.—S eiz u r es a t H o n g -K o n g d u rin g February 1935.
1- 10051/388.
2. The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, May 30th, 1935.
3^ . Raw opium : 110 kg. 289 grs. (2,919 taels). The report only includes seizures of over
50 taels (1 kg. 889 grs.).
4. 84 kg. 256 grs. were found on an oil lighter which had just arrived from Canton.
All the raw opium bore the Kwong Tung Pagoda labels.
There were seven cases. In two cases there were no arrests, one of these being the case
of the oil lighter, whose crew absconded on the approach of the revenue officers. The
opium was found on board in 30 tins, submerged in the bilges. In one case a small
boy was arrested carrying a parcel containing 1 kg. 965 grs. of opium. In each of
the remaining four cases the accused was a Chinese, one of whom was arrested in
the possession of three books the leaves of which had been cut and the opium (2 kg.
644 grs.) concealed inside the books.
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9 . The small boy was discharged, being a juvenile, and ordered to be taken back to Canto
The four Chinese were sentenced as follows : one to a fine of 1,000 Hong-Kon» dol
lars (1,186 Swiss francs) or three m onths’ imprisonment ; one to a fine of 1,000 Hon»'
Kong dollars or five m onths’ imprisonment ; one to a fine of 2,000 Hong-Kon"
dollars (2,373 Swiss francs) or twelve m onths’ imprisonment ; and one to a fme rjj
3,000 Hong-Kong dollars (3,558 Swiss francs) or nine m onths’ imprisonment.
’
No. 1589.— S eizu res a t H on g-K on g d u rin g M arch 1935.
1. 10051/388.
2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, June 26th, 1935
3(a). Raw opium : 77 kg. 266 grs. (2,045 taels). The report only includes seizures over 50
taels (1 kg. 889 grs.).
5. There were eleven arrests, the accused all being Chinese.
7. The opium was all of Chinese origin ; 29 kg. 546 grs. bore the Kwong Tung Pagoda
labels ; 2 kg. 40 grs. bore the Kwong Si labels ; 15 kg. 680 grs. bore no labels.
8 . There were nine cases. In six cases, the opium was found in the possession of the
accused ; in two cases it was found in a sampan, and in one it was found o n the
deck of a river steamer by an Indian watchman.
9. Sentences inflicted ranged from a fine of 1,000 Shanghai dollars (1,060 Swiss francs) or
six weeks’ imprisonment, and a fine of 5,000 dollars (5,300 Swiss francs) or twelve
m onths’ imprisonment.
No. 1590.—S eizu res at S in gap ore d u rin g January 1935.
1. 15391/388.
2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, April 9th, 1935.
3 f a ) . Raw opium : 3 kg. 79 grs. (81.50 taels).
Prepared opium : 11 kg. 717 grs. (309.86 taels).
Dross : 820 grammes (21.70 taels).
7. 4 kg. 307 grs. of raw opium were of Chinese origin, while 2 kg. 277 grs. were of Iranian
origin. 9 kg. 616 grs. of prepared opium came from Macao and bore the “ Red
Lion ” label and 869 grammes were of Chinese origin.
9. In regard to the cases concerning raw and prepared opium, there were eight c o n v i c t i o n s ;
one case is still pending and in two cases there was no arrest. In one case, the accused
was sentenced to two m onths’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 500 S tra its dol
lars (996 Swiss francs) or, in default, to a further eight months’ rigorous imprison
ment. The total fines inflicted on the other seven persons convicted amounted to
623 Straits dollars (1,241 Swiss francs) ; each of these persons was also sentenced
to simple imprisonment for one day. In the dross cases, there were two convictions,
and fines amounted to 50 Straits dollars (99.60 Swiss francs).
No. 1591.—S eizu re a t Cheioo, October 23rd, 1934.
1. 2030/387(7).
2. Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyail, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
April 1935.
3(a).
Raw opium : 340 grammes.
4. By the Japanese Kyodo Maru No. 18, coming from Dairen. The opium was of foreign
origin.
8 . Found concealed on board the vessel.
No. 1592.— S eizu re a t Lappa, January 12th, 1935.
1. 2030/387(15).
2. C h i n e s e Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
May 1935.
3 fa;. Raw opium : 400 grammes.
Prepared opium : 243 grammes.
4. The raw opium was of Iranian origin and the prepared opium came from Macao.
8 . The opium was all found in the possession of a Chinese pedestrian from Macao. The
accused ran off when challenged.
No. 1593.—S eizu res a t Lappa in February and M arch 1935.
1. 2030/387(15).
2. Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory
May 1935.
3(a).
Raw opium : 7 kg. 204 grs.
4. The opium was of Iranian origin.
C o m m ittee,
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5 The persons implicated were Chinese pedestrians and passengers on the bus from Macao
g There were five cases.
the accused.
In each case the opium was found concealed on the person of
1594.—S eizu re a t L ungkow , D ecem b er 26th, 1934, ex the C hinese ju n k “ S h ih
Ghu S h u n ”, No. 6107, from P ort A rthur.
1. 2030/387(17).
9 Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Raw opium : 750 grammes.
7. The opium was of Iranian origin. It bore no labels, but was in plain paper packing.
g. It was found by a Customs official on boarding duty, in the trousers of the master of
the junk, a Chinese, who was detained.
No. 1595.—S eizu re a t S h an gh ai, N ovem b er 12th, 1934.
1. 2030/387(20).
2. Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 760 grs.
4. By the British s.s. Suiwo, bound for river ports. The opium was of Iranian origin.
5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese, who were handed over to the river police.
8. The opium was found in the steerage quarters concealed in a flour bag full of flour. There
were no labels.
No. 1596.—S eizu re at Shangh ai, N ovem b er 18th, 1934.
1. 2030/387(20).
April 1935.
3(a). Raw opium : 170 grammes.
4. By the Chinese s.s. Lien Hsing, coming from Newchwang.
7. There were no labels, but the opium was stated to be of foreign origin.
8. Found on board the vessel.
No. 1597.—S eiz u r es a t S h a n g h a i in Jan u ary 1935.
1. 2030/387(20).
May 13th, 1935.
3w. Raw opium : 7 kg. 630 grs.
Prepared opium : 4 tins.
4. By one Japanese vessel bound for Foochow and Formosa ; oneDutch vessel bound for
Java, and one Norwegian vessel, destination not specified. The raw opium was
all of Iranian origin.
7 There were no labels.
8. There were three cases : 900 grammes were found in the baggage of a runner on board
the Japanese vessel ; 3 kg. 580 grs. in the stokehold concealed inside the main boiler
air-casing and under the provisions in the firemen’s cook’s stove on the Dutch vessel,
and 3 kg. 150 grs. in the paint-room amidships and in the fore-peak crew’s quarters
on the Norwegian vessel. The prepared opium wasâlso found in the fore-peak
crew’s quarters on the Norwegian vessel.
No. 1598.—S eizu re at A lex a n d ria on February 18th, 1935, ex the s.s. “ M ariette
P a sh a
1 18341/387.
Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, May 28th, 1935.
^(a>‘ Raw opium : 943 grammes.
4- The Mariette Pasha (Messageries Maritimes) was coming from inter-Mediterranean ports.
Persons implicated : Three Egyptians.
^ The accused were arrested by the Customs whilst descending from the vessel at Alexan
dria. On being searched, the opium was found hidden in the gullets of different
birds which were in a sack carried by one of them.
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9.
One of the accused was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of £pcrif
(8,796 Swiss francs). The two others were each sentenced to two years’ imnri=
m ent and a fine of £E500.
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No. 1599.—S eizure a t Cairo, M ay 30th, 1935.
1.
2.
18647/387.
Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 17th, 1935.
3(a).
5. Persons implicated : Mohammed El Dib Abdel Dayem, of Haifa, consignor ; Mahmoud
Abdel Wahed Siam, of Btimdah, Benha Markaz, addressee.
8 . On May 23rd, 1935, a tin of oil was received by the Cairo Customs from Haifa, addressed
to Mahmoud Abdel Wahed Siam. This tin, on being examined, aroused suspicion
as the oil which it contained smelt very strongly of opium. On May 30th, Siam
came to complete the formalities and to take over the packet. He was arrested
and, when the tin was opened, it was found th a t a flat oblong tin box had been made
which was soldered to the side of the tin and which it ju st fitted. W ith this
method of hiding, the ordinary Customs examination—i.e., testing the contents by
passing a thin rod from the top through the centre of the tin —would not reveal the
presence of this double side. The tin when opened was found to contain the raw
opium. The accused stated th a t he did not know th a t the tin contained opium,
but th a t he had simply been sent to collect it on behalf of Mohammed D a j e m (who
had been in Haifa but was now a t Btimdah), whose house at Btimdah was searched,
as also the house of some relatives of his. At the latter, another oil tin similar
to the one seized was found. A t the house of Siam, the way-bill for the consign
ment of two tins of oil which had passed through the Customs on May 15th was
found. These tins contained oil only and were presumably sent with the object
of testing the safety of this method of smuggling.
No. 1600.—S eizu res in th e H osh an gabad D istrict, C entral P rovinces, India, in 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.231. 16248/15734.
Government of India, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 24th, 1935.
3(a).
Raw opium : 40 kg.
8 . There were two consignments. In one case, the smugglers pressed the balls of opium
into slabs and inserted them in bundles of “ Bahi Khatas ” (account books), of which
pages were grooved, leaving a margin of one inch around.
9. There were four accused, who were sentenced to terms ranging from eighteen to
tw enty m onths’ rigorous imprisonment.
No. 1601.—S eiz u r es a t T andjoenperak, Soerabaya, N. I., in D ecem ber 1934.
1. O.C.S.240. 661/388. Nos. 573 and 574.
2. Netherlands Government, April 3rd, 1935.
3(a).
4. By two Dutch vessels of the Java-China-Japan Line coming from the Far East.
5. Person implicated : A Chinese shopkeeper at Tandjoenperak.
7. 41 kg. 20 grs. were of Iranian origin, some of it bearing the “ A & B ” and “ A &B
Monopoly M ” marks. 1 kg. 342 grs. bore no marks.
8 There were two cases. 16 kg. 789 grs. of Iranian opium were found in a gunny bag
containing three round and three square tins, in which were found eighteen packets
marked “ A & B ”, seven packets marked “ A & B Monopoly M ” and twelve
packets on which the m ark was illegible. This sack had been fetched from the vessel
by a native by order of the Chinese shopkeeper, but, owing to its weight, th e native
had let it fall into the sea, from where it was salvaged by the authorities. 25 kg.
573 grs. were in two gunny bags, in each of which was a petrol tin and a biscuit box
containing in all twenty-seven packets marked “ A & B ” , sixteen packets market
“ A & B Monopoly M ” and thirteen packets w ithout any mark. It was fount
behind the shop of the said Chinese shopkeeper. This individual, who disappear
a t the time of the seizure, was arrested two days later. He stated th a t the opw®
seized on both occasions was intended for himself, the opium delivered on Decembe
24th having been handed to him by a Chinese member of the crew of the s.s.
Tjisaroea. This individual was arrested.
No. 1602.— S eizu res in th e N eth erla n d s In d ies d u rin g the L ast Four M onths of 193^
1. O.C.S.238 and 240. 661/388. Reports Nos. 562, 565, 568-570 and one unnumbered.
2. Netherlands Government, March 26th and 28th, 1935.
3(a).
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7 With the exception of 1 kg. 27 grs., all the opium seized was of Iranian origin
and bore the “ A & B
“ A & B Monopoly B
“ A & B Monopoly I ”, “ A & B
Monopoly I.M.B. ”, “ A & B Monopoly I.N.M. ” and “ Haji Goolam Alley Haji
Mehamed Baker Behbahadi & Sons Bushire ” marks. The rest of the opium bore
no marks.
g There were seven cases. The opium was mostly seized on board various ships of the
Java-China-Japan Line coming from the F ar East.
ISo. 1 6 0 3 .— S eizu res in th e N eth erla n d s In d ies, January and February 1935.
1. 661/388. Nos. 579-582.
2. Netherlands Government, June 22nd, 1935.
3(a). Raw opium : 166 kg. 119 grs.
4. The opium, which was all of Iranian origin, was seized on board vessels of the Java-
China-Japan Line coming from Chinese ports.
5. Only in one case was there any arrest. In this case, the accused were two Chinese, one
a carpenter at Semarang.
7. Forty-nine packets bore the m ark “ A & B Monopoly M ” and seventy-four packets
the “ A & B ” mark. The rest bore no mark.
8. There were five cases.
No. 1604.— S eizu res in M acao in January and February 1935.
1. 529/388.
2. Portuguese Government, May 1st, 1935.
3fa). Raw opium : 1 kg. 587 grs. (42 taels).
5. The accused were all of Chinese nationality.
8. There were seven cases.
9. Fines ranged from 300 to 800 Macao dollars (400 to 1,016 Swiss francs). These fines were
all paid, w ith the exception of one fine of 760 Macao dollars (965 Swiss francs). The
offender in this case was handed over to the tribunal.
No. 1605.— S eizu res in M acao in M arch 1935.
1. 529/388.
2. Portuguese Government, June 11th, 1935.
3w. Raw opium : 31 kg. 473 grs. (833 taels).
Prepared opium : 2 kg. 229 grs. (59 taels).
5. Persons implicated : Ten Chinese.
7. The raw opium came from Wuchow.
8. There were nine cases in all. One concerned raw opium, six concerned prepared opium
and two concerned the running of opium dens. There were no seizures in the two
latter cases.
9. In the raw opium case, the Chinese concerned was fined 25,000 Macao dollars (31,750
Swiss francs), which he paid. In the prepared opium cases, fines were inflicted
ranging from 70 Macao dollars (89 Swiss francs) to 800 Macao dollars (1,016 Swiss
francs). These fines were all paid, with the exception of two (one of 100 dollars
(127 Swiss francs) and one of 150 dollars (190 Swiss francs). In these two cases,
the accused were sent to the tribunal.
No. 1606.—S eizu re at N ew York, M arch 24th, 1935.
1 1281/388(104). No 388.
2- Government of the United States of America, May 24th, 1935.
Raw opium : 57 grammes (2 oz.).
Prepared opium :
14 grammes (^ oz.).
Liquid opium : 426 grammes (15 oz.).
4- By the s.s. Bullmoulh (Furness W ithy Co., Ltd., British), coming from Curaçao and the
Netherlands Indies.
• There were no labels.
■ When the vessel arrived a t New York, a search by the Customs officersrevealed the
drugs, together w ith three opium-pipes and one opium-scale, concealedin the petty
officer’s toilet in the sailors’ quarters. The owner could not be ascertained.
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No. 1607.—S eizu re a t N ew York, A pril 15th, 1935, ex th e s.s. “ P resid en t Johnson "
1. 1281/388(100). No. 384.
3 (a). Raw opium : 427 grammes. (15 oz. 12 grains).
4. The President Johnson (Dollar Line, American) was coming from the Far East.
5. Person implicated : Ralph Basemer.
7. There were no marks or labels, b u t the opium, which was in one lump, was wrapped
in light brown paper w ith a small portion of red paper on the outside wrapping
the rest having been torn off.
8 . Basemer was arrested following the sale of the raw opium to narcotic agents. He stated
th a t this opium was p art of a quantity of drugs smuggled into New York on the
President Johnson, which arrived at New York on March 29th, 1935, from Marseilles
The opium was taken off the vessel and handed to Basemer by a longshoreman.
I t is interesting to note th a t ninety 5-tael tins of smoking-opium were seized on the
President Johnson a t Singapore on February 10th, 1935, and th a t further seizures
of smoking-opium were made at New York and Boston on March 29th and April
1st, 1935,1 respectively. However, the drug seized on the present occasion was
raw opium and not prepared, and, since nearly all the prepared opium seized in the
United States originates in the Far East, one might assume th a t the ra w opium
taken from the President Johnson w'as not p u t on the vessel at Shanghai, as was
alleged to have been the case with the prepared opium seized at Singapore, New
York and Boston, but might have been concealed thereon when the vessel was at
Alexandria, Naples, Genoa or Marseilles. I t is common knowledge that large
quantities of raw opium in bricks of approximately one pound each, w rapped in
light brown paper, with an outer covering of red paper, have been in the past shipped
to Marseilles from Istanbul. This has been borne out by the seizures in the United
States of raw opium bearing the label of Marco Theodorides, Qualité E xtra-Extra
Supérieure, Istanbul, usually taken from vessels coming from Marseilles.
No. 1608.—S eizure a t H onolulu, M ay 18th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(116). No. 400.
2. Government of the United States of America, June 22nd, 1935.
3. Raw opium : 5 kg. 708 grs. (201 oz.).
Heroin : 28 grammes (1 oz.).
4f<U.By the Tatsuta Maru (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japanese), coming from Kobe.
5. Person implicated : A Korean.
6 . Forwarding agent : Sankosha, Kobe, Japan.
7. There were no identifying marks or labels.
8. Narcotic agents at Honolulu were informed th a t the accused had returned from a trip
to Korea in April 1935 and th a t he had smuggled some opium into Honolulu. His
quarters at the Graystone Hotel, Honolulu, were searched w ithout result. However,
the above drugs were found in a suitcase which the accused had entrusted for safe
custody to the proprietor of the hotel where h e was staying. The accused stated
th a t he had smuggled the narcotics into Honolulu in the false sides and bottoms
of two chests, or wardrobes, which he had purchased in Korea and which were
shipped by freight to Honolulu from Kobe on the Tatsuta Maru, consigned to the
proprietor of t h e Graystone Hotel. After the chests arrived in Honolulu, the
contents had been transferred to the suitcase. Among the papers taken
from the accused was a notice of shipment of the two chests, dated
April 23rd, 1935, by “ Sankosha ” , Customs House Broker-P.O. Box 814, No. 53,
Sakaemachi Sanchome, Kobe, Jap an ; shipped by the Tatsuta Maru and marked
with the letter “ P ” surrounded by a diamond. From statements m ad e by
the defendant, it was quite evident th a t the 28 grammes of heroin seized were
furnished him by the person from whom he purchased the opium, for the purpose
of mixing it with the opium to increase the morphine content.
9. The accused was released on bond awaiting trial. The proprietor of the G r a y s t o n e
Hotel was questioned at length, b u t since the defendant swore th a t he had no
knowledge of the contents of the chests or the suitcase, the proprietor was not indic
ted. He will, however, be used as a Government witness.
No. 1609.—Seizure on the South T u rk ish Frontier, M arch 1935.
1. 17329/387.
2. The Turkish Minister for Health and Social Welfare, March 24th, 1935.
3(a). Raw opium : 62 kg.
5. Persons implicated : Hassan Moustapha and Ahmed Ali.
1 See Case No. 1627 of th is docum ent.
g The accused were arrested by the frontier guard while attem pting to smuggle the opium
across the frontier.
y
9 The accused were each sentenced to six m onths’ imprisonment and a fine of 272 Turkish
pounds (652.80 Swiss francs).
Note. — 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 corresponding
headings :
Case No. 1577, under “ P a rt l i a ”,
Cases Nos. 1614, 1622 and 1634, under “ Prepared opium ”,
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317 kg. 197 grs.
691 kg. 140 grs.
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P R E P A R E D OPIUM AND DROSS.
No. 1610.—S eizure a t M elbourne on February 4th, 1935.
1. 17767/387.
2. Government of Australia, March 20th, 1935.
3(a). Prepared opium : 188 tins (36 large and 152 small). Weight not given.
Dross : 1 tin .
Opium lamps : 4.
4. It is suspected th a t the opium was brought to Australia on board the s.s. Taiping, which
trades between Eastern ports and Australia and which arrived at Melbourne the
day before the seizure was made.
5. Persons implicated : George Woolpert, Vincent Hayes and John Hayes.
7. The 36 large tins bore a pink label w ith the inscription “ Public beware—kindly note
Yick Kee selected brand ”. On the to p of each tin was the inscription " Yick
Kee ” and the brand of a dragon, rooster, lion and a floral design. The bottom of
the tin was branded in the same way and bore the words “ Specially prepared—
beware of im itation ”. The tins also bore a green label “ Yick Kee ” (in English)
and “ High class selected brand ” w ith Double Lion trade-mark. The small
tins bore a pink label, which was the same as th a t on the large tins, but on top of
each tin were the words “ Red Lion ” .
8. The goods were throw n from a motor-wagon which was being pursued by two police
motor-cars. The wagon came from the docks where the Taiping and other vessels
were berthed. The wagon was overtaken and found to contain a flat-bottomed
boat which had apparently just been in the water. It is thought th a t the wagon
had been driven to a lonely spot near the bank of the river, where the boat
was launched and contact made in th a t way with the vessel by which the
opium was imported. Woolpert was driving the motor and the two Hayes
were accompanying him.
9. The three accused were convicted of unlawfully importing opium and each sentenced
to a fine of £100 with costs.
No, 1611.—S eizu re a t H on g-K on g, M arch 7th, 1935.
1. 10051/388.
2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, June 26th, 1935.
Prepared opium : 831 grammes (22 taels).
5- Person implicated : A Chinese.
There were no labels. The opium came from Kong Moon.
8. The opium was packed in twelve tins and one skin bag. These were tied to defendant s
legs.
9- The accused was sentenced to a fine of 1,300 Shanghai dollars (1,3/8 Swiss francs) oi
seven m onths’ imprisonment.
No. 1612.—S eizu re in th e N ew H ebrid es, O ctober 17th, 1934.
0.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
The British R e s id e n t C om m issioner, through the G o v e rn m en t of the U nited Kingdom ,
April 1935.
3faj, Prepared opium : 2 kg.
Persons implicated : Sighematsu, a Japanese ; Wong Yin, a Chinese.
1
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8.
9.
The accused were detected in the act of smuggling in 1 kg. of prepared opium each from I
the s.s. La Pérouse (Messageries maritimes), which had just arrived direct from Hono I
Kong and Saigon. They both stated th a t the opium had been bought from*a
Tonkinese seaman.
They were both fined £20, the maximum fine under the Anglo-French Protocol.
No. 1613.—S eiz u r e in th e N ew H eb rid es, N ovem b er 28th, 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. The British Resident Commissioner, through the Government of the United Kingdom
April 1935.
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3(a). Prepared opium : 500 grammes.
5. Person implicated : Kway Nam, a Chinese. Consignor : Yee Lee, Sydney.
8 . A parcel arrived from Sydney through the parcels post, addressed to Kway Nam. The
la tte r’s behaviour was suspicious and, on the Customs authorities commencing to
open the parcel, he took to his heels. The parcel wasfound to contain 500 grammes
of opium. On December 11th, a similar parcel also containing 500 gram m es of
prepared opium arrived from Sydney addressed to the same Chinese. He did not
atte m p t to take delivery of it and the prosecution failed. The consignor in this
second case was also Yee Lee, of Sydney. The Sydney police were promptly advised
by telegraph in each case, but the result of the action taken is not yet known.
9. The Chinese Kway Nam was fined £20.
No. 1614.— S eizu res in th e S tr a its S e ttle m e n ts in February 1935.
1. 15391/388.
2. The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, May 29th, 1935.
3(a).
Raw opium : 10 kg. 730 grs. (284 taels).
Dross : 1 kg. 447 grs. (38.30 taels).
7. 35 kg. 138 grs. of prepared opium were stated to have come from Macao and bore the
“ Red Lion ” label. 15 kg. 718 grs. were of Chinese origin. 10 kg. 654 grs. of raw
opium were of Iranian origin.
8 . There were four cases of seizures of over ten taels. Two concerned the seizure of both
raw and prepared opium, while two concerned the seizure of prepared opium only.
51 kg. 256 grs. of prepared opium and 10 kg. 654 grs. of raw opium were seized in
connection w ith these cases. Seizures of prepared opium under ten taels amounted
to 14 kg. 977 grs. and of raw opium under ten taels to 75 grammes. The number of
these seizures is not given separately for raw and prepared opium, but the report
states th a t there were eleven convictions.
9. In three of the four cases over ten taels there were no arrests. In the fourth case there
were two accused, who were both convicted on two charges and sentenced t o serve
five m onths’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 500 Straits dollars (996 Swiss
francs) or a further five m onths’ rigorous imprisonment on one charge, a n d one
y ear’s rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 Straits dollars (19,920 Swiss
francs) or a further one y ear’s rigorous imprisonment on the other c h a r g e . Fines
am ounting to 1,142 Straits dollars (2,275 Swiss francs) were inflicted in t h e cases
of under ten taels ; and, of the eleven persons convicted, nine were sentenced to
one day’s simple imprisonment each in addition to a fine, one to one month’s rig orou s
imprisonment, in addition to a fine, and one to five m onths’ rigorous i m p r i s o n m e n t
w ithout the option of a fine. There were three arrests in connection w i t h the
seizures of dross, and five convictions. Fines totalled 75 Straits dollars (149 Swiss
francs). There were two accused convicted on two charges each ; one was s e n t e n c e d
to one d ay ’s simple imprisonment and one m onth’s rigorous imprisonment i n addi
tion to a fine, and the other to one day’s simple imprisonment and seven weeks
rigorous imprisonment in addition to a fine.
No. 1615.— S eizu re a t B ig g a r, S ask a tch ew a n , Canada, O ctober 7th, 1934.
1.
2.
1873/388.
Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, May 16th, 1935.
3(a).
Prepared opium : 2 kg. 267 grs.
5. Persons implicated : D. Lem, Chinese ; Hewa, Chinese.
7. The opium was labelled “ Lo Fook Kee ”, Photos of the labels are in the arc h iv e s of
the Secretariat.
8 . Lem was suspected by the authorities of being engaged in the wholesale d i s t r i b u t i o n
of opium in the Province of Saskatchewan and was therefore watched by e
authorities. Trains from Vancouver were supervised, and on October 7th Lem " as
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seen to be on board a train at Edmonton. Two officers boarded the train and as
it approached Biggar, Lem prepared to get off. Upon alighting, he was met’by
Hewa, to whom he handed a brown bag. This bag was seized and found to contain
the opium. In Hewa’s possession was found a telegram addressed to him in the
false name of F. Hong, advising him th a t “ D. Loung ” was leaving on the Satur
day b y the C.N.R. tra in for Saskatoon. This was obviously an arrangement to
meet Lem and receive the bag.
Lem was sentenced to six m onths’ imprisonment and fined $200. The fine was paid
and Lem will be deported a t the conclusion of his sentence. Hewa was acquitted.
9
No. 1616.—S eiz u r es a t Canton, January 10th, 1935, ex the B ritish s.s. “ Hang
G heong ”, from M acao.
1. 2030/387(6).
3 (a).
8.
No.
May 13th, 1935.
Prepared opium : 4 kg. 876 grs.
The opium was found in 129 tins, 56 tins being concealed in a double-bottomed handbag
and 73 tins in a double-bottomed trunk. In both cases the owner disappeared.
There were no labels, bu t the opium is stated to be of Macao origin.
1 6 1 7 . —S eizu re
a t Lappa, February 26th, 1935.
1. 2030/387(15).
May 1935.
4. The prepared opium was of foreign origin.
8 . The opium was found on the person of a Chinese pedestrian coming from Macao. The
accused escaped back to Macao.
No.
1 6 1 8 . —S eizu re
a t S em a ra n g , N. I., D ecem b er 27th, 1934.
1. 0.C.S.240. 661/388. No. 575.
3to. Prepared opium : 8 kg. 580 grs.
4. By the s.s. Tjisondari (Java-China-Japan Line, Dutch) coming from the Far East.
8 . The opium was found in a case containing small-arms and life-preservers on board the
vessel.
No.
1 6 1 9 . —S eiz u r es
in th e N eth erla n d s In d ies in N ovem ber 1934.
1. 0.C.S.238 and 240. 661/388. Nos. 567, 568 and 2 unnumbered.
2. Netherlands Government, March 26th and 28th, 1935.
3m . Prepared opium : 488 kg. 137 grs.
5. There were no arrests.
7. With the exception of 9 grammes which bore no mark, all the opium seized bore the
“ Lion, Globe and Serpent ” mark, together with Chinese characters.
8. There were four cases. In one case, 402 kg. 780 grs. had been thrown overboard from
a Japanese motor-boat, in cases wrapped in jute-sacks, and attached to other cases
which were under the water ; 26 cases were taken on board by a despatch-boat. The
Japanese motor-boat, which disappeared on seeing the despatch-boat, could not
be overtaken. In two other cases, the opium seized was found floating in the sea,
and, in the fourth case, it was seized on board a vessel of the Java-China-Japan
Line coming from Chinese ports.
No. 1620.—S eiz u r es in th e N eth erla n d s In d ies, January 1935.
1. 661/388.
2- Netherlands Government, June 22nd, 1935.
3(a). Prepared opium : 12 kg. 638 grs.
Dross : 115 grammes.
p
4' 1 kg. 318 grs. of prepared opium was found on January 5th, 1935, on board the s.s.
Tjibadak, coming from Chinese ports ; 11 kg. 320 grs. of prepared opium and the
dross was found by officers in the hold of the s.s. Tjisalak on January 18th. The
Tjisalak was also coming from Chinese ports.
rt' - 11 kg. 320 grs. of prepared opium seized on the Tjisalak bore the “ Lion, Globe and
Serpent ” mark.
There were two cases.
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No. 1621.— S eizu res a t M acao in A pril, M ay an d Ju n e 1934.
1. 529/388.
2. Portuguese Government, September 12th, 1934.
3(a). Prepared opium : 57 kg. 222 grs. (1,514.5 taels).
4. 56 kg. 675 grs. were seized on board the s.s. S u i Tai by the master of that vessel an 1
handed over to the Macao authorities.
5. The accused in three cases were Chinese. In the seizure on board the Sui Tai the
opium was found in the possession of three firemen members of the crew.
7. The opium found on board the Sui Tai was of the “ Lion ” brand.
8 . There were four cases.
9. Fines of 50, 90 and 300 Macao dollars (64, 114 and 381 Swiss francs respectively) were
inflicted in three cases. The result of the seizure on board the Sui Tai was not
given.
No. 1622.—S eizu res in S ia m d u rin g th e F ourth Q uarter, 1934.
1. 951/388.
2. Siamese Government, April 8 th, 1935.
3(a). P o rt Seizures :
Prepared opium : 214 grammes (5 tam lungs 70 boons).
Raw opium : 188 grammes (5 tamlungs).
Dross : 698 grammes (18 tam lungs 61
boons).
4.
The drugs were seized on steamers in
the River Menam and came from
Swatow.
8.
9.
There were five cases.
The maximum sentence of imprison
m ent was five days and the m axi
mum fine 162 ticals (255 Swiss
francs).
Internal Seizures :
357 kg. 310 grs. (9,528 tamlungs
29 boons).
35 kg. 774 grs. (953 tamlungs
96 boons).
16 kg. 537 grs. ^440 tamlungs
98 boons).
17 kg. 43 grs. of raw opium and
13 kg. 298 grs. of prepared
opium were smuggled through
the Rritish Shan States.
There were 2,303 cases.
The maximum sentence of impri
sonment was one y e a r and
three m onths and the maxi
mum fine 12,000 ticals (18,864
Swiss francs).
No. 1623.—S eizure at B a k ersfield , C alifornia, A p ril 19th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(108). No. 392.
3(a). Prepared opium : 82 kg. 331 grs. (2,899 oz.).
5. Person implicated : A Chinese.
7. The opium bore the “ Cock and E lephant ” and “ Lam Kee Macao ” marks.
8 . The opium was found in the back of an automobile driven by accused. I t was in 333
6 -tael tins and 36 5-tael tins. The 6 -tael tins are unusual and are not often s e e n in
the United States. The 5-tael tins were apparently longer than the average tin o f that
content, although containing the same amount of opium. They measured 5J inches
instead of the average length of 4 \ inches. The accused stated th a t he had been
employed by another Chinese in San Francisco to carry the opium to a third Chinese a
San Francisco. Enquiries at Los Angeles revealed the fact th a t this Chinese had just
returned from China on the s.s. President Hoover, accompanied by three others who
were partners in a Chinese market at Bakersfield. I t is possible th a t the o piu m
was smuggled into Los Angeles on the President Hoover. A few days prior t o this
seizure, information was received from Honolulu th a t two Chinese, husband and
wife, had left on the s.s. Lurline and were alleged to be in possession of narcotic
drugs supposed to have been landed in Honolulu from the s.s. Mariposa, the n c e
to be smuggled aboard the Lurline for landing either at Los Angeles or San Francisco.
The Lurline was kept under strict surveillance while in Los Angeles and a th r o u g
search was made of the personal effects of the Chinese mentioned and of the m e m b e r s
of the crew, but no narcotics were found. It is possible th a t the drugs were ta k e n
off in cargo or unloaded on the high seas and picked up by smaller craft. In v e s
tigation is proceeding.
9. The accused Chinese was arrested and is being held in jail in default of bond a w a itin g
trial.
jj0. 1624.—S eizu re at B oston , M a ssa ch u setts, M arch 18th, 1935.
I
0.C.S.248.
1281/388(107). No. 391.
2. G overnm ent of the United States of America, May 24th, 1935.
3it). Prepared opium : 1 kg. 108 grs. (39 oz.).
5_ Person implicated : George Yee, a Chinese. The opium was forwarded by the B. C.
National Book Co., 537, Wing Hon Road, Canton, China (fictitious address), by mail
via the Tatsuta Maru and addressed to George Yee, 61, Beach Street, Boston.
8, On the occasion of a previous seizure (see No. 1628 of this document), a Chinese was
arrested a t Hong-Kong for sending newspapers containing opium to another Chinese
at Stockton, California, b u t the investigation at Stockton failed to disclose the
whereabouts of the addressee there. Further, a seizure was made of one roll of
Chinese newspapers containing 51 grammes of prepared opium at Omaha, Nebraska,
from two Chinese.
Early in March 1935, it was reported th a t the same Chinese at Hong-Kong had also
been sending opium concealed in Chinese newspapers to another Chinese at Cam
bridge, Mass. Investigation of this report, while it failed to detect any Chinese
newspapers addressed to this person, finally resulted in the discovery of twenty-six
rolls of Chinese magazines addressed by the B. C. National Book Co., to George Yee.
These magazines were in twenty-six separate packages, each containing about 2 oz.
gross of prepared opium. They were wrapped in oiled paper and inserted in the
openings cut through the inside pages of the magazines, the magazines then being
rolled up and marked for mailing. Yee has not yet been apprehended and no
arrests have been made in the United States. Investigations are proceeding.
No. 1625.—S eizu re at Chicago, M arch 23rd, 1935.
1. 1281/388(103). No. 387.
3f a) . Prepared opium : 372 grammes (13 oz. 46 grains).
Dross : 29 grammes (1 oz. 3 grains).
Opium smoking paraphernalia.
5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese.
8. Detecting the odour of smoking opium coming from the premises occupied by the
defendants, Federal officers entered and seized the above drugs.
9. The two Chinese are being held in default of bond awaiting trial.
No. 1626.—S eizu re at Los A n g eles, M arch 3 1 st and A pril 1st, 1935.
1. 1281/388(95). No. 379.
2. Government of the United States of America, May 3rd, 1935.
3w. Prepared opium : 17 kg. 753 grs. (625.10 oz.).
4. By the s.s. President Hoover (Dollar Steamship Co., American) coming from the Far
East.
5. Persons implicated : Lloyd Snyder, Raymond Gorman, William Morrisey, Paul Steffan.
V. The opium was in five tael tins, which bore the “ Cock and Elephant, Lam Kee, Macao ”
mark.
8. Early in January 1935, the authorities learnt th a t an attem pt was to be made to smuggle
prepared opium into the United States on the President Hoover. In spite of precau
tions taken, no contraband was discovered on this voyage of the vessel. On arrival
at Los Angeles on February 17th, 1935, however, a search of the ship and crew
resulted in the finding of 2 kg. 77 grs. on the person of Snyder as he was on the
gangway preparing to come ashore. Snyder implicated Gorman, a former seaman
on various Dollar Line vessels, stating th a t he had gone into the city. Gorman was
arrested, together w ith Morrisey and Steffan, as they were about to board a bus
in San Francisco. They were found in possession of 6 kg. 232 grs. of opium. Snyder
and Gorman were both stowaways on board the President Hoover while Morrisey
and Steffan were members of the crew. Gorman told the Customs agents that he
believed more opium had been throw n overboard from the vessel on February 17th.
A diver was employed and 9 kg. 443 grs. was recovered from the channel close to
the pier where the vessel had been berthed.
9- Snyder and Gorman were both sentenced to six months' imprisonment and placed on
probation for five years and Morrisey and Steffan each received a sentence of two
years’ im prisonment and five years’ probation.
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No. 1627.—S eiz u r es at N ew York and B oston , M arch 2 9 th and A p ril 1st, 1935
1. O.C.S.233. 1281/388(94). No. 378.
3 (a).Prepared opium : 1 kg. 193 grs. (42 oz.).
4. By the s.s. President Johnson (Dollar Line, American) coming from the Far E ast and
Marseilles. The opium was shipped from Shanghai.
8 . E arly in February 1935, information was received from Shanghai th a t 400 tins of prepared
opium had been loaded at th a t port on the s.s. President Johnson to be smuggled
into the United States. I t is reported th a t ninety 5-tael tins were seized when
th a t vessel reached Singapore in February. On the arrival of the vessel a t New
York, 312 grammes of opium were discovered on board. A further search on the
arrival of the vessel at Boston resulted in the discovery of 880 grammes of opium
on board. All the opium seized appeared dried out, due to excessive heat from the
boilers. I t contained approximately 13.7 % of anhydrous morphine. The owners
of the narcotics are unknown and no arrests have been made. A fine will be assessed
the master of the vessel.
No.
1628.— S eizu re a t O m aha, N eb ra sk a , February 23rd, 1935.
1.
2.
O.C.S.248. 1281/388(83). No. 367.
Government of the United States of America, April 1st, 1935.
3(a).
Prepared opium : 40 grammes (1.8 oz. gross weight).
5. Persons implicated : Chin Gin Fook, alias Chin Ko Ming, alias L. W. Lim and h i s wife
Mrs. Lee Chin ; both Chinese.
8 . Information was received from the Hong-Kong authorities th a t newspapers c o n t a i n in g
opium were being sent to a Chinese at Stockton, California, and investigations
were made which, however, failed to disclose the whereabouts of the Chinese in
question. Later, further information was telegraphed from Hong-Kong to the
effect th a t another newspaper containing opium had been seized which was addressed
to L. W. Lim (Lin) 847, So. 21st Street, Omaha, Nebraska, b u t th a t the se n d e r was
unknown. A w atch was kept over foreign mail arriving at Omaha, and, on February
23rd, a roll of newspapers arrived from China addressed to Chin Gin Fook. This
package was examined and found to contain a piece of rubber hose, tied a t both
ends, inside of which was a quantity of prepared opium in practically liq u id form.
The defendants were arrested, b u t a search of the premises failed to disclose any
additional narcotics. On February 26th, it was reported th a t aChinesenewspaper
containing opium and addressed to a Chinese in Hawaii had been seized in HongKong. The sender was unknown. This information was telegraphed to Honolulu
for investigation and results are awaited. (See No. 1624 of this document.)
9. Chin Gin Fook was released on a $2,500 bond and his wife was released on her own
recognisance.
No. 1629.—S eizu re
at S ea ttle, D ecem b er 12th, 1934.
1. 1281/388(87). No. 371.
2. Government of the United States of America, April 13th, 1935.
3(a).
Prepared opium : 289 grammes (10 oz. 77 grains).
Dross : 19 grammes (285 grains).
5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese.
8 . Detecting the fumes of opium-smoking coming from the premises occupied by the defendants, Federal officers searched the house and found the above drugs, They also
found a complete diving suit, together w ith correspondence relating to the purchase
of the same addressed to a certain Chin Toy, c/o the Yee Chong Co., at the d e f e n d a n t s
address. Chin Toy and the company itself have long been suspected of being
im portant narcotic smugglers in the Puget Sound area. I t is possible t h a t the
diving suit was employed to retrieve drugs thrown overboard from vessels coming
from the Far East.
9. One of the Chinese arrested was held in default of bond and the other furnished bail.
They will both be prosecuted.
No. 1630.—S eizu re at H anapepe, Kauai, H onolulu, February 23rd, 1935.
1. 1281/388(85). No. 369.
3 w . Prepared opium : 802 grammes (281 oz.).
Dross : 8 grammes.
Smoking paraphernalia.
^ Person implicated : A Chinese.
7 There were no identifying marks or labels.
g The above drugs and paraphernalia were found on the premises occupied by the Chinese,
who is also accused of being the actual consignee of the prepared opium seized at
Honolulu from a passenger on the s.s. President Taft on February 2nd, 1935.* This
accusation has not, however, been proved.
9, The accused was released on bond pending trial.
flo. 1631 .—S eizu re at H onolulu, M arch 18th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(89).
No. 374.
3(a). Prepared opium : 5 kg. 368 grs. (189 oz.).
7. The opium was labelled “ Cock and Elephant
8. The prepared opium was found by Customs officers in a search of the premises occupied
by the defendant.
9. The defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and one day and fined
$500. After serving his sentence, he will be placed on probation for five years.
No. 1632.—S eizu re a t Cebu, P h ilip p in e Isla n d s, February 8th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(84). No. 368.
3w . Prepared opium : 573 grammes (gross weight).
5.
Persons implicated : Crisanto G. Yap and Jo Ching Lian.
7. 515 grammes bore the “ Lion ” label and 158 grammes bore the “ Agedness ” label.’
8. The opium was found in the possession of the accused, who will be prosecuted.
No. 1633.—S eizu re at Cebu, P h ilip p in e Islan d s, A pril 18th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(114). No.
399.
2. Government of the United States of America, June 18th, 1935.
3w. Prepared opium : 555 grammes (gross weight).
7. The opium was in eleven small tins, ten of which bore the “ Tonggee ” label and one the
“ Three Lions ” label w ith Chinese characters. The labels are not available.
8. Ten of the tins were being carried by the defendant at the time of his arrest concealed in
a tin containing soy, while the eleventh was hidden in his sweater. He was arrested
and will be prosecuted.
No. 1634.—S eizu re at Ilagan , Isa b ela , P h ilip p in e Islan d s, October 11th, 1934.
1. 1281/388(111). No.
395.
2. Government of the United States of America, June 3rd, 1935.
3w. Prepared opium : 5 kg. 700 grs. \ Gross
Raw opium :
1 kg. 900 grs. S weight.
5. Persons implicated : One Filipino and two Chinese.
7. The prepared opium was in thirty-five porcelain jars bearing the following marks :
fourteen labels bearing the Chinese characters “ Lim Kee Sin ” ; two small labels
bearing the following English words “ Registered Trade Mark ” and “ Shell B r a n d Made in Jap an ” ; fourteen labels, rectangular
but rounded on both ends, red in
colour, bearing illegibleChinesecharacters
;fourteen labels, square, red in colour,
bearing Chinese characters meaning “ Profit ”. The raw opium was in three
packages covered w ith strips of sticky paper, yellowish in colour, bearing illegible
Chinese characters.
8- The drugs were seized in the street from the defendants, who were arrested and held
for prosecution.
No. 1635.—S eizu re a t T abaco, A lbay, P h ilip p in e Islan d s, N ovem ber 10th, 1934.
1 1281/388(97). No. 381.
Prepared opium : 512 grammes.
• The accused person was a Chinese.
• The opium was in tins which bore the “ Lion ” mark.
*|ee document O .C .294W , page 25, No. 1519.
.
.
.
see document O.C.294(ri>;, pages 25 and 26, Nos. 1394 and 1396, and No. 1636 of this document.
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8.
9.
The opium was found in the possession of the accused, who was on a passenger trurV
coming from Legaspi, Albay, bound for Tabaco.
The accused was held for prosecution.
No. 1636.—S eizu re at T in aogan , M anjuyed, N eg ro s O riental, Philippine Islands
O ctober 10th, 1934,.
1. 1281/388(96). No. 380.
5. The accused person was a Filipino.
7. The opium bore the “ Agedness Brand ” labels.1
8. The opium was found in the possession of the accused.
Note.—Seizures of prepared opium were also made in connection with the following cases
which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding
headings :
Cases Nos. 1586, 1590, 1592, 1597, 1604, 1605 and 1606, under “ Raw Opium ”,
Cases No. 1672, under “ Heroin ”.
Q
u a n t it ie s
of
P
r epa r ed
O
p iu m
and
D
ross
s e iz e d
as
r epo r te d
Prepared Opium :
to
th e
S
ec r et a r ia t
:
Dross :
1934
1935
1934
935 kg. 725 grs.
211 kg. 399 grs.
17 kg. 524 grs.
1935
2 kg. 440 grs.
3. M ORPHINE.
No. 1637.—S eiz u r es at Ghefoo du rin g 1934.
1.
2.
2030/387(7).
Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
April 1935.
3(a).
Morphine : 2 kg. 309 grs.
4. On Japanese and Chinese vessels coming from Dairen. The morphine was of foreign
origin.
5. Seven persons were arrested. Six were Koreans and one Japanese. They were all
handed over to the Japanese authorities.
8. There were twelve cases. 9 grammes were found in a seizure on the Chinese s.s. Yunglee.
There were three seizures on the Japanese Shohei Maru, involving 245 grammes
in all, and six seizures on the Japanese Kyodo Maru No. 18, involving 1 kg.
115 grs. In five of these seizures the drug was found in the possession of Korean
or Japanese passengers, and in one case it was found on board the vessel ; 160
grammes were found in a seizure on the Chinese s.s. Leetung ; 780 grammes were
found on a Chinese fishing junk.
No. 1638.—Illic it T raffic in M orphine and O pium a t P ragu e, 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. Government of Czechoslovakia in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th. 1935.
3(b). Opium and morphine : 75 doses in powder.
5. Persons implicated : Aron Perlstein, a soldier ; Jindrich Zikk, of Vondrus & Co.,
Prague II ; Sara Bielovska of Ziikov.
8. The Police Director at Kosice reported th a t Perlstein had confessed th a t he had bought
during the Zionist Congress a t Prague from an unknown foreigner and through the
agency of Bielovska 75 doses in powder of morphine and opium for 75 Czech crowns
(11.25 Swiss francs). He later stated th a t he obtained the drugs from Zikk. EnqW"
ries proved th a t Zikk was not employed by Vondrus & Co. and th a t this firm did
not know him. Other enquiries also led to no results and it would therefore seem
th a t Perlstein made false statements in order th a t his drug supplier might n o t be
discovered.
No. 1639.— Illic it T raffic in M orphine and C ocaine b etw een G erm any, P o la n d and
C zechoslovakia, February 1935.
1.
2.
18182/387.
Polish delegation at Geneva, May 21st, 1935.
3(a).
Morphine : 54 grammes.
1 See d o cu m en t O . C M i ( v ) , pages 25 an d 26, Nos. 1394 a n d 1396, a n d No. 1632 of this document.
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5 Persons implicated : Isaac Lubowski, a smuggler by profession ; Rudolphe Gorczyca
State official at Cieszyn, Poland ; his wife Marie, his brother-in-law Charles Musiolek’
a porkbutcher a t Goleszow and Henri Gluckman, a baker at Cieszyn ; Geza Elias a
chemist a t Bratislava.
’
’
g The drugs were sent from Germany to the parents of Gorczyca, who lived at Karwin, in
Czechoslovakia. From there th ey were transported by various persons to Gorczyca
at Cieszyn. Lubowski fetched the drugs from Cieszyn and sold them at Cracow,
assisted by Gorczyca and Musiolek. In the course of enquiries, the address of the
chemist Eljas was found at the house of Gorczyca, and it was found th a t Gorczyca
was in touch w ith Eljas concerning the smuggling of drugs from Czechoslovakia.
On F ebruary 12th, 1935, Lubowski was arrested in the act of trying to sell 54
grammes of morphine. The packet of morphine bore no mark or inscription
whatever. The case is actually in the hands of the official authorities at Cieszyn.
Mo. 1640.—Illicit S ale of M orphine A m p o u les at B udapest, 1934.
1. 0.C.S.231 (c). 16246/15734.
2. G overnm ent of Hungary, i n its report on t h e illicit traffic in 1934, May 8th , 1935.
3(a). Morphine ampoules : 50, each containing 0.02 grammes.
5. Persons implicated : Joseph Lâbass, druggist of Budapest, and his wife, Emilie Lébass.
8. Lâbass v/as arrested in the act of selling the ampoules. It was discovered that his wife
had stolen them ampoule by ampoule from a clinic where she had been under treatm ent
for some time.
No. 1641.—Illic it T raffic in M orphine A m pou les a t Kalocsa, Hungary, by the C hem ist
A lfred Saary, in F ebruary 1935.
1. 17138/388.
2. Hungarian delegation, Geneva, May 17th, 1935.
3(a). Morphine ampoules : 36 boxes, each containing 10 ampoules, 3% morphine content.
(b). Morphine ampoules : 1,054 boxes, ditto.
5. Persons implicated : Alfred Saary, chemist first at Bâtya and later a t Kalocsa, Hungary.
8. In the course of verifying the accounts of druggists a t Kalocsa, it was discovered that
Saary had bought 1,090 boxes of morphine ampoules from the wholesale firm of
“ Rex Gyôgyszerészeti Gyâr ”, at Budapest. Enquiries revealed the fact that
Saary had been a chemist first a t Bâtya and later at Kalocsa. He had leased his
business a t Kalocsa b u t had sent to his own residence the 1,090 boxes of morphine
ampoules mentioned above. He had then sold these ampoules illicitly, with the
exception of thirty-six boxes, which were found on searching his house. Two
morphine addicts, a married couple, stated that they had bought morphine from
Saary for many years, paying 2.50 pengô the box. (The wholesale price per box
is 1.17 pengô.) As the couple in question had only used a part of the missing
quantity of ampoules, it was evident th a t Saary had sold some to other persons.
Enquiries are proceeding at Kalocsa, and special enquiries are being made as to
the rôle played in the affair by S aary’s wife, née Frida Marschall, who is a doctor.
No. 1642.— S eizu res in the N eth erla n d s In d ies in October 1934.
1. 661/388.
2. Netherlands Government, March 26th, 1935.
3f«J. Morphine hydrochloride : 6 7 8 g r a m m e s .
4. 225 g ra m m e s w ere on b o a r d a vessel of th e J a v a -C h in a -J a p a n Line com ing from th e
Far East.
5. Kuranago Koju, Japanese quarterm aster on the Johore Maru, was found in possession
of 453 grammes.
8. There were two cases. Koju declared th a t he had received the morphine from an
unknown Chinese a t Kobe and th a t he was to give it to an unknown Chinese at
Soerabaya. In the other case, the drug was found on board the vessel among the
passengers’ luggage.
No. 1643.—S eizu res in S ia m d u rin g the F irst Quarter of 1935.
L 13229/388(2).
2- Siamese Government, May 14th, 1935.
3(<ÿ. Morphine hydrochloride : 785 grammes.
Cough pills (morphine percentage not known).
Bacilline : 6 boxes (codeine, 0 .001 ).
Gossonol : 4 bottles (dionin, 0.04).
There were seventy-eight seizures of morphine, two of cough pills and one each of
Bacilline and Gossonol. The offenders in connection with the morphine cases
were mostly Chinese workmen. In one case, however, 0.05 gramme of morphine
9.
was seized from a Chinese medical practitioner who had imported the drug fr
Penang. One seizure of cough pills was made on board the s.s. Prolias, comi1*1
from China ; the rest of the cough pills were seized from a Chinese workman Tv,"
Bacilline was sent by post from Paris to H. E. Muller, a Swiss merchant in Bangkok
I t was marked “ Lauréat de l’Ecole supérieure de Médecine et de Pharmacie
Thé
Gossonol, which bore the label of Messrs. Merck and Co., was sent by post to Pay]
Pickenpack & Co., Bangkok. 600 grammes of morphine were confiscated and
kept for purifying ; the rest of the morphine seized was destroyed. The Bacilline
was sold to a licensee, the Gossonol was confiscated and the cough pills destroyed
The fines inflicted ranged from 0.38 tical (60 Swiss centimes) to 70.86 ticals (111 gw;ss
francs).
No. 1644.— S eizure at B rooklyn, N ew York, February 20th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(101). No. 385.
3(a). Pills containing traces of morphine : 43 grammes (1 oz. 225 grains).
5. Persons implicated : Three Chinese.
8. The pills were found in s Chinese laundry in the possession of the accused, who were
arrested, bu t were subsequently released because of insufficient evidence, w ith the
understanding th a t they would be re-arrested if a chemical analysis disclosed that
the pills contained morphine. The final chemical analysis disclosed that th e pills
contained caffeine, quinine and morphine, the latter in minute quantities, so minute
th a t it could not be determined whether it was present in the form of morphine
or heroin. The defendants were not re-arrested.
at Chicago, Illin o is, M arch 16th, 1935.
1.
2.
1281/388(86). No. 370.
Government of the United States of America, April 13th, 1935.
3(a).
Anti-asthmatic cigarettes composed of 20% dried poppy heads containing 0.137% of
anhydrous morphine : 21,000.
8. The cigarettes were received by parcels post by the Dandy Broiler Co., Chicago, from
Hugo Schrader, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany. The shipment was detained until
the importer could furnish an invoice. The invoice showed the nature of the filler,
w ith no apparent attem pt at fraud, and samples were then submitted for analysis.
The analysis disclosed th a t the filler contained 0.137 of anhydrous morphine and
the analysing chemist reported th a t this would seem to be an abnormal morphine
content for the dried poppy heads used in the manufacture of the cigarette, and
indicated th a t the cigarettes had actually been fortified w ith some crude morphine
in addition to th a t which was inherent in the poppy heads.
The entire shipment
was seized as narcotic drugs, bu t there was no criminal prosecution.
No. 1646.—S eizu re at Fort W orth, T ex a s, on M arch 14th, 1935.
1.
2.
1281/388(92). No. 377.
Government of the United States of America, April 26th, 1935.
3(a).
Morphine hydrochloride : 238 grammes (8 oz. 170 grains).
5. Persons implicated : Roy Mumaw, Lloyd Young Tucker, John Fike.
7. There were no distinguishing marks or labels.
8. Found in the possession of the accused.
9. Mumaw and Fike were held in jail in default of bond awaiting trial. Tucker, who was
a t the time on probation from a previous conviction, was immediately s e n t e n c e d
to eighteen m onths’ imprisonment for violation of his parole.
No. 1647.—S eizu re at L ouisville, K entucky, February 22nd an d M arch 15th, 1935.
1.
2.
1281/388(110). No. 394 and 394(a).
Government of the United States of America June 3rd and 7th, 1935.
3(a).
Morphine hydrochloride : 540 grammes (19 oz.).
5. Person implicated : Abe Meena, Syrian by birth, naturalised American.
7. The morphine was contained in thirteen tins and one package. Five of the tins a n d the
package were marked “ Hersheys Cocoa ”. The rest of the tins bore no marks oi
labels.
8. W ith the exception of 24 grammes, which were found on Meena at the time of his arres,
the cocaine was purchased from the accused by Federal agents.
9. Meena was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and probation for two years.
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jto 1648.— S eizu re a t N ew
York, A pril 25th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(113). No. 398.
2 Government of the United States of America, June 18th, 1935.
ill). Dried poppy heads containing 0.16% anhydrous morphine : one package.
Dried poppy flower stems containing 0.08% anhydrous morphine: one package.
Dried main poppy stalks and dried underground poppy root, both containing 0.054%
anhydrous morphine : one package of each.
5. The goods were shipped by Heman Caddesi, 75, Pangalti, Istanbul, Turkey, and addressed
to Dilsizian, Inc., New York City.
8 In December 1934, the firm of Dilsizian Inc., importers and exporters of New York City,
wrote to a number of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States, informing
them th a t it had received from Istanbul certain samples of “ opium stems ” and
offering to take orders for this product. Narcotic agents called at the office of
Dilsizian and requested to be furnished with samples of these “ opium stems ”
for analysis. After the analysis had been made, Dilsizian Inc. were ordered to
tu rn over the remaining samples of the “ opium stems ” in their possession, which
consisted of four additional packages of dried poppy heads, flower stems, main
stalks and underground roots, and upon compliance with this order, the samples
were formally seized. There was no prosecution.
at P ittsb u rg h , P enn sylvan ia, October 26th, 1934.
1. 1281/388(99). No. 383.
3w. Morphine hydrochloride : 16 grammes (250 grains).
5. Persons implicated : L. J. Gifford and Lee Plaza.
7. The morphine bore a label reading “ Hadji Ali Baba ’V This label has occurred frequently
in the illicit traffic on the Atlantic Coast. The wording usually appears on the
strip around the edges of the box, while on the lid appear the figures of three men
mounted on camels following the “ Star of Bethlehem ” .1 This label is often referred
to as “ The Three Wise Men 1,1 and, like the “ White Horse ” and “ Blue Eagle ”
labels, is believed to be purely local in origin. In the past, however, it has always
been found pasted on one-ounce boxes containing heroin.
8. The morphine was forwarded through the ordinary post, marked “ Special Delivery ”,
I t was forwarded by Plaza a t Detroit, Michigan, and addressed to Gifford at Pitts
burgh. Neither of these persons has been apprehended.
No. 1650.— S eizu re at S a n Francisco, California, M arch 12th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(105). No. 389.
4. By the Tatsuta Maru (Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, Japanese), coming from Hong-Kong.
5. Person implicated : William Kadota,8
Japanese.
7. The morphine was in three rubberised silk bags, dark gray in colour and oblong in shape,
unlabelled and containing three cellophane packages of morphine ; and in one
rubber bag, light ta n in colour, oblong in shape and unlabelled, containing two
cellophane packages of morphine.
8. While on probation in connection w ith the seizure at San Francisco on October 16th,
1934 (see document O.C.294(u), page 29, No. 1408), Kadota, as an evidence of good
faith, turned over the above narcotics to the Customs officers. These were believed
to be p art of the morphine smuggled into San Francisco on the above-mentioned
vessel by members of the crew (see document O.C.294(w), page 28, No. 1533).
No. 1651.— S eizu re at S a n F rancisco on M arch 14th, 1935.
1 1281/388(93). No. 373.
Government of the United States of America, May 3rd, 1935.
^ By the Tatsuta Maru. (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japanese), coming from Kobe via
Honolulu.
The package of morphine had two gummed labels bearing the trade-mark “ Sankyo
Company, Ltd. ” Photos of the label are in the archives of the Secretariat.
'See document O.C.294(w), page 32, No. 1549.
,
see document O . C . 2 9 4 p a g e 29, No. 1408, and docum ent O.C.294(u>), page 28, Nos. 1533 and 1534.
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8.
The morphine was found on board the vessel. There were no arrests. The Gusto
officers a t San Francisco state th a t this is the first time th a t morphine bearing iV
label had come under their observation.
18 '
Note.—Seizures of morphine were also made in connection w ith the following cases
which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under correspondin’ I
headings :
61
Cases Nos. 1575, 1583, 1584 and 1585, under “ P a rt I la ”.
Case No. 1586, under “ Raw Opium ” .
Cases Nos. 1670, 1671 and 1672, under “ Heroin ” .
Q
u a n t it ie s
of
M
o h p h in e
s e iz e d
as
r epo r te d
to
th e
S
e c r e t a r ia t
1934
1935
3 kg. 129 grs.
57 kg. 609 grs.
:
4. H ERO IN .
No. 1652.—S eiz u r es a t Chefoo d u rin g 1934.
1.
2.
2030/387(7).
April 1935.
3(a).
Heroin : 706 grammes.
4. By Japanese and Chinese vessels coming from Dairen.
8 . There were four cases. 226 grammes were found on board the Chinese s.s. Yunglee ;
190 grammes on board the Japanese Kyodo Maru No. 36 ; 130 grammes on
board the Japanese Shohei M aru and 160 grammes on board the Chinese s.s.
Leelung.
No. 1653.— S eizu re at K iaochow, D ecem b er 21st, 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
May 13th, 1935.
3(a).
Heroin : 39 kg. 91 grs.
Cocaine : 3 kg. 543 grs.
Codeine : 4 kg.
4. On the Taizan Maru (Japanese), coming from Japan.
5. The applicant for the consignment was Matsuda Yoko, a Japanese.
7. 28 kg. 350 grs. of heroin bore the label of the Jap an Pharmaceutical E s t a b l i s h m e n t ,
Osaka, while 10 kg. 741 grs. and the cocaine bore the label of the Hoshi Pharma
ceutical Co., Ltd., Tokio. Copies of these labels are in the archives of the S e c r e t a r i a t .
The tins containing the drugs also bore labels w ith characters meaning “ medium
size lumps ” printed in black and in red.
8 . The drugs were found by the Customs on a search being made prior to the shipment
of the consignment on a car a t the wharf for Tsinan. They were concealed in tins
on fifty-six packets amongst a cargo of sixty cases of calcium carbide. The tins
containing the drugs were double-topped and contained, in addition to the drugs,
small ingots to make the weight equal to the tins containing the calcium carbide.
9. The accused was arrested and his particulars handed over to the Japanese consular
police, who were present at the time of the seizure.
No. 1654.—S eizu re at K iaochow, D ecem b er 26th, 1934, ex th e Jap an ese “ Dairen
M aru ”, c o m in g from D airen.
1.
2.
3(a)
5.
7.
8.
O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
The Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the A dvisor;
Committee, May 13th, 1935.
The accused was a Japanese porter from the Matsumori Hotel.
The heroin was of foreign origin, b u t it bore no label.
..
The porter passed the Customs w ith two packages in his hands and asked the oflia
to pass them w ithout examination. The official, on examining these Pac ”elj
found th a t one contained white sugar and the other heroin. The heroin was sei
and the offender handed over to the Japanese consular police.
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«o 1655.—S eizu re
a t K iaochow , Jan u ary 22nd, 1935, ex th e Japanese “ Dairen
M aru ”, co m in g from D airen.
j O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
o Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee
May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Heroin : 800 grammes.
5 The persons implicated were three Japanese in a sampan.
8, The Customs officials noticed a sampan lying outside the harbour in the track of the
steamer, and, on proceeding to investigate, after the Dairen Maru had passed,
came up to th e sam pan and found the three Japanese on board but no sampan man.
The sam pan had no packages or fishing tackle on board, but, on cruising round
in the vicinity, the officials found one packet of heroin in a paper parcel floating
on the surface of the water. The packet was picked up and the three Japanese
handed over to th e Japanese consular police, who detained them for interrogation.
There was no label attached to the heroin.
No. 1656.—S eizu re a t K iaochow , February 9th, 1935, ex the Jap an ese “ Taizan
M aru ”, co m in g from Japan.
1. O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Heroin : 1 kg. 418 grs.
5. Person implicated : Yenatsu, a Japanese sailor on board.
7. The heroin was in two paper packets, which bore the label of the Japan Pharmaceutical
Establishment, Osaka.
8. It was found in a bunk in the sailors’ quarters wrapped in the bedding belonging to
Yenatsu, who was arrested and handed over to the Japanese consular police by the
captain of the vessel.
No. 1657.—S eizu re a t K iaochow on February 14th, 1935, ex th e Jap an ese “ Harada
M aru ”, co m in g from Japan.
1. 0.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
May 13th, 1935.
3w. Heroin : 7 kg. 88 grs.
5. Person implicated : S. Machida, Japanese cabin-boy on board the vessel.
7. The heroin bore the label of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tokio. A copy of this
label is in the archives of the Secretariat.
8. The heroin was found in a second-class passenger’s cabin underneath the wooden
“ Tatami ” platform, and all the wooden boards of the platform were nailed up.
This cabin was locked and the key was in the possession of Machida, who was handed
over to the Japanese consular police by the captain of the vessel.
No. 1658.—S eizu re a t K iaochow, M arch 13th, 1935, ex th e Jap an ese “ Harada
M aru ”, co m in g fro m Japan.
!• O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
May 13th, 1935.
'■ The heroin was labelled w ith the label of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokio. A
typed replica of the label is in the archives of the Secretariat.
8' A Customs official on night-watch d u ty on board the vessel noticed a Japanese going
ashore in a suspicious manner and followed him. The Japanese made off and
threw behind him a parcel which contained two packets of heroin. The offender
escaped.
N°. 1659.—S eizu re a t K iaochow, M arch 18th, 1935, e x the Jap an ese “ Kyodo M aru
No. 1 6 ”, co m in g from D airen.
O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
■ Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,
May 13th, 1935.
fBj- Heroin : 700 grammes.
'■ The heroin was of foreign origin, b u t bore no label.
■ It was found on a Chinese who was leaving the harbour in a rickshaw. The heroin was
contained in a rubber bag, tem porarily used as a waistcoat. The Chinese was arrested
and stated th a t he was a steward on board the vessel. He was handed over to the
sub-office of the Public Safety Bureau.
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No. 1660.—S eizu re a t Kiaochow, M arch 23rd, 1935, e x th e Japanese «
Dainen I
M aru ”, co m in g from D airen.
1.
2.
O.C.S.243. 2030/387(14).
Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Commit
May 13th, 1935.
*
3(a). Heroin : 700 grammes.
5. Person implicated : I. Fukuda, a third-class passenger on board.
7. The heroin was of foreign origin. I t bore no label b u t was packed in glassine pan I
envelopes.
Perl
8.
I t was concealed on the person of Fukuda, who was handed over to the Japanese consular!
police.
No. 1661.—S eizu re a t S h a n g h a i on O ctober 1st, 1934, of H eroin bearing the label!
of “ J. W. G regory & Co., P h ila d elp h ia ’V
1
1.
2.
O.C.S.234. 2030/387(20).
Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee
April 1935.
3(a). Heroin hydrochloride : 1 kg. 360 grs.
4. The Japanese Tsingtao Maru, from Dairen via Tsingtao.
7. The heroin bore the labels of “ J. W. Gregory & Co., Philadelphia ” .1 The representative I
of the United States on the Advisory Committee has stated th a t no such firm exists |
a t Philadelphia.
8 . The heroin was found on board the vessel in a locker belonging to a Japanese boy.
No. 1662.—S eizu re a t T ien tsin , S ep tem b er 18th, 1934, on board the Japanese I
“ T ie n tsin M aru ”.
1.
2.
2030/387(24).
April 1935.
3(a).
Heroin hydrochloride : 8 kg. 400 grs.
5. Person implicated : A Japanese.
8 . The heroin was found in the luggage of the accused. No label was procurable.
No. 1663.—S eizu res of H eroin a t th e C hinese P o st Office, T ien tsin , in September |
and O ctober 1934.
1,
2.
2030/387(24).
April 1935.
3fa;. Heroin hydrochloride : 61 grammes.
5. The accused were all of Chinese nationality.
8 . There were four cases. In two the heroin was sent from Chang Hsien, and in one from I
Nankung, both in Hopei Province, and in the fourth Chi-Ning,from Suiyuan Province.
In all the cases the drug was concealed in printed m atter. No labels were p ro c u ra b le |
in any of the cases.
No. 1664.—S eizu re a t T ien tsin , N ovem b er 27th, 1934, e x th e J ap an ese “ Chosen j
M aru ”,
1.
2.
2030/387(24).
April 1935.
3(a).
Heroin hydrochloride : 1 kg. 388 grs.
8 . The heroin was found in two packets in the bunk of the Japanese third officer on boar
the vessel. One packet, weighing 708 grammes, was labelled, but no d e s c rip tio n j
of the label is given in the report. The second packet, weighing 680 grammes, bore
no label.
No. 1665.—S eizu re a t T ien tsin , D ecem b er 2nd, 1934.
1.
2.
2030/387(24).
Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory
May 1935.
3(a). Heroin hydrochloride : 3 kg. 400 grs.
1 See document O.C.294fu>, page 27, No. 1398, and page 30, No. 1411.
C o m m itte e ,
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4 By the Japanese Tientsin Maru.
The heroin was of foreign origin.
5 The accused person was a Japanese.
g The heroin was concealed in the luggage of the accused.
No. 1666 .—S eizu re a t W ei-h a i-w ei, M ay 17th, 1934, ex the Japanese “ Kyodo
M aru No. 3 6 ”, co m in g from D airen v ia Chefoo.
I O.C.S.243. 2030/387(27).
May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Heroin : 1 kg.
7. There was no label.
8. The Customs authorities searched sam pan No. 25 alongside the vessel and found the
heroin concealed in five packages in a case containing oranges. This case was claimed
by a Chinese, who was handed over to the police authorities.
No. 1667.—S eizu re at N ew York on M arch 11th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(91).
No. 376.
3fa;. Heroin : 729 grammes (25 oz. 295.5 grains).
5. Person implicated : James Mahoney.
7. 28 grammes of heroin bore the “ White Horse ” mark. The rest was unlabelled.
8. Mahoney was arrested after having sold a sample of heroin to Federal agents.
room was then searched and the rest of the heroin discovered.
9. The defendant was held in default of bond awaiting trial.
His
No. 1668.—S eizu re a t N ew York, M arch 11th and 15th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(90). No. 375.
3w. Heroin : 1 kg. 25 grs. (36 oz. 39 grains).
5. Person implicated : Ollie Simmons.
7. 1 kg. 18 grs. was in cardboard boxes bearing dark blue labels with a picture of a running
horse in a lighter shade of blue ; there were blue strips around the sides of the boxes
and each box was wrapped in cellophane, with two round blue seals holding the
flaps. W ith the exception of the colour of the background, the label is practically
identical with the “ W hite Horse ” label.
8. Federal agents made a preliminary purchase of two small vials containing five grammes
of heroin from the defendant. He was then arrested and a search made of his
premises, where the rest of the heroin was found.
9. Simmons is being held in default of bond awaiting trial.
No. 1669.—S eizu re a t N ew York, M ay 1 st, 1935.
1281/388(115). No. 396.
2- Government of the United States of America, June 22nd, 1935.
Heroin : 1 kg. 451 grs. (51 oz. 41 grains).
^ Person implicated : Lawrence Anderson.
^ The heroin was contained in twenty-three white cadboard boxes, one letter-size envelope
and one brown manila-paper bag. The cardboard boxes had purple labels on top
and were sealed w ith purple strips. On both the label and the strips appeared
the words in red lettering “ S S POISON ” . Photos of these labels and strips are
in the archives of the Secretariat. These labels are purely local in origin.
The heroin was found in a tru n k in the apartm ent of the accused, who has not yet been
apprehended. In the tru n k were also found one pair of iron scales and weights,
one cardboard box containig approximately 200 labels as described above, one
cardboard box containing approximately 100 gold paper stars and 133 empty
cardboard boxes of the same size and type as those containing the heroin. These
same labels have been found in the illicit traffic in N orth Carolina.
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No. 1670.— S eizu re at W ashington, D.G., M arch 13th and 14th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(88). No. 372.
3(a).
Heroin : 813 grammes (28.64 oz.).
Morphine hydrochloride : 26 grammes (395.50 grains).
5. Persons implicated : Bob Gordon, alias H. B. Woolf ; Mrs. Lucille Gordon.
7. The heroin was in twenty-six cardboard boxes, each of which bore a red label and the
inscription “ The Blue Eagle ” .1 This label is believed to be purely local in origin
The morphine bore no distinguishing mark.
8. The above drugs were bought from Gordon and his wife by Federal officers. The defen
dants were then arrested and are being held for prosecution.
No. 1671.—P rin cip a l M inor S eiz u r es of H eroin in the U n ited S ta tes of America
d u rin g February 1935.
1. 1281/388(46).
3(a).
Morphine : 1 gramme.
Cocaine : 3 grammes.
7. 204 grammes of heroin bore the “ W hite Horse ” label.
8 . There were 103 cases. In one case, 4 grammes were received through the mail.
9. Sentences were pronounced in five cases and ranged from three months to two to five
years’ imprisonment. In nine cases the accused had not yet been apprehended
at the time of making the report, and eighty-nine cases were still pending.
No. 1672.—P rin cip a l M inor S eiz u r es of H eroin in the U n ited S ta te s of America
d u rin g M arch 1935.
1. 1281/388(46).
3(a).
Heroin : 7 kg. 666 grs. (269 oz. 354.75 grains).
Prepared opium : 69 grammes (1,054 grains).
Dross : 21 grammes (320 grains).
Morphine : 28 grammes (433.50 grains).
Cocaine : 3 grammes (38.50 grains).
7. In nine cases the heroin bore the “ W hite Horse ” label, in one case the “ Dragon ” label
and in one case the “ Ali Baba ” label.
8 . There were 195 cases. In one, the heroin was sent through the post.
9. Of these cases, 159 were pending at the time of making the report. In thirteen cases,
the offender has not yet been arrested, in one case the offender was unknown as
the heroin was found in an em pty house, and one case had to be judged in th e State
court. Sentences were imposed in twenty-one cases. Terms of i m p r i s o n m e n t
ranged from tw enty days to eighteen months and fines from $2 and costs to §206and
costs. One fine of $200 was not paid, so the offender had to serve one day for
each $1.50 of the fine. Another fine of $206 was not paid, so the offender had
to serve 137 days’ imprisonment.
No. 1673.—Illic it T raffic betw een T urkey, B u lg a ria and G reece, A pril 1935.
1. O.G.S.246. 18559/387.
2. Turkish Minister for H ealth and Social Welfare, June 10th, 1935.
3(a).
Heroin : 3 kg.
Hashish : 10 grammes.
5. Persons implicated : Robert Farhi, Istanbul ; Stépan Janof, a Bulgarian, Istanbul ; Costi
Fouroundjoglou or Surucoglou, a mechanic on the Thrace railways living at
Gumurdjina, in Greece, and Marika, his mistress ; Kara Békir, a Turkish m e r c h a n t at
Adrianople.
7. Both the heroin and the hashish were of Bulgarian origin.
8. The authorities received information w ith reference to the suspected activities of Farhi,
whose relations w ith the factories in Bulgaria since 1933 were known. I t was founi
th a t Farhi and Janof were engaged in illicit traffic in drugs between Turkey, Bulgai^
and Greece. An agent was instructed to get into touch w ith Farhi and Janof, an
he succeeded i n g a i n i n g their confidence by making them a very a d v a n t a g e o u s
offer to buy drugs. They informed him th a t the drugs were to be found a t De e
agatch, in Greece, and gave him the necessary password in order that he cou
1 This label is identical w i t h th e “ Eagle *' labels m entioned in do cu m en t O.C.294(u), page 24, N o . 1288, and u.v.
page 33, No. 1422.
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get into touch w ith th e smugglers in Greece. The Turkish agents left for Greece
and, in concert w ith th e Greek police, raided the premises of Costi Fouroundjoglou
and Marika and found the heroin and hashish in their house. Further enquiries
elicited th e fact th a t the heroin had been manufactured in Bulgaria from
morphine-base, which Farhi and Janof had smuggled from Istanbul. Kara
Békir acted as the interm ediary for smuggling the drugs from Bulgaria to
Greece w ith the aid of several employees of the Thrace Railway Co. The enquiry
also showed th a t the activities of the band extended to Egypt.
the accused found on Greek territory were handed over to the tribunal at Dedeagatch
and Farhi and Janof were brought before the competent tribunal at Istanbul. The
result of th e proceedings will be forwarded later.
Note.—Seizures of heroin were also made in connection with the following cases, which
seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding
headings :
Cases Nos. 1574, 1577, 1579, 1581 and 1583, under “ P a rt I la ”.
Case No. 1608, under “ Raw Opium ”,
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No. 1674.— S eizu re at S in g a p o re on January 22nd, 1935, ex the s. s. “ H ong Peng
1. 0.C.S.232. 17332/387.
Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, March 26th, 1935.
3(aj. Cocaine hydrochloride: 3 kg. 550 grs. (125 oz.).
Cocaine hydrochloride (mixed) : 2 kg. 840 grs. (100 oz.).
4. The s.s. Hong Peng (Ho Hong Steamship Co., Singapore) had come from Amoy, Swatow
and Hong-Kong.
5. There were no arrests.
7. The mixed cocaine bore the “ F ujitsu ru ” label, the “ Skull and Cross bones ” label and
the label “ 25 ounces Cocaine Hydrochloric puriss. Boehringer. Ph. G. V. Austr.
V III Ned. IV Helv. IV. B rit u Jap . I II. C. F. Boehringer and Soehne. Mannheun ”,
which has been pronounced by the German authorities to be false.
The pure cocaine hydrochloride bore on the outer wrapper the inscription “ Formosa
Oolong Tea 5,1 and the inscription in Japanese “ Sweet Tea Oolong Tea. Well
Known Product Formosan ”. The inner wrapper bore three labels with Japanese
inscriptions “ Proof of Inspection on Drugs by the Chuo Ken Kyn Sho (Central
Research Institute) of the Formosan Government General No. 3029 Chlorate of
Cocaine. December 1933. 700 grammes. Content 700 grammes. (Japanese
Formulae) Violent. Chlorate of Cocaine. The Chuo Ken Kyusho of the Formosan
Government General ”, Some of the outer wrappings bore the inscription in
Chinese : “ Good Oolong Tea. To Thian Hock, Swatow, from Seng Chong, Amoy ”,
Samples of the wrapping, tins and labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.
8. The cocaine was found on board the vessel. It was handed to the Chief Medical Officer,
Singapore, for official use.
2.
No. 1675.—S eizure at S in gap ore, M arch 5th, 1935, ex th e s.s. “ H ong P en g ” , of
Cocaine b ea rin g th e “ F u jitsu ru ” Label.
1. 18198/387.
2. The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, May 23rd, 1935.
Cocaine hydrochloride : 2 kg. 840 grs. (100 oz.).
4- The Hong Peng (Messrs. Ho Hong Steamship Co., Singapore) was coming from Amoy,
via Swatow and Hong-Kong.
5- There were no arrests.
8- There were four tins, which were discovered in the woodwork of the ship’s boat-deck.
*°- 1676.—S eizu re a t Ghefoo on N ovem ber 14th, 1934.
1 2030/387(7).
April 1935.
<a>- Cocaine : 60 grammes.
4- By the Chinese s.s. Yunglee, coming from Dairen.
J ^ JThe cocaine was found concealed on board the vessel.
‘ See document O.C.294fu>;, No. 1557.
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No. 1677.—S eizu re at Ludgerôvice, C zechoslovakia, on February 20th, 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935
3(a).
Cocaine : 17 bottles.
5. Persons implicated : Frantisek Kozelka, of Dôlni Benesov ; Antonin Feist, of Moravska
Ostrava ; Joseph Pavlik ; Raj sky.
7. The cocaine bore the m ark “ Meister Lucius Brünning Hôchst ”.
8 . The secret police arrested Kozelka a t Ludgerôvice w ith the cocaine and 150 grammes
of an unknown drug in his possession. Kozelka stated th a t he was to deliver the
drugs to Feist, and th a t he had obtained them from an unknown m a n through
Pavlik and Raj sky. As the products of Meister Brünning Hôchst & Co., are
delivered in Czechoslovakia through the general agent of the B. H. Parma Sperk
and Prochâzka, Praha, I, No. 19, Revolucni, the supposition th a t the goods were
from abroad b u t of immediate Czechoslovak origin could not be excluded as impos
sible, and an enquiry in Germany was not likely to produce any results un til this
point had been settled. Enquiries made by the local organs did not lead to the
discovery of the unknown man who sold the cocaine to Kozelka. Criminal
proceedings were taken against the accused by the District Director of Finance at
Moravska Ostrava and the district authority at Jicin and at Moravska O strava.
No. 1678.—S eizu re a t M oravska O strava, S ep tem b er 8th, 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935.
3(a).
Cocaine : 1 kg. 500 grs. (gross weight).
5. Persons implicated : Josef Herian, of Antosovice ; Pavel Mastnÿ, of Koblov ; Frantisek
Krëzek, of Vrbice ; Alois Raj sky, of Annaberk.
8 . H erian was arrested at the Savoy Café, Moravska Ostrava, when in the act of selling
the cocaine. He acted in company w ith Mastnÿ and Krëzek. He received the
cocaine from R ajskÿ in the spring of 1933 ; Rajskÿ is meanwhile alleged to have
emigrated to France. Under the procedure which allows criminal proceedings
to be discontinued on paym ent of a fine in conformity with Article 541 of the
criminal law concerning indirect taxation, Herian, Mastnÿ and Krëzek w ere fined
300 Czechoslovak crowns by the Opava district Director of Finance. Proceedings
were taken against these individuals by the district authority at Moravska Ostrava
under Law No. 128/1923. The result is not yet known. The German authorities
were informed in order th a t they might endeavour to discover the origin of this
cocaine. According to the letter of the State authority of the Berlin criminal
police, dated October 24th, 1934, No. Ho. 6502 K. V . 34, the aforesaid R a js k ÿ left
Annaberk in September 1933. Enquiries conducted by the local police offices
tended, they said, to show th a t the cocaine came from another source. The German
police did not state its reasons for this opinion.
No. 1679.—S eizu re a t N ym burk, C zechoslovakia, January 22nd, 1935.
1.
2.
16458/387.
Government of Czechoslovakia, April 15th, 1935.
3(a).
5. Persons implicated : Josef Herrmann, furrier and travelling agent a t Varnsdorf ; Rudolf
Baierl, electrician and greengrocer a t Podmokly ; Antonin Nagel, of Podmokly ;
Evzen Rudolf, chauffeur of the m erchant Toman, of Varnsdorf.
8 . Herrmann, Baierl and Nagel were arrested on arriving at Nymburk from Kolin in an
automobile and Herrm ann and Nagel were found in possession of 300 grammes
and 250 grammes of cocaine respectively. Rudolf was accompanying the three
others in the automobile, which belonged to Toman.
9. Herrmann, Baierl and Nagel were handed over to the authorities, bu t Rudolf was released.
A detailed report on this case will be communicated by the Czechoslovak a u t h o r i t i e s
as soon as the judicial proceedings are terminated.
No. 1680.—S eizu re at Opava on January 10th, 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1"
3(a). Cocaine : 2 grammes.
5. Persons implicated : H ubert Schütz, of Krnov ; Gerhart Sahlinger, of K o s t e l e c ; Ado
Raym ann and Joseph Spielvogel, of Do Ini Lipovà.
7. The seized tube bore no factory mark.
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g The cocaine was seized in the possession of Schütz and Sahlinger, who had received it
from Raym ann and Spielvogel. According to Spielvogel, the cocaine had been
transported clandestinely as a sample from Germany, but it has been impossible
to prove th a t it was secretly brought into Czechoslovakia from abroad. The
enquiries undertaken w ith a view to establishing the origin of this cocaine led to
no results.
9 Criminal proceedings have been taken against Spielvogel and Raymann by the district
authorities a t Krnov and by the district authorities at Fryvaldov. The result of
these proceedings is not known.
No 1681.—Illicit T raffic a t Opava, January 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2, G overnm ent of Czechoslovakia, in its r e p o r t o n th e illic it traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935.
3
Cocaine : 175 g ra m m e s.
5. Persons implicated : Robert Rehânek, a mechanic of Kravafe ; Miroslav Palkowsky, of
Mokré Lazce.
7. The cocaine was in two glass bottles, in an apparently original packing marked “ Merck-
Kokain ”. I t has been impossible to discover the origin of the cocaine.
8. A certain Pavel Kurka, of Stëpankovice, laid information on January 6 th, 1934, at the
gendarmerie station at K ravafe, to the effect th a t Rehânek had handed to him a
sample of cocaine in order th a t he might find a purchaser, as Rehânek had the cocaine
deposited w ith Palkowsky.
9. Proceedings were taken a t K ravafe and at Opava, but the result is not known.
No. 1682.—A ttem p ted Illic it T raffic in Cocaine at Opava, M arch 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935.
5. Persons implicated : Frantisek Pospiech, of Bohumin ; Dominic Murukwia, of Cesky
Tësin ; Frantisek Sikora, of Velké Hostice.
8. The three accused had endeavoured to act conjointly as intermediaries for the sale of
cocaine for 23,000 Czech crowns (3,450 Swiss francs) to an unknown individual.
The cocaine was to be brought from Polskÿ Tësin, but the transaction was not
carried through because the person mentioned above had been arrested in Poland
and, moreover, did not possess the necessary funds wherewith to complete the
purchase. As the acts in this case were merely preparatory, the local authorities
did not take proceedings against the above-mentioned persons.
No. 1683.—S eizu re of C ocaine at P ra g u e, D ecem b er 11th, 1933.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935.
3m. Cocaine : 950 grammes (gross weight).
5. Persons implicated : Rudolf Hôbelt, of Prague ; Vaclav Ott, ofSchmiedeberg.
7. The cocaine bore the label of the firm of Bayer, ofLeverkusen, Germany,
but the State
authorities of the criminal police a t Berlin report th a t the Bayer packing was not
genuine b u t a forgery.
8- The police arrested Hôbelt in possession of the cocaine, which was in ten glass tubes.
Enquiries regarding the origin of the cocaine led to no result. The case has been
reported to the District Director of Finances and to the Health Office, both at
Prague. The result of the criminal proceedings is not yet known.
No. 1684.—I llic it T raffic in Cocaine a t P rague, M arch 28th, 1934.
1 O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic for 1934, April 13th, 1935.
^faJ- Cocaine : 145 grammes.
Persons implicated : Bohuslav Kronberger, Vâclav Ko ci, Milada Benesovâ and Zdenëk
Benes, a druggist, all of Prague.
• The cocaine had been manufactured by Heisler & Co., Chrast.
Kronberger and Ko ci were arrested as they were endeavouring to sell the cocaine in a
café at Prague. Enquiries showed th a t Benes had made the acquaintance a year
previously, through one Sasa Razov, of Jean Boruka Gollwell, music publisher at
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Prague, who later obtained for him delivery of the cocaine from the chemist, Mg pu
Jaroslav Listovskÿ, employed by the pharm acist Antonin Seifert, at Prague Tui
chem ist’s shop was searched and three bottles were confiscated, the cocaine fro
which had been delivered to Gollwell. The accused confessed th a t they had mixed
pure cocaine with other cheap powders and sold the mixture as pure cocaine. This
case was reported to the district authorities of Ricany, and to the authorities at I
Prague, bu t the result of the enquiries is not known.
No. 1685.—S eizu re at T ep lice-S a n o v ,
C zechoslovakia, A p ril 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935
3(a).
Cocaine : 50 grammes in one tin.
5. Persons implicated : Frantisek Krakhofer ; Adolf Kohler ; Frantisek Schônfeld.
7. The cocaine was manufactured by Heisler & Co., Chrast.
8. The tin of cocaine was seized in the possession of Frantisek Krakhofer. According to
the books of the wholesale druggists Urban & Stein, at Karlin, this tin was to be
delivered to the Eduard W üst Pharmacy, Praha I. The tin ought to have been
numbered Utc. 2994, but the chemist W üst categorically denied th a t he h a d received
any cocaine from Urban & Stein. Enquiries having been made re g a rd in g the
apparent contradiction between the statem ents made by the firm and the chemist
respectively, it was proved th a t Urban & Stein had, since February 1933, been
delivering to the chemist W üst narcotic drugs marked “ Krokus ” —i.e., crocus.
Further enquiries proved th a t the tin seized on Krakhofer could not have been
numbered 2994, bu t should have been numbered 2944. On the basis of th is fact it
was proved th a t the cocaine seized on Krakhofer had been delivered by Hei«ler &
Co., on February 16th, 1934, to G atrm ann & Co., at Praha I. This firm h ad sent
a 50-gramme tin to the chemist Hofman at Teplice-Sanov. The shop had, on
March 8 th, 1934, been burgled and the burglars had also stolen cocaine. Thus the
authors of the house-breaking and theft of narcotics a t Teplice-Sanov, Adolf
Kohler, Frantisek Schônfeld and Frantisek Krakhofer, were sentenced for burglary.
9. The case was reported to the district court at Teplice-Sanov, to the Ministry of Public
Health and Physical Education and to the regional authority of Praha, in order
th a t proceedings might be taken against the W üst pharmacy.
No. 1686.—S eizu re a t Vejprty, Czechoslovakia, D ecem b er 1934.
1.
2.
O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 1935.
3(a).
5. Persons implicated : Hanus Langer, of Vejprty ; Josef Weber, of Bilina ; Hartwig
Bartl, of V ejprty ; Frantisek Schmiedl, of Ceské H am ry ; Jan W ürth, of Karlovy
Vary ; A rthur Holy, of Horni Jiretin ; Antonin Panek, of Miretice.
8 . The Central Criminal Police was notified th a t illicit traffic on a large scale was being
carried on in cocaine and other narcotic drugs at Vejprty. Subsequently, the
D istrict Director of Finance at Chomutov was informed, and discovered that Langer
had received 900 grammes of cocaine from an unknown man a t Vejprty. Langer
had handed over to Weber, first, 100 grammes of cocaine through Bartl, Schmiedl,
W ürth and Holÿ. In December 1934, he received 400 grammes of cocaine through
Panek. The finance authorities seized these 500 grammes and later discovered in
a cellar 400 grammes of cocaine buried in the ground.
9. The accused were sentenced to a fine of 9,000 Czech crowns (1,350 Swiss francs) in
application of the procedure under which the finance authorities may refrain from
instituting criminal proceedings under the Finance Laws, and w ith seven days
imprisonment. The case was reported to the district court and to the district
authority a t Chomutov in order th a t they might take criminal proceedings if they
thought fit.
No. 1687.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine b etw een P oland and C zechoslovakia, February
1935.
1. 18183/387.
2. Polish delegation a t Geneva, May 21st, 1935.
3(a).
5. Persons implicated : Nikiel Bronislas, of Boguszowice, and Jean Malysz, of Pogwizdo"7. The cocaine bore the inscription : “ Gift, Kokaini Hydr. 92% ca 100 gr. Merck et Co.
D arm stadt ”,
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g The cocaine was found in the possession of Bronislas, who stated th a t it had been smuggled
from Cieszyn, in Czechoslovakia. He said th a t he was trying to sell it for 800 to
900 zloty.
q The case is in the hands of the judicial authorities at Cieszyn, in Poland.
jfo. 1688.—I llic it S a le of Cocaine and M orphine A m poules at B udapest, 1934.
I O.C.S.231(c). 16246/15734.
2 . Government of Hungary, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, May 8th, 1935.
3(a). Cocaine ampoules : 860.
Morphine ampoules : 330.
5, Persons implicated : Bertalan Olâh, hairdresser, of Budapest ; Lâszlo Davidovics,
joiner, Budapest ; Jean Ternovszki, joiner’s assistant, Budapest ; Emeric Strausz,
formerly a wholesale druggist a t Budapest.1
8. Olâh was arrested while trying to sell the cocaine and morphine ampoules. Investiga
tions showed th a t these drugs had been stolen by Davidovics and Ternovszki from
Strausz, who did not destroy all his stock when his licence to sell narcotic drugs
was w ithdrawn a t the end of 1933.
So. 1 6 8 9 .—
S eizu res in B en g a l d u rin g 1934.
1. O.C.S. 231. 16248/15734.
2. G overnm ent of In d ia , in its r e p o r t o n the illic it traffic in 1934, April 24th, 1935.
3faj.
Cocaine : 8 kg.
5. Persons implicated : Chinese sailors, a Chinese saloon clerk, a Japanese storekeeper on
board steamers and an Indian dealer in birds and animals on the s.s. Hosang.
8. The Indian bird-dealer concealed the cocaine in the hollow bamboo bars of a cage
containing birds. The bars were neatly drilled to a uniform bore and were then
stuffed w ith packets containing the cocaine.
No. 1 6 9 0 .—
S eizu re a t R angoon, F ebruary 14th, 1935.
1. 18680/387.
3to. Cocaine : 170 grammes (6 oz.).
4. By the s.s. Sirdhana (Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., Burma, Ltd., Rangoon),
coming from Japanese ports.
5. Person implicated : Third Officer’s boy, a Chittagonian, on board the vessel.
7. The cocaine bore the “ Fujitsuru ” label.
8. The cocaine was in one small tin. I t was found in the possession of accused as he was
going ashore.
9. The accused was sentenced to eighteen m onths’ rigorous imprisonment.
No. 1691.—S eizu re at R angoon on M arch 13th, 1935, ex the s.s. “ H ong P eng
1. 18461/387.
Cocaine : Information concerning the am ount seized will be furnished later.
4- The Hong Peng (Chip, H wat and Co., Rangoon) was coming from Chinese ports.
û- The accused person was a Chinese sailor on board.
8- The cocaine was in two packets wrapped in waterproof cloth wrappers, without any
labels or other marks of identification. I t was concealed among some clothing
in a bunk occupied by the accused, in the crew’s quarters of the vessel.
No. 1692.—S eizure at R angoon, M ay 10th, 1935.
J' 18625/387.
■ Representative of the United Kingdom on th e Advisory Committee, June 20th, 1935.
ufa;- Cocaine : 2 kg. 840 grs. (100 oz.).
jj- By the m.v. H ai Lee (Chip, Hwat & Co., Rangoon), coming from Chinese ports.
■ Person implicated : Chinese quarterm aster on board the vessel.
• The cocaine was in four tins, each containing 25 oz., and marked “ Stork Brand ”,
1See documents O . C . 2 9 4 W , pages 8 and 9 ; O .C .2 94 0 J, page 12 ; and O.C.294W , Page 6, No. 1012.
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8 . About m idnight on May 10th the accused, who was on watch a t the time, was f0 <1
hiding in the chart-room, which was locked and in darkness. On the ’chart-ro I
being opened by the officer on duty, who held the key for it, the cocaine was f0u° ^ I
in a settee locker and under a cupboard. A private master key for the chart-ro I
was found in the possession of the accused. The accused stated th a t he had n, I
chased the drug in Amoy. He refused to divulge the name of the seller.
g
No. 1693.—S eizu re a t R otterd am , February 22nd, 1935.
1. 661/388.
2. Netherlands Government, June 12th, 1935.
3(a).
5. Person implicated : J a n Klomp, shoe-maker.
8 . The cocaine was found at Korte Hoogstraat, Rotterdam , in an unlabelled bottle. The I
report states th a t the origin is unknown, but th a t it probably came from Germany I
9. Klomp was sentenced to six m onths’ imprisonment.
No. 1694.— S eizu re at N ew ark, N ew Jersey, A pril 15th, 1935.
1. O.C.S.247. 1281/388(109). No. 393.
2. Government of the United States of America, June 3rd, 1935.
3(a).
Cocaine ampoules : 2 grammes (32 grains).
Morphine sulphate ampoules : 0.801 gramme (12| grains).
Morphine and atropine ampoules : 0.861 gramme (13J grains).
7. The drugs bore the labels of “ Laboratoires Clin-Comar et Cie.,Phciens 20 Ft. des
Fossés St.Jaques, Paris— France ” . On the reverse side of the cartons appeared
the following : “ Ampoules Clin Registrado en la Secretaria de Sanidad con el
No. 1800 ” and “ Bande de Fermeture ”, plus fragments of manila wrapper bearing
an inscription which is believed to indicate the following : “ Drogueria Barrera,
S.A., Para sus Catarros, Licor Balsamico Brea Vegetal Gonzalez
Photos of the
labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.
8 . The drugs were found by some children while playing in a vacant lot in 11th Street,
Newark. They appeared to have been soaked by rain and to have been in a garbage
container some time before being found. The children broke a number of the
ampoules and tore the cartons in play, making it impossible to determine th e exact
number of cartons and their original contents. The Comar et Cie labels and the
Spanish writing on the reverse side of the cartons would appear to be identical with
those appearing on the cartons of cocaine seized in the Lillian Brown case (see
document O.C.294(wJ, page 24, No. 1516). The authorities are of the belief that
the narcotic drugs seized in this case were p a rt of the lot originally owned b y Lillian
Brown and her associates, and th a t, following the arrest of the ringleaders of this
gang, the other members became frightened and threw these drugs a w ay . The
drugs are intended for hospital use.
No. 1695.—S eizu re a t S a n F rancisco, M ay 17th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(112). No. 397.
3(a). Cocaine : 454 grammes (16 oz.).
4. By the s.s. President Coolidge (Dollar Steamship Line, American), coming from the Far
Èast.
7. No marking of any kind.
8 . The drugs were found concealed in specially constructed pockets of the u n d e r s h i r t
of the accused Chinese, who was a visitor to the vessel upon its arrival at San
Francisco, and who was coming ashore at the time of the search and seizure, ne
was arrested and will be prosecuted.
Note.—Seizures of cocaine were also made in connection with the following cases, which
included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under c o r r e s p o n d i n g
headings :
Cases Nos. 1653, 1671 and 1672, under “ Heroin
Q
u a n t it ie s
of
Co
c a in e
s e iz e d
as
r epo r te d
to
th e
S
e c r e t a r ia t
1934
1935
14 kg. 428 grs.
10 kg. 877 grs.
:
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6 . INDIAN HEMP.
No. 1 6 9 6 .—
S eizu re oi S even G ases of H a sh ish a t A ntw erp, January 1935.
j 0.C.S.241. 17350/387.
Belgian Ministry of the Interior, through the Belgian representative on the Advisory
"Committee, April 24th, 1935.
3(a). Hashish : Seven cases ; am ount not given.
5. Persons implicated : Henri Lauwers, of Antwerp ; Petrus Leopoldus Verbeeck, Antwerp ;
Alfons van Hemelryck, Antwerp ; Georges Ch. Loukas, Athens ; Stamatus (probably
Georges Stam atakis, Greek) ; Captain L. Dom, of the s.s. Syria, of the Deppe
Company.
8, On September 6 th, 1934, Beachis Sp. of Alexandria, received a letter from Lauwers
proposing the im portation of hashish into Egypt. After Lauwers had sent a sample
of the hashish to Alexandria, to one of these officers of the Egyptian police, this official
went to Antwerp in order to get into touch with Lauwers and his accomplices.
Investigations led to the discovery of seven cases containing linen bags marked
“ Zenith 1928 E x tra ” at the house of Verbeeck. Each of these bags contained
1 kg. 300 grs. of hashish. The owner of the seven cases was van Hemelryck, who
had received them in 1930 from Loukas, together with thirty-five other cases,
which have disappeared and of which no trace has been found. All these cases
were landed on February 21st, 1930, by the s.s. Fanna or Lanna, of the Koninklijke
Nederlandsche Stoomschips Maatschappij, sailing from Salonika to Antwerp.
They were stored at the Vlaey Natie, and van Hemelryck must have withdrawn
them from there before despatching them to their destination. Van Hemelryck
was apparently the agent of Loukas at Antwerp. Since 1929, he has received large
quantities of cases at the Vlaey Natie, whence he despatched them, covering all
traces of their destination. I t has been proved, however, that, at the beginning of
1934, van Hemelryck conveyed nine bags of hashish to Captain L. Dom, who
conveyed p art of these goods for a large commission at the beginning of October
1934 to Alexandria to “ Stam atus ”, who smuggled them into Egypt. P art of
the goods were, however, probably thrown overboard by Dom for fear of discovery
by the Egyptian Customs.
9. The case is pending.
2
No. 1697.—S eizu re a t P o rt S aid, M ay 24th, 1935.
1. 18646/387.
2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 17th, 1935.
3w. Hashish : 2 kg. 818 grs.
4. By the s.s. Mahanada.
5. Person implicated : Alla Bux Bakurallee, Lascar member of the crew on board the
Mahanada.
7. The hashish was of Indian origin.
8. Trafficking in narcotics by Lascar crews on British ships had been suspected by the
Egyptian authorities for some time, as reliable reports gave every indication that
local traffickers, not being able to get sufficient supplies from the Eastern Mediter
ranean, had turned their attention to suppliers operating east of Suez. On the
arrival of the Mahanada at P ort Said, plain-clothes policemen boarded the vessel
and kept a careful watch on the accused, who was suspected. On a signal being
given, uniformed policemen boarded the Mahanada and arrested Alla Bux Bakurallee,
who was found in possession of the hashish. The rest of the crew and their
quarters were thoroughly searched, b u t nothing further was found. The accused
had previously served on the s.s. Cily of York, on which it appears he had been
approached by a resident of Port Said, presumably a trafficker, who had offered him
£E18 (317 Swiss francs) per kilogramme of Indian hashish. He had obtained the
hashish in the port of Calcutta.
No. 1698.—S eizu re at S u ez on A p ril 17th, 1935. C ase of N icola Christoforou and
A ntoine G alanos.
18531/387.
'• Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 8 th, 1935.
^faJ' Hashish : 143 grammes.
^ Persons implicated : Nicola Christoforou (British subject) and Antoine Galanos
(Egyptian).
• Information was received th a t the two accused were engaged in the traffic of narcotics
on a large scale. A confidant was engaged to get into touch with them, and on
April 17th offered to buy a q u antity of hashish from them at £E10 (175 Swiss francs).
1
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9.
Arrangements were made to meet the accused, who arrived w ith a piece of hash li
weighing 143 grammes ; they were arrested on the spot.
Christoforou was sentenced by the British consular court to six m onths’ imprisonm ent
a fine of £E20 (350 Swiss francs) and deportation. Galanos was sentenced to one
y ear’s imprisonment and a fine of £E200 (3,500 Swiss francs).
No. 1699.—S eizu re at C awnpore R ailw ay S ta tio n in 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 16248/15734.
2. Government of India, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 24th, 1935.
3(a). Charas : 25 kg.
5. Person implicated : J. H. Maugey, a smuggler, of Calcutta.
8 . Maugey was arrested a t the railway station w ith the charas in his possession, stitched
in an oilcloth bag profusely covered with cotton and naphthaline.
No. 1700.—S eizu re at N a sira b a d , B alu ch ista n , K alat S tate F rontier, in 1934,
1. O.C.S.231. 16248/15734.
2. Government of India, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 24th, 1935.
3(a).
Bhang : 12 kg.
5. Persons implicated : Two Baluch Zamindars, residents of the K alat State.
8 . The bhang was smuggled from the Kalat State into Nasirabad. One of the accused
absconded, while the other was caught.
9. The arrested man was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment.
No. 1701.—S eizu re of M arihuana C igarettes at G overnor’s Islan d, U .S.A ., January
22nd, 1935.
1. O.C.S.231(6). 16274/15734.
2 . Government of the United States of America, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934
April 1935.
3(a). Marihuana cigarettes : 12.
5. Persons implicated : Patrick Keenan, seaman ; Joe Lopez, a Mexican.
8 . Information was received th a t marihuana cigarettes were being sold to soldiers of Fort
Jay, and a detective investigated. He made the acquaintance of K e en a n , who
told him th a t he could introduce him to the Mexican who was supplying t h e soldiers.
Keenan then purchased twelve cigarettes from Lopez and handed them to the
detective.
9. Keenan and Lopez were both arrested. Lopez was sentenced to the New York county
penitentiary and Keenan to serve six months in the workhouse.
No. 1702.— S eizu res of M arihuana and M arihuana C igarettes in th e U nited States
of A m erica , O ctober 1934.
1. O.C.S.231(6). 16274/15734.
2. Government of the United States of America, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934.
April 1935.
3(a). Marihuana : Q uantity not given.
Marihuana cigarettes : 66.
5. Persons implicated : Robert W. Davis, Frank Rodriguez (in the marihuana cigarette
case) ; Louis Kelly, Robert Arnold and a soldier stationed at Governor’s Islam
(in the marihuana case).
8 . There was one case in connection with marihuana and one in connection with m a r i h u a n a
cigarettes.
Marihuana case.— Information was received from Governor’s Island th a t m a r i h u a n a
was being sold to soldiers and C.C.C. workers there. Detectives were employe
to get into touch w ith the soldiers, and one of the soldiers purchased a q u a n t i t y 0
marihuana for the detective and told him where to purchase any a m o u n t , t
October 17th, detectives went to Brooklyn, where they met Kelly and A rn o ld aru
introduced themselves as men from Governor’s Island. These two men sold ^
detective a can of marihuana for $2 , and also mentioned th a t they were growwc
the weed in the rear yard of 187-189, W ashington Street, Brooklyn. A *ar^
quantity of m arihuana was found at an address at 17, Concord Street, and a P
of about 125 feet by 150 feet was discovered at W ashington Street, where m a r i h u a
was being cultivated.
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Marihuana cigarettes case.— On October 7th, 1934, Davis was arrested and found in
possession of one cigarette. He stated th a t he purchased the cigarettes from
Rodriguez. Rodriguez was arrested later and found in possession of sixty-five
cigarettes.
9. Arnold was sentenced to 2 i to 10 years in Sing Sing Prison ; Kelly was sentenced to
the New York county penitentiary. The soldier was sentenced to serve one year
in the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Governor’s Island, Rodriguez was sentenced
to the New York City reformatory and Davis was discharged.
iVo. 1703.—A rrest at Ista n b u l, A pril 7th, 1935, of a B and of H a sh ish Traffickers
o p era tin g b etw een T urk ey and Greece.
1, 0.C.S.245.
18317/387.
2. The Minister of H ealth and Social Welfare of the Turkish Republic, May 11th, 1935.
3(a). Hashish : 288 kg.
5. Persons implicated : Mehmed and Kurd Salih, of Guemlik ; Mehmed Kaptan ; Alioglou
Mahmud ; Abdullah ; Yuvan Georghieff, a Bulgarian market-gardener ; Tchaylak
Kotcho, a Bulgarian labourer working for Georghieff ; Yuvan Stovitch, a Bulgarian ;
Mme. Nadjie, aun t of Alioglou Mahmud ; Tanachoglou Angheli, a Greek, chief
engineer on the s.s. Lemnos ; Hristo, a Greek ; Yani Petros, a Greek.
8. The band consisted of a t least twelve members and had as its main object the clandestine
exportation of narcotics into Greece. The hashish undoubtedly came from the
Broussa region, where large stocks, being p art of the crops harvested in pre-prohibi
tion years, are still hidden. The hashish in question was the property of Mehmed
and Kurd Salih, who had used a small sailing-ship belonging to Mehmed K aptan to
smuggle the goods into Istanbul. Having escaped the notice of the Customs guards,
the hashish arrived at Istanbul, where the chief members of the band, Alioglou
Mahmud and Abdullah, took the precaution of dividing it into several lots so th a t
it could be hidden in safe places. The police took 100 kg. out of the well in a
kitchen-garden in the Etyemeze quarter of Istanbul rented by Georghieff. Kotcho
had already stolen 5 kg. of this amount, of which he had sold 4 kg., the remaining
kilogramme being found at his house ; 1 kg. was found in the possession of Stovitch
and 121 kg. were found in the garden of the house of Mme. Nadjie, 54 kg. in the
house of Alioglou Mahmud, and 7 kg. in the possession of Mahmud himself. In
the course of the judicial enquiries, the police laid hands on Angheli, just as he was
entering Mahmud’s house, which was guarded by police. He was carrying silk
stockings and kid gloves, which had been smuggled into the country. He stated
th a t the stockings and gloves had been entrusted to him by Hristo in Greece, to be
given as a present to Mahmud, and th a t on the return voyage he was to take back
the hashish which Mahmud would give him for Hristo.
9. The case is pending.
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 under corre
sponding headings :
Case No. 1673, under “ Heroin
Q
u a n t it ie s o f
I
n d ia n
H
em p
D
r u g s s e iz e d a s r e p o r t e d
1934
Charas
25 kg.
to t h e
S
e c r e t a r ia t
:
1935
Bhang
12 kg.
Indian hemp
1 kg. 434 grs.
Hashish
290 kg. 971 grs.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
1704.—S eizu re a t Lungkow , D ecem b er 3rd, 1934,
“ T u n gh w a ”, co m in g from N ew chw ang.
ex
the
C hinese
s.s.
L 2030/387(17).
May 13th, 1935.
^ a>. Procabin : 100 ampoules at 1 c.c. each and containing over 0.2% of heroin.
^ Found by Customs officials in two packages in the luggage of a native passenger. The
drug was destroyed.
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No. 1705.—S eizu re a t Pakhoi, July 13th, 1934.
1.
2.
2030/387(3).
The Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisonl
Committee, April 1935.
3(a). Anti-opium pills : 2 kg. 100 grs.
4. The pills were found in a Chinese junk, in the luggage of the accused. They Wctj
manufactured at the Liang Yu Dispensary, Singapore.
8. The pills were destroyed.
No. 1706.—S eizu re at S h angh ai, N ovem ber 29th, 1934, of E thylm orphine Hydn0H
ch lorid e b ea rin g th e Label of M essrs. E. M erck & Co., D armstadt.
1. O.C.S.234. 2030/387(20).
2. Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee!
April 1935.
3(a). Ethylmorphine hydrochloride : 28 grammes.
4. The Chinese s.s. Hsin Kiangleen.
7. The heroin bore the labels of the firm ofE. Merck & Co.,D arm stadt.
8 . Found among some bottles ofmedicine detained by the Customs official on duty oq
board the vessel.
No. 1707.—I llic it T raffic in D icod id e b etw een C zechoslovakia and Germany, dis-|
covered in 1934.
1. O.C.S.231. 17932/15734.
2. Government of Czechoslovakia, in its report on the illicit traffic in 1934, April 13th, 19351
3(b). Dicodide tablets: about 5,000.
5. Persons implicated : Frantisek Ditie, a chemist at Cvikov, Czechoslovakia ; his brother]
Em il ; Schubertovâ, a woman living at Chemnitz, Germany.
8 . The Berlin Chief of Police informed the Czechoslovak authorities by a letter of Augustl
28th, 1934, th a t the German police had succeeded in tracking down certain smugglers!
who were in the habit of bringing narcotic drugs from Czechoslovakia to Germany!
This illicit traffic was carried on by Ditie, who, it was alleged, had for three yearsl
been sending, by letter post, tubes containing dicodide tablets to Schubertovâ, all
Chemnitz. He sent the narcotics in envelopes of tourist hotels of localities situated |
along the Czechoslovak-German frontier. Ditie was examined and his brother
Emil was arrested at Citau, when trying to cross the frontier. The competent
authorities were informed in order th a t they might take proceedings against Ditie. |
No. 1708.—S a le of N arcotic D ru g s to P ro stitu tes at B u d apest, 1934.
1. O.C.S.231 (c). 16246/15734.
2.Government of Hungary, in its report on the illicit traffic for 1934, May 8 th, 1935.
3 (b). Narcotic drugs (kind not specified) : about 1 kg. 200 grs.
5. Persons implicated : Alexandre Lengyel, chemist, and his wife ; Béla Imreh, p astrycooks
assistant.
8 . Lengyel had been selling drugs to prostitutes from Ujpest, a suburb of B u d a p e s t , for
some years. He was sentenced during 1934 to three m onths’ imprisonment. ^hue
he was serving his sentence his wife carried on the traffic, Béla Imreh supplying
her w ith the drugs, which he stole from the pharm acy of his father, Béla Imreh, a|
chemist of Sârszentmihâly.
9. As stated above, Lengyel was sentenced to three m onths’ imprisonment. His wife
was sentenced to fourteen days and Béla Imreh, the pastrycook’s assistant, to one
month.
No. 1709.—S eizu re at B u iten zorg, N eth erlan d s In d ies, January 8th, 1935.
1. O.C.S.240. 561/388. No. 576.
3(a). Codeine : 1 gramme.
5. Persons implicated : Jacobus Johannes Stuffers, Dutch, and Mme. Tromp, J apanesej
at Nagasaki.
8 . The codeine was found in the post contained in apacket of cachets.
Stuffers declare<j
th a t he had ordered it from Mme. Tromp, who was the Japanese widow of one
his colleagues a t Nagasaki, for 8 yen. Mme. Tromp had bought the coderne '
the pharm acy “ Y. Morita No. 5 Oura Haga Shimaki, a t Nagasaki ”. Stuffers
imported the drug in good faith for the purpose of relieving his asthma.
QUESTIONNAIRE REFERR ING TO PART II.
I 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.
5 . 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 m anufacturer of drugs ; labels, marks, packing, etc.
8 . Additional details.
9.
Legal proceedings and penalties.
— 45 —
pfo 1710-—S eizu re at B rid gep ort, C onnecticut, M arch 12th, 1935.
j. 1281/388(98).
No. 382.
2 Government of the United States of America, May 13th, 1935.
3(a). Codeine phosphate : 177 grammes (6 oz. 95 grains).
5 Persons implicated : Lester E. Laviolette ; George J. Wateroff, both claiming American
citizenship, but both believed to be residents of Canada.
7. There were six 1-ounce bottles, three of which were labelled v Mallinckrodt ” and the
other three “ Merck ” . Photographs of the bottles and labels are in the archives
of the Secretariat.
g, Laviolette and Wateroff were arrested following the sale of six bottles purporting to
contain morphine to Federal officers. Analysis of the drug disclosed that it was
codeine phosphate. The bottles were brought from Canada by a certain Nickerson,
or Dickerson, of Sherbrooke, P. Q., Canada, who, according to the accused, crossed
the frontier from Canada into the United States at Rock Island, Quebec, and there
delivered the so-called morphine to the defendants. I t is not known whether the
delendants were aware of the fact th a t the bottles contained only codeine, or whether
they were victimised by Nickerson. An investigation is being made to determine
whether the bottles of codeine were the products of the United States “ Mallinckrodt ”
and “ Merck ” factories, or whether they originated in the Canadian factories of
the same names.
No. 1711.—S eizu re a t Buffalo, N ew York, A p ril 6th, 1935.
1. 1281/388(102). No. 386. .
3(a). Codeine phosphate : 0.532 gramme.
5. Person implicated : Mrs. Anna Gibbs.
7. There were no distinguishing marks or labels.
8. Mrs. Gibbs arrived a t the Peace Bridge, Buffalo, on a bus from Fort Erie, Ontario,
Canada. On being searched by the Customs, the codeine was secreted in the lining
of her purse together with a hypodermic syringe and a blackened spoon. She was
arrested and will be prosecuted
— 47 —
IN D E X T O LOCALITIES
Country and Locality
Page
Dale
A ustralia :
Melbourne
Belgium :
Antwerp
February 4th, 1935 ...........
19
January 1935 ....................
41
Bulgaria :
Between Bulga
ria, Turkey
and Greece
1935................................ 33-34
United K in g d o m : 1934..............................
13
Colonies
Hong- Kong
January 1935 ....................
13
February 1935 ................ 13-14
March 7th, 1935 ................ 19
M&rch 1935 . . .
14
New Hebrides October 17 th, 1934 . . . . 19-20
November 28th, 1934
_ 20
Singapore
January 22nd, 1935 .......... 35
January 1935 ....................
14
February 1935 .................... 20
March 5th, 1935 ................ 35
Canada :
Biggar
Saskatchewan October 7th, 1934 .............
China :
Canton
Chef oo
Kiaochow
Lappa
Lungkow
Pakhoi
Shanghai
T.
êntsin
.
wei-hai-wei
20
January 10th, 1935 ............ 21
October 23rd, 1934 ...........
14
November 14th, 1934 . . . . 35
1934
26, 30
July 8 th, 1934 ......................
4
September 22nd, 1934 . . .
4
December 21st, 1934 . . . . 30
December 26th, 1934. 30
January22nd, 1935 ......... 31
February 9th, 1935 ........... 31
February 14th, 1935 ......... 31
March 13th, 1935 .............
31
March 18th, 1935 .............
31
March 23rd, 1935 .............
32
January 12th, 1935 ............
14
February 26th, 1935 ......... 21
February and March 1935 14-15
December 3rd, 1934.... 43
December 26th, 1934. 15
July 13th, 1934 ................... 44
October 1 st, 1934 ..............
32
November 12th, 1934 . . . .
15
November 18th, 1934 . . . .
15
November 29th, 1934 . . . .
44
January 2nd, 1935 ...........
8
January 14th, 1935 ........... 8-9
January 1 7 t h , 1935 ...........
9
January 24th, 1935 ...........
9
January 25th, 1935 ......... 9-10
January 1935 ....................
15
February 8 th, 1935 ...........
10
February 28th, 1935 .........
10
March 15th, 1935 .............
11
March 24th, 1935 ............... 11
September 18th, 1934 . . . .
32
September and October
1934
32
November 27th, 1 9 3 4 . . . 32
December 2nd, 1934 .. . .32-33
May 17th, 1934 ................... 33
Czechoslovakia :
MoravskViCe
February 20th, 1934 ...........
36
Ostrava
'imburk
September 8 th, 1934 ..........
January 22nd, 1935 ..........
36
36
Dale
Page
C zechoslovakia (continued)
Opava
January 10th, 1934 . . . . 36-37
January 1934
37
March 1934 ........................ 37
Prague
December 11th, 1933.......... 37
March 28th, 1934 ......... 37-38
1934
26
Teplice-Sanov
April 1934 ......................... 38
Vejperty
December 1934 ................... 38
Between Germa
ny and Czecho
slovakia
1934....................................... 44
Between Germa
ny, Poland and
Czechoslovakia February 1935 ............. 26-27
Between Poland
and Czecho
slovakia
February 1935 .....................
38
Egypt :
Alexandria
Cairo
Port Said
Suez
February 18th, 1935 . . . 15-16
16
May 30th, 1935.....................
May 24th, 1935 ................... 41
April 17th, 1935 ............... 41-42
G erm any :
4
Hamburg
April 6 th, 1935 ...................
Between Germa
ny and Czecho
slovakia
1934......................................... 44
Between Germa
ny, Poland
and Czecho
slovakia
February 1935 .............. 26-27
G reece :
Between Bulga
ria, Turkey
and Greece
1935.................................... 33-34
H u n g a ry :
Budapest
K@locsa
In d ia :
Bengal
Cawnpore
Hoshangabad
Nasirabad
Rangoon
Japan :
Yokohama
N e th e r la n d s :
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Indies
1934............................. 2 7 ,3 9 ,4 4
February 1935 .................. 27
1934......................................... 39
1934........................................ 42
16
1934........................................
1934 ........................................ 42
February 14th, 1935 ........... 39
March 13th, 1935 ............. 39
May 10th, 1935 .............. 39-40
September 1930 ................
February 2 2 n d , 1935
3
40
October 1934 ...................... 27
November 1934 .................. 21
Last four months 1934 16-17
January 1935 .................... 21
January and
February
1935
17
Buitenzorg
January 9th, 1935 ..............
44
Semarang
December 27th, 1934......... 21
TandjoenperakDecember 1934 .................. 16
P o la n d :
Warsaw
December 11th, 1934.........
Between Germa
ny, Poland
and Czecho
slovakia
February 1935 .....................
Between Poland
and Czecho
slovakia
February 1935 .....................
4
26
38
Date
Page
P o r tu g a l :
Macao
April, May and June 1934
January and February
1935
March 1935 .........................
22
Los Angeles
17
17
Louisville,
Kentucky
Newark, New
Jersey
Date and place not given ..............................
4
New York
Fourth Quarter 1934 . . . .
22
First Quarter 1935 _____27-28
Turkey :
Bebek,
Bosphorus
Istanbul
March 3rd, 1935 ................. 12
April 7th, 1935 ................... 43
June 1935 ...........................
12
Izmir
February 7th, 1935 ............
5
Southern Frontier March1935 ................. 18-19
Between Turkey,
Bulgaria and
Greece
1935..................................... 34-35
U n it e d S t a t e s
of A m e r i c a :
Page
U n ite d S t a t e s of A m e r ic a (conlinued)
Sp ain :
S ia m :
Date
October 1934 ................... 42-43
February 1935 .................... 34
March 1935 ......................... 34
Bakersfield, Gal. April 19th, 1935 ................ 22
Boston, Mass. March 18th, 1935 ............... 23
April 1st, 1935 .................... 24
Bridgeport,
Connecticut March 12th, 1935 ............... 45
Brooklyn, N.Y. August 5th, 1934 .................
4
February 20th, 1935 ......... 28
45
Buffalo, N.Y.
April 6 th, 1935 ..................
Chicago, 111.
March 16t,h, 1935 ..............
28
March 23rd, 1935 ............. 23
Fort Worth,
Texas .
March 14th, 1935 ............... 28
Governors
Island
1935....................................
42
March 31st and April i=t
1935
oi
"
February 22nd and March
15th, 1935 .................
98
November 19th, 1934
. c
April 15th, 1935
in
February 25th, 1935
il—
io
March 11th, 1935
33
March 11th and 15th, iÔ35 00
March24th, 1935 . . .
jn
March 29t,h, 1935 ..
04
April 15th, 1935 . . .
‘ " ,o
April 25th, 1935 . . . . " oq
May 1st, 1935 ....................... 33
February 23rd, 1935 ........ 24
Omaha, Nebr.
Pittsburgh,
Penn.
October 26th, 1934 ......... $9
San Francisco December 21st and 27th,
1933 ..............................
3
April 14th, 1934 ..............
4
March 12th, 1935 .......... 29
March 14th, 1935 ........ 29-30
4
April 14th, 1935 ............
May 17th, 1935 ................. 40
Seattle
December 12th, 1934.......... 24
Washington,
D C.
March 13th and 14th, 1935 34
Yuma, Arizona January 9th, 1934 .............
3
Honolulu
March 18th, 1935 .............. 25
May 18th, 1935 ................. 18
Hanapepe
February 23rd, 1935 . . . 24-25
Colonies :
Philippine Islands :
Cebu
February 8 th, 1935 ............ 25
April 18th, 1935 ............... 25
Ilagan
October 11th, 1934 ............ 25
Tabaco
. November 10th, 1934 .. 25-26
Tinaogan
October 10th, 1934 ............ 26
— 49 —
IN D E X T O N A M E S OF P E R S O N S , FIR M S, ETC.
Page
game
A&B ” m a r k
16, 17 (2)
A&B Monopoly B "mark. 17
«A &B Monopoly I ” mark 17
«A &B Monopoly I.M.B. ”
17
mark...................................
A &B Monopoly I.N.M.
mark.................................... 17
«A & B Monopoly M ”
mark............................... 16, 17
Abdullah ................................ 43
5
Aboulafya, D a v i d ................
“Agedness” label ............ 25,2 6
Ahmed Ali .............................
18
Ali Baba ” m a r k ........... 34
Anderson, L a w r e n c e ............ 33
Angheli, Tanachoglou . . . .
43
Arnold, Robert.................. 42
Asai ........................................
3
B. C. National Book Co.,
Canton ( F ic t i t io u s )
23
Baboud, Mary & Co., Shang
hai ........................................
3
Baierl, Rudolf.................... 36
Bakurallee, Alla Bux ......... 41
Bartl, H a rtw ig.................. 38
Basemer, R a l p h ................ 18
Bayer & Co., Leverkusen
(Fictitious label) .............. 37
Békir, Kara........................
34
BeneS, Z d e n e k .................. 37
BeneSovâ, Milada ................ 37
Bielovska, S a r a ...............
26
Blue Eagle ” mark . . . . 29, 34
Boehringer Mannheun ”
mark............................... 35
Boruka-Gollwell, J e a n .........
37
Borzalini, Armando
12 (5s)
Borzalini, Nico ....................
12
Bronislas, N ikiel............... 38
Brown, L i l l i a n .................. 40
Caddesi, Heman .................. 29
Chin Gin F o o k .................. 24
Chin Toy ................................ 24
Christoforou, N i c o l a ...........
41
Chuo Ken Kyusho .............. 35
‘ Cock ’’ m a r k ..................
4
“Cock & Elephant ” mark 22,
23 25
Comar & Co., Paris . . . . 3, 5, 40
Dandy Broiler Co., Chicago 28
Dàvidovics, L â s z l o ........
39
Davis, Robert W ............... 42
Dickerson.......................... 45
Dilsizian Inc., New York .. 29
Ditie, E m i l ........................ 44
Ditie, Frantisek............... 44
Djemal..............................
12
P°m, Capt. L.................... 41
Double Lion ” m a r k ........
19
Dragon ” m a r k ............. 34
Urogueria Barrera.......... 40
Echref
Eljas, G ezâ.............................
Erba, Carlo ...........................
Fairy Horse ” m a r k .........
parhi, Robert .......................
^fflacia Chinica L. Quattnne, Mendrisio................
?ehm i...........
F ^ .W o m n
::::::
::::::::
Government Cen“
” esearch Institute ..
mamk°sa Oolong T e a ”
12
27
3
7
34
12
12
36
12
28
4
35
35
Name
Page
Fouroundjoglou, Costi . . . .
34
“ Fujitsuru ” label . . 35 (2), 39
32
Fukuda .............
Galanos, Antoine • ................
Galli, Gia O., Mendrisio . . .
Gatrmann & Co., Prague . .
Georghieff, Yuvan ..............
Gibbs, Mrs A n n a ..................
Gifford, L. J .............................
Gluckman, Henri ................
Gollwell, Jean Boruka- . . . .
Goo, G e o r g e ...........................
Gordon, Bob .........................
Gordon, L u c i l l e ....................
Gordon, T o m .........................
Gorman, R a y m o n d ..............
Goroczyca, Marie ................
Goroczyca, R u d o l p h e
Green.........................................
Gregory & Co., J. W., Phi
ladelphia (Fictitious) . . .
Gruber & Co., Hamburg . .
41
13
38
43
45
29
27
37
4
34
34
3
23
27
27
3
32
4
Hadji Ali Baba ..................... 29
Hadji, I s m a i l ......................... 12
Haji Goolam Alley Haji
Mehamed Baker Behba-""
hadi & Sons, Bushire . . .* 17
4
Halpern, M echel....................
Hassan, Moustapha ...........
18
Hayes, John ......................... 19
Heisler & Co., C h r a st.. . . 37, 38
Hemelryck, Alfons von . . . 41
Herian, J o s e f ......................... 36
Herrmann, J o s e f .................. 36
Hewa ....................................... 20
Hôbelt, Rudolf .................... 37
Hoffmann & Co., TepliceS a n o v .................................. 38
Hoshi Pharmaceutical Co.,
T o k y o......................... 30, 31 (2)
Holÿ, Artur.............................
38
H r i s t o ....................................... 43
Name
Page
Lem, D .....................................
Lengyel, Alexandre ...........
Liang Yu Dispensary, Sin
gapore ...............................
Lim Kee S i n ..........................
“ Lion ” mark ........... 22, 25
“ Lion, Globe & Serpent ”
m a r k .................................. 2 1
“ Lo Fook Kee ” mark . . . .
Lopez, Joe .............................
Loukas, Georges Ch..............
Lubowski, Isaac ..................
20
44
44
25
(2)
(2 )
38
42
41
27
Machida S . .............................
Mahmoud, Abdel Wahed
S i a m ...................................
Mahmud, Alioglou .............
Mahoney, J a m e s ..................
Mallinckrodt & Co................
Malysz, J e a n ..........................
M an cu so,S a lv ad ore
Marika......................................
Marschall, Frida....................
Mastny, P a v e l ......................
Maugey, J. H ..........................
Meena, Abe ..........................
Meister Brünning Hôchst &
Go..........................................
Merck & Co. .. 28, 37, 38, 44,
Mohammed El Dib Abdel
D a y e m .................................
Moiz..........................................
Morrisey, W i l l i a m ...............
Muller, H. E ............................
Mumaw, H ...............................
Murukwia, Dominic.............
Musiolek, Charles ...............
31
Nadjie, Mme...........................
Nagel, Antonin......................
“ N e c m i ” label ....................
New Asiatic Chemical
Works, Shanghai.............
N ick erso n ...............................
43
36
11
16
43
33
45
38
4
34
27
36
42
28
36
45
16
12
23
28
28
37
27
3
45
Ikeuchi, T.................................
Imreh, B é la ..............................
Iseno, F u m i y a .......................
11
44
4
Okasaki .................................
Olâh, B e r ta la n ......................
Ott, Vaclav ...........................
4
39
37
Jan of, Stépan .......................
Japan Pharmaceutical Es
tablishment, O s a k a
Jo Ching Lian .......................
Johnston, Mrs..........................
Jordan......................................
34
Palkowsky, Miroslav .........
Palmizio, Dominick ...........
Panek, A n t o n in ....................
Pavlik, Josef ........................
Perlstein, Aron ....................
Petros, Y ani ........................
Pickenpack & Co., Paul,
B a n g k o k .............................
Plaza, Lee .............................
Pospiech, Frantisek ...........
Productos Quimicos Farmaceuticos S.A., Barcelona
37
11
38
36
26
43
30
25
25
8
Kadota, W i l l i a m .................. 29
Kaptan, Mehmed ................ 43
Keenan, Patrick..................... 42
Kelly, L o u i s ........................... 42
12
Kémal ....................................
Klomp, Jan ........................... 40
Koci, Vaclav ......................... 37
Kôhler, Adolf ....................... 38
Koju, Kuranago..................... 27
Koselka, F r a n tiS e k .............. 36
Kotcho, T c h a y la k ................ 43
Krakhofer, F r a n t iS e k
38
Krëzek, F r a n tiS e k ................ 36
Kronberger, Bohuslav . . . . 37
K w a y N a m ........................... 20
“ Kwong Tung Pagoda ” la
bel ............................. 13 (2), 14
“ Kwong Si ” label ......... 13,14
Lâbass, E m i l i e .......................
Lâbass, Joseph ....................
“ Lam Kee Macao ” mark 22,
Langer, Hanus ....................
Lauwers, H e n r i ....................
Laviolette, Lester E ..............
Lee Chin, Mrs..........................
27
27
23
38
41
45
24
Quattrine, L., Farmacia
Chinica, Mendrisio .........
Quinto, P i e t r o ......................
Rajsky ...................................
Rajsky, A l o i s ........................
Raymann, A d o l f ..................
R&zov S
,** #••••»■••
28
29
37
4
13
H
36
3b
o/
“ Red Lion ” "label . . . 14, 19, 20
Rehanek, Robert ................ 37
Rex Gyogyszoreszeti Gayr,
B udapest............................
*7
Riggs, Lonnie
.................. J
Rodriquez, F r a n k ................ 4~
Roques, F e r d in a n d .............
Rudolf, E v z e n ...................... Jb
Saary, A lf r e d ........................
Sahlinger, Gerhart .............
Salih, Kurd ..........................
27
^
4d
— 50 —
Name
Page
Salih, M e h m e d .........................
Sankosha, Kobe .....................
Sankyo Co., L td........................
Schmiedl, F r a n t i s e k
Schônfeld, FrantiSek ............
Schrader, H u g o ....................
Schubertovâ ...........................
Schütz, Hubert .......................
Shanghai Mutual Trading
Co. ......................................
“ Shell ” brand ....................
Sighematsu ..............................
Si kora, FrantiSek ..................
Simmons, O l l i e .....................
Snyder, Lloyd .......................
Spielvogel, Joseph ................
Stamatakis ..............................
Stamatus ..................................
“ Star of Bethlehem ” mark
Steffan, Paul .........................
“ Stork ” b r a n d .......................
43
18
29
38
38
28
44
36
Name
Page
Stovitch, Kurd ....................
Strausz, E m e r ic ....................
Stuffers, Jacobus Johannes
S u l t a n ......................................
Suruciglou, C o s t i ..................
43
39
44
12
34
Ternovszki, J e a n ..................
Theodorides, Marco ...........
“ Three Lions ” m a r k
3
“ Three Wise Men ” mark ..
25
T om an.......................................
19 “ Tonggee ” l a b e l ..................
37 Tromp, Mme............................
33Tsunem itsu.............................
23
Tucker, Lloyd Y o u n g
36
41 Urban & Stein, Karlin,
41
Czechoslovakia..................
29
Verbeeck, Petrus L................
23
39
39
18
25
29
36
25
44
3
28
Name
Page
Wateroff, George J.
w e b e r ....................
Weber, J o s e p h
'
“ White Horse "label 'àÿ ‘ 33
Woolpert, George. .
’
w o n g Y i n ............
Woolf, H. B ............................ '
Würth, Jan ....................."
Wüst Pharmacy ............] ’ '
..
J
n?
gg
gg
Yap, Crisanto G
«
Yee Chong Co............................ 24
Yee, George ......................... 23
Yee Lee . . .......................
20
Yenatsu ................................ 31
“ Yick Kee ” m ark.............. 19
Yolco, M atsuda..................... 30
38
41
“ Zenith 1928 Extra” mark 41
Zikk, Jundrich ................... 26

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