C. 86. M. 86. 1946.x i . [0.c.300(y)]

Geneva, October 1st, 1946.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

SUMMARY

OF

ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS AND SEIZURES DURING 1944

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PART I

CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

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PART II

NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:

1. R aw Opium. 4. H eroin. 2. P repared Opium and D ross. 5. Coca Leaves and Cocaine. 3. Morphine. 6. Indian H emp.

1. RAW OPIUM

No. 2268. — Seizures in the Interior of Egypt during November and December 1943. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, February 18th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 6 kg. 432 gr. O.C.S./Conf.l620. Hashish : 3 kg. 275 gr. 3. There were five cases, one in November and four in December. One concerned hashish and the rest opium. There were seven accused, all Egyptians. 4. There were three sentences of imprisonment for three years, two accompanied with fines of £e .500 and one with a fine of £e .600 ; one sentence of imprisonment for two years with a fine of £e .200, one of imprisonment for eighteen months and a fine of £e .300, one of fifteen months and afine of £e .250 and one of twelve months and a fine of £e .200.

No. 2269. — Seizures in the Interior of Egypt during the First Quarter of 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, February 18th. 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 8 kg. 100 gr. 0,C.S./Conf,1620. Hashish : 10 kg. 193 gr. 3. There were seven cases, four concerning hashish, two of hashish and opium and one of opium. The accused were all Egyptians. 4. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from eighteen months to three years and fines ranged from £ e .200 to £ e .500.

No. 2270. — Seizures in the Interior of Egypt during the Second Quarter of 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau. Cairo. February 18th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 27 kg. 36 gr. O.C.S./Conf.I620. Hashish : 5 kg. 950 gr. 3. There were nine cases, five concerning opium alone, one concerning hashish alone and three concerning both. The accused were all Egyptians.

4. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from one to three years and fines from £ e .10(ï to £e.600.

No. 2271. — Seizures in the Interior of Egypt during the Third Quarter of 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo. February 18th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 270 kg. 65 gr. O.C.S./Conf.l620. Hashish : 223 kg. 196 gr. 3. There were nine cases, fiveconcerning opium alone, one concerning hashish alone and three concerning both. A large seizure of 245 kg. 490 gr- 0 opium and 217 kg. 340 gr. of hashish took place at Fayed on July 28th, 1944. The accuse were all Egyptians. 4. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from one to three years and fines from £e.200 to £ e .500.

No. 2272. — Seizures in the Interior of Egypt during October and November 1944. communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cair . February 18th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 7 kg. 364 gr. 0,C.S./Conf.l620. Hashish : 1 kg. 160 gr.

3. There were four cases, two of which concerning °PlU I1 and hashish and two opium alone. The accused were all Egyptians. — 5 —

4. Sentences of imprisonment ranged from six months to three years and fines from £e.100 to £e .500.

No. 2273. — Seizure at Alexandria on February 16th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 17th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 60 gr. Origin unknown. 0 C S. Conf.1541. 3. Upon information being received by the Special Investiga­ tion Branch of the British Army to the effect that a member of the British Forces, who had been reported as an absentee, was living at a certain house in Alexandria, the house in question was raided. Although the search proved negative in so far as the absentee was concerned, several objects of War Department property and 1 kg. 60 gr. of opium were found. The occupant of the house, on interrogation, declared that the War Department objects and the opium belonged to a Greek sailor of the Greek Royal Navy, who lived in her house. At this point, the sailor appeared and admitted the ownership but refused to say anything else. 4. On June 26th, 1944, this sailor was tried by the Mixed Tribunal, Alexandria, and was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ e .200.

No. 2274. — Seizure at Alexandria on June 7th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, December 4th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 30 gr. Origin unknown. O.C.S./Conf.l678. w , . ° ° I, Mohammed Hussein Ghaleb ; Petros Arnaoutis. 3. Acting on information that a certain person of Alexandria was a friend of Arnaoutis, one of the accused in the Heliopolis bank robbery, the authorities raided the house of the person in question. This person was absent, but his wife was there and a search revealed the drugs seized. Ghaleb arrived soon after the search and claimed the drugs as his property. He stated that he had purchased them for £e .90 from a Palestinian soldier unknown to him. 4. Ghaleb was tried by the Drugs Summary Native Court and sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £ e .500.

No. 2275. —- Seizure at Alexandria on June 28th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, November 16th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 685 grammes in - i O.C.S.'Conf•o.,uum.ioou. 1680 uHashish v i. : one?290 gram m es \ Origin6 unknown. 3. It was learnt that an Egyptian, Sobhi Agami Salama, was trafficking in arms and his house was searched on June 28th. No arms were discovered, but the above drugs were found. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan, nephew of Sobhi Agami Salama, stated that the drugs in question had been purchased from two drug traffickers in Alexandria. _ 4. Sobhi Agami Salama was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of &.500, while his nephew was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £e .200. Ihe two drug traffickers of Alexandria were acquitted for lack of evidence.

No. 2276. — Seizure at Cairo on February 21st, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 18th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 35 kg. 322 gr. / n ■ ■ , U'C.S./Conf.l669 u , • , 0 i oic; l Origin unknown. • Hashish : 3 kg. 215 gr. ) 6 , 2. Moscow Leon Ronco, Palestinian ; Maurice Mayer Costi, alian, watchmaker ; Samuel Vita Costi, Italian ; Jack Rizzo Gani ; Joseph Barouk Levy, rench ; Samha Ezra, of Abbassia ; and two British soldiers. , 3- Ronco and one of the British soldiers were arrested while in possession of 25 kg. of Danish and opium. Ronco stated that a British soldier when in Palestine told him that fo th - soldier had brought 375 kg. of drugs to Cairo and that his help wras needed for , e*r distribution. Ronco therefore came clandestinely to Cairo and, on his arrival, on K some the drugs had already been disposed of to Samuel Costi and Gani, who sold i ^ evy ‘ The other three boxes had been stored at the house of Maurice Costi. ad these sent to the house of Samha Ezra, where they were seized.

£e 1 finr ^ onco was sentenced by default to imprisonment for five years and a fine of ac

No. 2277. — Seizures at Cairo on September 4th and 7th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 25th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 18 kg. 830 gr. Origin unknown. O.C.S./Conf.l675. Hashish : 2 kg. 830 gr. 2 . Taufik Khalifa Soued, merchant of Cairo ; three British soldiers who were deserters. 3. One of the soldiers was arrested on September 4th in the Haifa-Cairo train in possession of the opium in question. He said it was intended for Taufik Khalifa Soued. On September 7th the soldier was sent to Taufik’s shop under strict supervision accompanied by a boy confidant disguised as a porter. Taufik and the other two deserters from the British Army met them, took the valise and jumped into a car, which drove away at high speed followed by the C.N.I.B. officers in another car. The G.N.I.B. car managed to over­ take the other car and forced the driver to stop. Its occupants were immediately arrested and the valise seized. Taufik’s shop and house were then searched and a second valise containing the hashish was discovered together with some clothes belonging to the British Military Authorities. 4. The deserters were handed over to the British Military Authorities and it is reported that they were sentenced to imprisonment for terms varying from twelve to eighteen months.

Taufik Khalifa Soued was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £ e .200.

No. 2278. — Seizure at Kantara on February 18th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 25th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 12 kg. 744 gr. , O.C.S./Conf,1679. Hashish : 4 kg. 893 gr. | 0 ngm unknown' 3. The authorities received information that a lance-corporal of the British Army had arranged to transport a quantity of narcotics in a War Department truck at night. The road and ferry gate by which he would have to pass were therefore watched and about 7.30 p.m. the truck arrived on the scene. The ferry was at that moment at the other side of the Canal and the driver had to await its return. The C.N.I.B. Officer who was keeping watch asked him to return with his vehicle to the Customs office. He and his truck were searched and the above drugs were found behind the driver’s seat. A certain Abdel Halim Hussein Abdel Aal was also found in the truck, but no narcotics were found on him. After some questioning, the two accused confessed that they had been conveying the drugs for a certain smuggler who is well known to the C.N.I.B. 4. The lance-corporal was tried by Court-martial and sentenced to imprisonment for one year. Abdel Halim was tried by the Court of the Frontiers Administration and sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ e .1 0 0 .

No. 2279. — Seizure at Kantara on March 5th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 10th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 133 kg. 555 gr. ) Q . . , O.C.S./Conf,1536. Hashish : 24 kg. 935 gr. j Ungm unk 0 2. Mohammed Youssef Ibrahim, hairdresser ; Lufti Abdulla Galal, a tailor of Port Said ; Amira Ghonaim Amira and several Bedouins. 3. Two soldiers of the British Army reported that Mohammed Youssef Ibrahim had asked them to arrange transport of a large quantity of drugs in a War Department truck across the Suez Canal. The two soldiers were instructed to continue negotiations the traffickers and on March 5th, 1944, they arranged to load the drugs near their barrack and meet the two traffickers on the western bank of the Canal. The traffickers would then guide them to the meeting-place where the drugs were to be handed over. On arrival o the truck at the Customs Zone, the two soldiers gave the pre-arranged signal, whereupon tne truck was stopped and two C.N.I.B. officers and other officials got into it. Amira Ghonaim Amira was found in the truck sitting on two big sacks of hashish and opium. The driver, one of the informant soldiers, was ordered to proceed and, on its arrival at the wester bank of the Canal, Mohammed Youssef Ibrahim and Lufti Abdulla Galal jumped into truck and were arrested. Amira stated that the drugs were to be delivered at Om El n' to the owners, who were Bedouins. Just before arriving at the rendezvous, the tru stopped as a Bedouin was seen running away while firing his revolver at the truck. Se\ others then fired at the truck, but none of them could be arrested. During the prehmic : investigation, Amira offered a bribe of £e.300 to the C.N.I.B. officer if he would give niffl assistance. — 7 —

4. Mohammed Youssef Ibrahim and Lufti Abdulla Galal were each sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £e .200; Amira Ghonaim Amira was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £e .300 for the drugs case and imprisonment for three months for the bribe case.

No. 2280. — Seizure at Kantara East, Egypt, on December 29th, 1944. Report com­ municated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, January 17th, 1946.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 543 grammes. Origin under enquiry. O.C.S./Conf.I752. ^ Ghanem Kanana Ghanem. 3. The accused was found hiding under a carriage of the Palestine train at K antara with the opium in his possession. He stated th at he had bought the drug from an Arab of Rafa unknown to him. 4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £e .100.

No. 2281. — Seizure at Port Said on March 3rd, 1944, ex “ S.S. Commandant Dominie Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 25th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 5 kg. 720 gr. Enquiries are being made as O.C.S./Conf.I683. origin. 3. A warrant officer of the French Navy was searched on suspicion by the Customs Police and found in possession of five packets of opium hidden under his clothes. He stated that the opium belonged to a native of Beyrouth unknown to him and that he was going to hand it over to a person who would be waiting for him at Port Said. 4. On August 30th, 1944, the accused was tried by a Court-martial at Beyrouth and sentenced to imprisonment for one year with stay of execution.

No. 2282. — Seizure at Port Said on April 3rd, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, July 15th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 750 gr. ( n ■ • a O.C.S./Conf,1540. 4 shish . 6 | 0 gram8mes. ( Origin under enquiry. 3. The accused, a Greek sailor, was searched on suspicion when leaving the Customs Zone and found in possession of two small bags of cloth containing the drugs in question. The bags were concealed inside his stockings and under his clothes. 4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £e .200.

No. 2283. — Seizure at Port Said on August 20th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, October 26th, 1944.

O cT/c'/ 6 nf f ifi7 R 6. * Opium : 62 ^ ogrammes. rjgjn Enquiries are being made as 2. Edwin J. Johns, American seaman, member of the crew of the s.s. Henry Wilson. 3. On going out of the Customs gate at Port Said, Johns was searched and the opium found in the back pocket of his trousers. He confessed that he had bought the opium from a person known to him in Iran, for a sum of 300 dollars. 4. He was tried by the Mixed Tribunal, Masoura, and sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ e .200.

No. 2284. — Seizure at Suez on January 25th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, April 6 th, 1944.

Oecese/conf.i530 1 °Pium : 5 152 gr- 0rigin under enquiry. 3. Abdel W ahab Abdel Rabb Ghorab, a chauffeur by occupation, was landing from a vessel anchoring at the Suez Port when he was searched, n suspicion, by a Customs official and found in possession of 455 grammes of opium. The earner was also searched, with the result that a further quantity of 4 kg. 697 gr. of opium as seized and three members of the crew were accused of the possession of this quantity. ~ 4. Abdel Wahab Abdel Rabb Ghorab, who is a local subject, was tried by the formmary Native Court, Suez, on March 13th, 1944, and was sentenced to imprisonment one year and a fine of £e.100. The case in respect of the three members of the crew, 0j 0 ^ re foreign subjects, was filed by order of the Cairo Mixed Tribunal Parquet for lack — 8 —

No. 2285. — Seizure at Suez Port on May 14th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, December 26th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 3 kg. 370 gr. ) n • • , O.C.S./Conf.l681. Cocaine : 3 gram m es. ' lgl un ncm 2. Long Kwai, Tau Kwan Jeu and Han Jban Wai, Chinese members of the crew of the s.s. Sibatak. 3. The accused were searched on suspicion by Customs officials and found in possession of the drugs. 4. The accused were tried by the Summary Native Court and each sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £ e .200 each.

No. 2286. — Seizure at Suez on September 25th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, December 13th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 13 kg. 539 gr. Origin unknown. O.C.S./Conf.l672. 9 Vou Eau Chin and Say Tchi To, Chinese. 3. The accused were searched on suspicion by the Suez Customs Police and found in possession of the drugs, which were concealed in their luggage. 4. They were tried by the Summary Native Court, Suez, and were each sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £e.100.

No. 2287. — Seizure at Dundee on January 11th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 11th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 818 gr. No marks of origin. O.C.S./Conf.l509. 9- Chang Ngok Tsang, Chinese. 3. The opium was hidden on board the Oriskany, coming from Calcutta via Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria and Gibraltar. It was found in thewheel-house in the space between the steering-wheel erection and the bulkhead, covered by flags, life-belts and canvas. Chang Ngok Tsang had purchased it in Calcutta for 160 rupees. 4. Chang Ngok Tsang was sentenced to imprisonment for sixty days or a fine of £10. The fine was paid.

No. 2288. — Seizure at Ellesmere Port on April 8th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, June 6th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 386 gr. Persian labels. O.C.S./Conf.lo37. 2. Kong Jong and Chan Tai, Chinese seamen on the m.v. Clausina, coming from Abadan via New York. 3. The accused were intercepted on leaving the ship and 1 kg. 714 gr. of opium was found on them. The rest of the opium seized was found on board the vessel on the port side during a rummage of the after-deck. The owner of this opium could not be found. The two accused stated that they had purchased the opium found on them at Abadan for £3 the pound. Each stick (there were ninety-six) was wrapped in a label bearing Persian symbols and a picture of a mosque. 4. The accused were each sentenced to a fine of £10 plus £1 19s. 3d. costs.

No. 2289. — Seizure at Glasgow on June 26th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 7th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 818 gr. Specimen label attached O.C.S./Conf.l606. to rep o rt1. 2. Yuen Yung Ying, Chinese seaman on board the Euryado arriving at Glasgow on a round voyagehaving called at Mediterranean Ports, Boston and Halifax. 3. The opium wasfound in the false bottom of a tool chest in the steering-gear house. 4. The accused was fined £20.

No. 2290. — Seizure at Liverpool on July 10th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 7th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 909 grammes. The opium resembled O.C.S./Conf.l607. th at which comes from the Persian Gulf. Specimen label attache to report.1 2. Liu Ah Pao of the m.v. Oranje, Dutch hospital ship, coming from the Persian Gulf.

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3. The offender was detained by the police at the dock gate and the opium found in a specially constructed body-belt. 4. The offender was sentenced to imprisonment for one month on each of two charges, the sentences to run concurrently.

No. 2291. — Seizure at Liverpool on November 16th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, December 15th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 45 gr. No definite evidence as to 0.C.S./Conf.l570. source of supply. 2. Chong Fong, of the Chinese Prince, coming from Bombay via Gibraltar. 3. The offender was stopped and searched by police when leaving the dock. A sealed (soldered) billy-can containing the drug was found on him. He stated that the opium and container had been bought in Bombay for 10 rupees. 4. The offender was sentenced to imprisonment for two months and costs.

No. 2292. — Seizure at Liverpool on November 25th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February loth, 1945.

Reference : __ 1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 159 gr. Labels bearing Arabic OC S .Conf.15/4. characters were affixed to the sticks of opium. 2. Bang Sing Lee and Lai Lien Kwok, Chinese seamen on the m.v. Silver Ash coming from Mombasa via U.S.A., African and Suez Ports on round trip. 3. The opium was found hidden in socks and concealed between copper slabs in the tonnage well. 4. Each of the accused was fined £25 and ordered to pay 21s. costs.

No. 2293. — Seizure at London on November 17th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, December 15th, 1944.

Reference ^ ^ 1 (a). Raw opium : 739 grammes. No distinguishing marks. 2. Tse Fai, of the s.s. Geologist, coming from Bombay, via Tamata (Madagascar), Durban, Capetown and Freetown. 3. The vessel was searched by Customs officers and the opium found concealed in the accused’s trousers. He stated that he purchased the opium in Bombay for 200 rupees. 4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for two months.

No. 2294. — Seizure at London on November 17th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 15th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 511 grammes. ■ Conf.l57o. Opium dross : 142 grammes. 2. Cheng King, Chinese seaman on the s.s. Geologist coming from Bombay, via Tamata, Durban, Capetown and Freetown. 3. During a rummage of the vessel, 511 grammes of raw opium and 142 grammes of opium dross were found concealed under a quantity of coal at the mouth of the bunkers. The offender stated th at he bought the drugs in Bombay. 4. The offender was sentenced to imprisonment for two months and fined £10 or tmprisonment for one month concurrent. The fine was paid.

No. 2295. — Seizures in London on December 17th and 18th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, January 18th, 1945.

oS ^C on f rr.7 9 1 («)■ R aw °Pium. : 16 k g- 589 gr. j ' Prepared opium : 114 grammes No markings. Opium dross : 57 grammes ' , Tsui Tsau Van, Chinese quartermaster, and Weng Lin Chang, Chinese fireman on °ard the s.s. Glaucus, arriving in London after a round trip calling at Birkenhead, Port Gibr ItU6Z’ ^ en’ Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Calcutta, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said,

^ , 0i The offenders were stopped and searched at the dock gates. Each man was found (l ,e carrying slabs of opium tied around his shins. During a rummage of the after poop cort ° ■ vessel the rest of the drugs seized were discovered together with an opium pipe oricram*n® °Pium dross on a high ledge inside the gun turret. Neither the owner nor the -! ■ these drugs could be ascertained. 4- ihe offenders were each fined £25. 10 —

No. 2296. — Seizure at Newport, Monmouth, on November 27th, 1944. Report com­ municated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February loth 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 912 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.l57G. n b , rr , , 2. Huang > en, ot the m.v. Van der Heist coming from Marmagoa via Suez, Port Said and Gibraltar. 3. The opium was discovered in two packages in a roll of packing-paper during a search of the vessel by the Customs officers. It was stated to have been purchased in Calcutta and Bombay. 4. The accused was sentenced to fines on three charges amounting to £16.

No. 2297. — Seizure at Bombay on December 20th, 1943. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, May 22nd, 1944.

Reference : ^ _ 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 292 gr. Iranian origin.1 2. Abdul Latif Mohamed, Karanee on Sambook Abbassi from Jeddah. 3. The opium was purchased from an unknown Baluchi at Muscat for Rs. 120/- for medicinal use by the accused and his friends at Jeddah. 4. The accused was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 300/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for three weeks. The fine was paid.

No. 2298. — Seizures at Bombay in January 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, May 22nd, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 4 kg. 686 gr. 984 grammes were of Iranian O.C.S./Conf,1535. origin. 3. There were nine seizures, all aboard vessels arriving at Bombay. On January 9th, 16 grammes were seized on the s.s. Franche-Comté in the possession of Abdulla Jaffar. On January 20th, 462 grammes of opium wrere seized on the s.s. Melampur. The accused was Cheng Fook. There were five cases on January 22nd, on the same vessel : 1 kg. 841 gr., accused = Hodai ; 205 grammes, accused = Wong Fock Ah ; 40 grammes, accused = Chang Chen ; 472 grammes, accused = Ling Tong and 547 grammes which were unclaimed. On January 26th, 945 grammes were seized on the Hoegh Silver Cloud and on January 29th, 160 grammes on the s.s. Tang Sang. Both these quantities were unclaimed. 4. Abdulla Jaffar was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 10/- or, in default, rigorous imprisonment for eight days. Cheng Fook was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 100/- or, in default, rigorous imprisonment for six weeks. The fine was paid. The cases on board the s.s. Melampur were to be tried on March 23rd, 1944, and the unclaimed opium was confiscated by the Assistant Collector in charge, Preventive Department.

No. 2299. — Seizure at Bombay on January 31st, 1944. Report communicated by th>' Government of the United Kingdom, June 27th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 4 kg. 694 gr. Indian origin. O.C.S./Conf.l544. 2. Abdul Karim. 4. The accused was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three months.

No. 2300. —- Seizures in Bombay in February 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, June 7th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 18 kg. 520 gr. 18 kg. 446 gr. were of Indian O.C.S./Conf.l544. origin and 32 grammes came from Beirut. Opium mixture : 504 grammes. Opium dross : 57 grammes. Chandul : 99 grammes. Indian hemp : 36 grammes. 3. There were twelve seizures, all on vessels arriving at Bombay. On February W' there were two seizures on the s.s. Delhi, both involving 945 grammes of Indian opiu'1- The accused in these two cases were Wong Ah Foo and Ning Ah Keng. ^ On February 3rd, there was a seizure of 902 grammes of Indian opium on the h.n. Ascunus. The accused was Lung To. , ; On February 9th, 36 grammes of Indian hemp were seized on the R.A.F. Pearl L The accused was Leong Muk.

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On February 10th, there were two seizures on board the m.v. Malvina, the accused being Wong San and Ah Sni. 504 grammes of opium mixture, 57 grammes of opium dross and 99 grammes of chandul in a small bottle were seized in one case and 32 grammes of Beirut opium in the other. On February 18th, 2 kg. 620 gr. of Indian opium were seized on the s.s. Neahelies, the accused being Chaing 0. P. On the same date 916 grammes of Indian opium were seized on the s.s. Iran, the accused being Chon Lan. On February 20th, 43 grammes of opium were found on board the s.s. British Trader. The accused in this case was Chung Wing. There were three seizures on February 28th, all on board the s.s. Antilochus. In all 12 kg. 119 gr. of Indian opium were seized. This opium was unclaimed. 4. Wong Ah Foo and Ning Ah Ken g were each sentenced to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of Rs. 200/— or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for one month. The fine was paid. Lung To was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 120/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for six weeks. The fine was not paid. Leong Muk was discharged for want of evidence. The sentences passed on Wong San and Ah Sni were not given, but it is stated that the drugs were confiscated. Chaing O. P. was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 200/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for two months. The fine was not paid. Wong Chon Lan was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 200/-. The fine was paid. Chung Wing was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 30 /- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for one month. The fine was paid. The unclaimed opium was confiscated by the Assistant Collector of Customs.

No. 2301. — Seizures at Bombay in March 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, July 27th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 8 kg. 977 gr. Indian origin. O.C.S./Conf.l671. w r ° ° 6 3. There were nine seizures. On March 2nd, 3 kg. 693 gr. were seized in the possession of Wang Shew Kan, a fitter in the Mazagon Dock. On March 7th, 458 grammes were seized on board the s.s. Doronia in the possession of Mani Fatt and 135 grammes in the possession of Tye Ling. On March 9th, there were two seizures on board the Noarse Trader, one of 934 grammes which was unclaimed and the other of 1 kg. 761 gr., the accused being Ching Pao Shao. On March 11th, 1 kg. 410 gr., which were unclaimed, were seized on the m.v. Sepia. On March 18th, 256 grammes were seized on the h.t. Tornus. The accused was Wang

On March 22nd, 277 grammes, which were unclaimed, were seized on the m.v. Prometheus. On March 29th, 54 grammes were seized on the h.t. Tornus. The accused was Lam Haung. 4. Wang Shew Kan was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 300/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for three months. Mani F att was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 100/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for one month. The fine was paid. Tye Ling was sentenced to pay a fine of 25 rupees or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for fourteen days. The fine was paid. Ching Pao Shao was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 300/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for six weeks. The fine was paid. Wang Ah Tee was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 50/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for one month. The fine was paid. Lam Haung was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 20/- or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for fourteen days. The fine was paid. The unclaimed opium was confiscated.

^o. 2302. — Seizures in Bombay in March 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, August 30th, 1944.

0? ? î î e ; 1 (a). Opium : 6 kg. 781 gr. Iranian origin.1 U'l-S./Conf.l608. o s ° 2. Lea Ah King, Wang Kali Yin and Lan Ah Kim, Chinese sailors ; Tang Ah King, Chinese boatswain ; Ching Sing, Chinese jailor ; Sang Ah Fat, Chinese quartermaster ; Yeen Fan, Chinese sailor ; Pak Kwan and lre Tce, Chinese sailors. There were seven seizures, all on March 2nd on board m.v. 'Gorilla coming from • oadan. In two cases, 277 grammes and 724 grammes of opium were found in an open P ace accessible to all. In the other five cases, the opium was found in the lockers of the ccused °n board the vessel. They had all bought it for their own personal use from an untaown person at Abadan. . 4- Lee Ah Ling and Pak Kwan were each sentenced to a fine of Rs. 75/— or rigorous 'Pnsonment f°r three weeks. Lan Ah Kim, Sang Ah Fat and Kire Tee were each sentenced

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to a fine of Rs. 45 /- or rigorous imprisonment for two weeks. W ang Kah Yin was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 15/— or simple imprisonment for one day ; Tang Ah King to a fine of Rs. 500/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months ; Ching Sing to a fine of Rs. 100/- or rigorous imprisonment for three weeks ; Yeen Fan to a fine of Rs. 40/- or rigorous imprisonment for twro weeks. The unclaimed opium was confiscated.

No. 2303. — Seizures at Bombay in April 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, July 31st, 1944.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 4 kg. 343 gr. O.C.S./Conf.l546. e & 0 , d. There wrere twro cases. 3 kg. 409 gr. were seized on the h.t. Bamfora. The accused in this case w'ere Tam Fat, Chenk- Lam and Suajud-Din. 934 grammes were seized on the s.s. Shirala on April 28th. This opium was unclaimed. 4. Tam F at wras sentenced to a fine of Rs. 300/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months. Chenk-Lam and Suajud-Din were acquitted.

No. 2304. — Seizure at Bombay on May 23rd, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 8th, 1945.

Reference | 1 (a). Opium : 3 kg. 544 gr. Iranian origin.1 3. 2 kg. 919 gr. were found in the panel of the entrance doorwray to the Chinese crew quarters on board the m.v. Macuba coming from Abadan. 455 grammes wrere found on the floor under one of the berths occupied by the Chinese crewr of the same vessel and 170 grammes were found in a general locker, also on the same vessel. The opium was unclaimed and confiscated.

No. 2305. — Seizure at Bombay on May 31st, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 1st, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 863 grammes. O.C.S. /Conf.1546. 0 ' . , , „ , T, d. 1 he opium was seized on board the s.s. barpedon. the accused was Foo Shan Wai. 4. Foo Shan Wai was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 200/- or rigorous imprisonment for six months. The fine was paid.

No. 2306. — Seizures at Bombay in May 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, September 7th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 2 kg. 418 gr. 508 grammes were of Indian O.C.S./Conf.1608. orio-in 3. There wrere two cases. 508 grammes were seized on May 10th on board the s.s. Sarcena. This opium was unclaimed. On May 28th, 1 kg. 910 gr. were seized on board the s.s. Ismalia. The accused wras Hsu Tai Tien. 4. Hsu Tai Tien was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 200/- or rigorous imprisonment for twro months. The unclaimed opium wras confiscated.

No. 2307. — Seizures at Bombay in June 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 1st, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 991 gr. 3. There were five seizures. On June 1st, 884 grammes were seized in the possession of Chu Ching Shing, working ,n the R.I.N. Dock Yard. r a On June 2nd, 6 grammes were seized on. the s.s. Jehangir. The accused was Zi Kwang- On June 5th, 36 grammes were seized on the s.s. Van der Holst. The accused " as Fung Kau. . On June 10th, 959 grammes were seized on the s.s. Netherlands. The accused was Le Chu Fa. On June 23rd, 107 grammes were seized on the s.s. Khandalla. The accused was Hong Sing. 4. Chu Ching Shing wras sentenced to a fine of Rs. 150/-. The fine was paid.. ' Kwang was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 2/-. Fung Kau was sentenced to a fine of Bs- or rigorous imprisonment for one week. The fine was paid. Lee Chu Fa was senten^ to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of Rs. 200/- or rigorous imprisonment three months. The fine was paid. Ma Hong Sing was fined Rs. 10/-.

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No. '2308. — Seizures at Bombay in July 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, January 6th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 5 kg. 184 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1547. w r 8 6 3. There were five seizures, two on the s.s. Ajax on July 4th, one on the h.t. Haldis on July 13th and two on the s.s. Alavi on July 20th. On the Ajax, 547 grammes were seized, the two accused being Fong Yuk and Sheong Kam. On the Haldis, 888 grammes were seized. The accused was Lee Oh Sam. On the Alavi, 937 grammes were seized, the accused being Ting Ee Song. The other seizure was of 2 kg. 812 gr., the accused being Chang Kaichnan. 4. Fong Yuk was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 60 /- or rigorous imprisonment for six weeks. Sheong Kam to a fine of Rs. 20/- or rigorous imprisonment for one month. Lee Oh Sam to a fine of Rs. 150/- or rigorous imprisonment for one month. Ting Ee Song to a fine of Rs. 100/- or rigorous imprisonment for two months and Chang Kaichnan to a fine of Rs. 200/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months.

No. 2309. — Seizure at Bombay on August 12th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 1st, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 11 kg. 542 gr. Indian origin. O.C.S./Conf.1546. \ > r 6 6 ° 3. The opium was seized on the s.s. Sonella, packed in tissue- paper and concealed in the false bottom of two wooden boxes. The accused were Ha Hing Ping, Chinese pump-man, and Chian Chin Chong, Chinese fire­ man on board the vessel. They had bought the opium from an Indian in the streets of Kamathu Pura, Bombay, and the report states that the consignor was an unknown Chinaman in Durban. 4. Both the accused were sentenced to a fine of Rs. 1000/- each or rigorous imprisonment for three months. The fines were paid.

No. 2310. — Seizures in Bombay in August 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 12 kg. 986 gr. 153 grammes are stated to — S./Conf. 1568. be of Indian origin. 3. There were five seizures. Two on August 12th, on the s.s. Sunelta, one on August 16th on the s.s. Glaucus and two on August 30th on the s.s. Geologist and the h.t. Espérance. 11 kg. 547 gr. were seized on the Sunetta, the two accused being Ha Ming Ping and Chian Chi Cheong. On the Glaucus, 53 grammes were seized, the accused being Chong Yao Shing. On the Geologist, 153 grammes were seized, the accused being Lai Kuen, and on the Espérance, 1 kg. 253 gr. were seized, Dueng Cuiong being the accused. 4. Ha Ming Ping and Chian Chi Chong were each sentenced to a fine of Rs. 1000/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months. Chong Yao Shing was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 25/- or rigorous imprisonment for one day. Lai Kuen to a fine of Rs. 3 0 /- or rigorous imprisonment for one m onth and Dueng Cuiong to a fine of Rs. 250/-. The fines were all paid.

No. 2311. — Seizure at Bombay in October 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945.

0ecese/Coenf.I568. 1 ^ ° P ium : 8 k " 7 2. There were six seizures. 1 kg. 917 gr. were found on p. Sin Shin Lee, a Chinese fitter from Mazagaon Dock on October 1st. n October 12th, 156 grammes were found on the h.t. Haldis, the accused being Cheng Kee. "o seizures took place on October 20th, one of 4 kg. 222 gr. in the possession of Sie Tokong Mun a Chinese fitter from Mazagaon Dock, and the other on the s.s. Macuba, when 0 J^®mines were f°ur>d in the possession of Young Ah Song. Two seizures took place on wC °ker 30th, both on the s.s. Panamanian. 675 grammes were found in the possession of ee Ah Foo and 937 grammes in the possession of Loh Ah Chong. 4. Sin Shin Lee was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 200/- or rigorous imprisonment for three filths; Cheng Kee to a fine of Rs. 3 0 /- or rigorous imprisonment for two weeks ; Sie Tokong t -•to a“ fine i" of * — Rs. 1000/------or rigorous imprisonment for " three months ' ; Young" Ah Song _ î fir D 1 *■ rwf\ / 6 - -»Rs- w . «-zv-z50 i/- vfi or uguiuuorigorous imuiiouiiinv/iitimprisonment for oiAsix weeks »» vv/ivo j; 1'iuvMee i Ah in jlFoo w to w «a mfine ib \ ofj or-• io jj- or rigorous imprisonment for three weeks and Loh Ah Chong to a fine of Rs. 200/- ngorous imprisonment for three weeks. The fines were paid. 14 —

No. 2312. — Seizure at Bombay on November 2nd, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 27th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a)- Opium : 25 kg. 427 gr. O.C.S./Conf.l640. ^ Woo Chai Meng, Chinese saloon boy on board the m.v. Cliona coming from Abadan. 3. The opium, 25 kg. 427 gr., was found in five white cotton bundles. The accused stated that he had obtained the opium from an unknown Indian at Victoria Gardens, Bombay. 4. The accused was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three months and a fine of Rs. 1000/- or a further period of rigorous imprisonment for three months. The fine was paid.

No. 2313. — Seizure at Bombay on December 6th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, April 25th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 2 kg. 507 gr. Iranian origin. O.C.S.,Conf.1640. 9 g_ç_ Fu,'a Chinese fitter of the Mazagon Dock Ltd. 3. The opium was found tied round the w-aist of the accused, who had brought it on board the s.s. Coronia. It was in 151 sticks and the accused stated that he had brought it on board for his own personal use. 4. S.G. Fu was sentenced to simple imprisonment for one day and a fine of Rs. 500/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months. The fine was paid.

No. 2314. — Seizures at Bombay during December 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, April 11th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 11 kg. 662 gr. Indian opium. O.C.S./Conf.lb4^. ^ There were three cases. On December 10th, 2 kg. 649 gr. were found in the possession of Pac Ah Yue on board the h.t. Denbighshire. On December 12th, 6 kg. 400 gr. were found on Bashir Ahmed Rammani. and on December 31st, 2 kg. 613 gr. were seized from Lui Ah Sow on the s.s. Prospector. 4. Pac Ah Yue and Lui Ah Sow were each sentenced to a fine of Rs. 250/-or, in default, to rigorous imprisonment for three months. The fines were paid in both cases. Bashir Ahmed Rammani wras sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three months.

No. 2315. — Seizures at Calcutta in January 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, May 22nd, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 2 kg. 751 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1533. _ ' . , , L1 d. ihere were two seizures, both on board the s.s. 1 jisaiah on January 25th. In one case, 2 kg. 499 gr. were found in the locker of Foo Fook Ching, the chief cook of the vessel. In the other case, 252 grammes were found in the pocket of the boiler-suit of Leong Young, No. 1 fireman. 4. Foo Fook Ching was fined Rs. 500/- and Leong Young Rs. 50/-.

No. 2316. — Seizure at Calcutta on February 27th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, June 27th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Liquid opium : 121 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1634. n ' ■ , ,• 191 3. During a rummage on board the s.s. Malimpus, i*J grammes of liquid opium was found in a linen locker of the firemen : cook, Ip-Sang. 4. Ip-Sang was fined Rs. 20/-.

No. 2317. — Seizure at Calcutta on March 31st, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 37 kg. 398 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1633. 2. Akhtar Hussain and Shahadat Hussain. 3. The opium was, on information, seized from the accused persons in twro rickshaws in which they were travelling towards Nimtola Ghat on the ban » of the River Hooghly. The accused stated that the opium was intended for despatch . inland steamer to Assam. It is probable also that it might have been taken over the eas e land frontier into China. 15 —

No. 2318. — Seizure at Calcutta on April 2nd, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, July 31st, 1944.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 123 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1548. „ . . , 3. During a rummage of the s.s. Loveslad 123 grammes ol opium were found inside a trunk belonging to Fang Shung, carpenter of the vessel. 4. The opium was confiscated and the accused was fined.

No. 2319. — Seizures in Calcutta in May 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, September 7th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 2 kg. 774 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1598. Q ' , ,, 01 . , nnn 3. 1 here were two cases. One on May 21st, when 790 grammes of opium were found on board the s.s. Taron. 410 grammes were found submerged in a water-tub in the seamen’s wash-house and 380 grammes were found on the person of Wong Yong Chung, a member of the crew. The second seizure took place on May 24th on board the s.s. Rhesus, when 11 t grammes of opium were found on the person of Goh Ah Kwe, a fireman of the vessel, and 1 kg. 870 gr. in the possession of Lo Cheong, another fireman of the vessel, secreted under his bunk. 4. Wong Yong Chung was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 100/-, Goh Ah Kwe to a fine of Rs. 30/- and Lo Cheong to rigorous imprisonment for three months.

No. 2320. — Seizures in Calcutta in September 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945.

Reference : _ 1 (a). Opium : 35 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.l569. Liquid opium : 23 grammes. Burnt opium : 47 grammes. 3. There were two seizures, both on September 10th on the s.s. River Crest. One concerned the seizure of 35 grammes of opium, 18 grammes of liquid opium and 47 grammes of burnt opium, the accused being Yung Ah Chung. The other seizure was of 6 grammes of liquid opium, the accused being Ah Tay. 4. Yung Ah Chung was fined Rs. 5/- and Ah Tay was warned.

No. 2321. — Seizure at Calcutta on October 1st, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th. 1945.

SSyC onf 1569 1 (“)' °Pium : 13 kg- 90 gr- 3. The opium was seized on the s.s. Teucer, the accused being Ho Shun Shen. 4. Ho Shun Shen was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for eight months.

No. 2322. — Seizures at Calcutta in November 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 12th, 1945.

nerc ei!?e ; 1 («)• Opium : 5 kg. 497 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1599. s b 3. There were four seizures, two on the s.s. Glennifer on November 22nd and two on the s.s. Prometheus on November 29th. On the Glennifer, 1 kg. 836 gr. were seized in the possession of Yeh Chin Kyia and 933 grammes m the possession of Kam Sung Ching. On the Prometheus, 1 kg. 836 gr. were seized in the possession of Meao King Wall and 892 grammes were seized in the possession of Yue Zai Sing. 4. Yeh Chin Kyia was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six months. Kam 'Sunc Ching to rigorous imprisonment for three months, Meao King Wah to rigorous 'mprisonment for four months, and Yue Zai Sing to rigorous imprisonment for five months.

Xo- 2323. — Seizures at Madras in January 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, May 22nd, 1944.

5« 7 S n U 5 3 5 . 1 (“>• °P ium ■ 42 k6- 204 V- 3. There were two seizures. One on January 6th on board I the t.s. Irwin in the possession of K. Gopal Raja, of Arimalam, In0 Was handed over, with the opium seized (1 kg. 299 gr.), to the Railway Police Sub- sector, Dhanushkodi, for necessary action. The second seizure was on January 11th, when 40 kg. 905 gr. of opium were seized a house-search at Karikalmedu. The accused was Arasappan, son of Perumalsami, Karikalmedu. Investigation is pending. — 16

No. 2324. — Seizures at Madras in May 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 1st, 1944.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 825 grammes. O G S /Conf160S 3. There were two seizures. On May 16th, 772 grammes were seized at Keechankuppam Village, one mile from Ne gap at am port. The accused was Thamodaram Pillai, son of Ganapathi Pillai, Kathurulum, Velluttithural, Ceylon. On May 31st, 53 grammes were seized on the t.s. Irwin, the accused being M. N. Mohamed Ibrahim, son of Md. Aliar, tea-shop keeper, Colombo. 4. In both cases, the accused were handed over to the authorities for action.

No. 2325. — Seizures at Madras in June 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 1st, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 457 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1546. Q ’ „ . , ,, , , . 3. 1 here were four seizures, two on the t.s. Irwin on June 2nd and 6th, and two on the t.s. Goschen on June 18th and 30th. The first seizure on the Irwin was of 18 grammes and the accused was Thiadial Moosa, son of Moideen Seedi. The second was of 23 grammes and the accused was S. M. Abdul Kadir, son of Md. Jawad Ammapatnam. The first seizure on the Goschen was of 1 kg. 404 gr. and the accused was I. Rasan, son of Innasimuthu Nadar, church servant, St. Matthew’s Church, Marutwa, Ceylon. The second was of 12 grammes and the accused wras Tambin Chin, a Chinese seaman. 4. Thiadial Moosa was fined Rs. 15/-. Abdul Kadir was fined Rs. 25/-. I. Rasan was reported to have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six months by the Taluk Magistrate and Tambin Chin was fined Rs. 15/-. The opium was all confiscated.

No. 2326. —• Seizures at Madras in July 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, January 6th, 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 14 kg. 455 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1547. - ' , , . _ T > , 3. I here were four seizures. On July 11th, 14 kg. 40 gr. were found hidden in a catamaran. There were no accused and the opium was handed over to the Police. The other three seizures took place on July 14th, July 24th and July 30th on board the t.s. Goschen. 6 grammes were found in the possession of a passenger, Mr. A. Jam aid. 234 grammes in the possession of M. A. M. Meera Labbai Maricar and 176 grammes in the possession of M. M. Mohideen Abdul Kadir. 4. Mr. A. Jamaid was released, the quantity seized being within the permissible quantity for a passenger to possess. Meera Labbai Maricar and Mohideen Abdul Kadir were each sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six months.

No. 2327. —• Seizures in Madras in August 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 69 kg. 294 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1568. n L , , ® . 3. 1 here were two cases. One concerning 69 kg. 84 gr. was made on information at a house at Thirumalarajanpatnamchon, on August 1st. There was no accused. The other seizure concerned 210 grammes, which was seized on August 18th on the t.s. Goschen, the accused being S. M. A. Mohamed Shamsudin, of Ammapatnam. 4. Mohamed Shamsudin was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four months.

No. 2328. — Seizures in Madras in September 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945. Reference : 1 la). Opium : 117 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1568. „ ' . „ „ , , „[ 3. there were two seizures. One on September loin ui 80 grammes took place on the s.s. Glancers, the accused being Le Fook. The other on September 24th of 37 grammes took place on the s.s. Sarcena, the accused being Chow Wong. 4. Le Fook died before prosecution. Chow Wong was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 50/- or rigorous imprisonment for two months. He paid the fine. The opium was confiscate in both cases.

No. 2329. —- Seizures in Madras in October 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 2 kg. 761 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1568. „ ' , b '7prl 0n 2. There were two cases. 889 grammes were seizeu October 11th on board the s.s. Irwin in Dhanushkodi port, ^ accused being Mustafa Ismail, son of Mustafa, of Trincomalee. The second seizure — 17 —

1 kg. 872 gr. took place on October 12th on the fishing Dhony No. 14, of Kilakarai port. The accused in this case was Subramanyam, son of Ponnialu Servai, of Ramnad. 4. Both the accused were handed over to the Police for action.

No. 2330. — Seizures at Madras in November 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, March 12th, 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 892 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1600. ' 6 3. There were two seizures. One on November 6th, of 17 grammes, on the s.s. Saroena, the accused being Ting El Sing, a sailor. The other was on November 7th and concerned 875 grammes, which were seized on the s.s. Georgios Potamiauos, the accused being Chung To Sang, a sailor. 4. Chung To Sang was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 350/- or rigorous imprisonment for three months. He paid the fine. The result of the judicial proceedings in the case of Ting El Sing is not given, but the opium was confiscated.

No. 2331. — Seizures in the Madras Province during December 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, April 11th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 185 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1639. ' r b 3. There were two cases. On December 19th, 123 grammes were found on the s.s. Irwin in the possession of B. Abdulla, who was handed over to the Police for action under the Dangerous Drugs Act. On December 31st, on the s.s. Carelia, Chang Hong, quartermaster on the vessel, was found in possession of 63 grammes of opium. 4. Chang Hong was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 6 0 /- or, in default, to simple imprisonment for two weeks.

No. 2332. — Seizure at San Nicolas, Aruba, Curaçao, in 1944. Report communicated by the Netherlands Government in its Annual Report for Curaçao for 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 420 grammes. No mark. 0.C./A.R.1944/19. 3. The accused, presumably a Chinese, stated that he had bought the opium in New York from another Chinese. The packing consisted of ordinary paper so that the origin of the opium could not be ascertained, but it was probably of Iranian origin. 4. The accused was sentenced to a fine of 300 florins and detention for two months.

No. 2333. — Seizures in Palestine in May 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom and received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

O c T rL f 1 °P ium : 181 kg- 75 gr- o.C.S./Conf. lo43. Hashish : 33 kg. 570 gr.

3. There were twenty seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and six by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was of 72 kg. 800 gr. of opium. With the exception of three offenders, Christina Zacharias, Naftali Goldberger and Channes Abrillian, the names of the accused were all Arabic. In seven cases the offenders were soldiers. 4. The cases were all pending at the time of the report. The soldiers were referred 0 the military authorities.

No, 2334. — Seizures in Palestine in July 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, and received by the Secretariat in October 1944.

oïsTconf rl4, 1 («)• °P™m : 79 kg. 728 gr. *>•/Conf. 1543. Hashish : 1 kg. 417 gr. Nargeleh : Quantity not given. ~ 3- There were eleven cases, all effected by the Criminal Investigation Department, e largest individual seizure wras of 68 kilogrammes. With the exception of a Greek O. R., ^ree other offenders, Elias Anton Chartofelax, CpI. Paparigeron and D. Vatistas, the cused all bore Arabic names. Four soldiers were implicated. for I h' Chartofelax was sentenced by the British Magistrate’s Court at Haifa to imprisonment r ' hree months. The soldiers were referred to the military authorities and the other cases were pending at the time of the report. — 18 —

No. 2335. — Seizures in Palestine in October 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United Kingdom, January 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Opium : 225 kg. 254 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1543(a). Hashish : 52 kg. 814 gr. 3. There were nine seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and one by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was of 145 kilogrammes of opium. The names of all the accused were Arabic. 4. The cases were all pending at the time of the report.

No. 2336. — Seizures in Palestine in November 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Opium : 96 kg. 181 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1543(a). Hashish : 56 kg. 208 gr. 3. There were fifteen seizures all effected by the Criminal Investigation Department. The largest individual seizure was of 66 kg. 265 gr. of opium. With the exception of Nizard Robert Moncari, all the names of the accused were Arabic. One of them, Cpl. Yousef Dadu, was a member of the Transport Co., Free French forces. 4. The cases were all pending at the time of the report.

No. 2337. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast ports in December 1943 and January and February 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, March 1st, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 3 kg. 981 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1662. Prepared opium : 370 grammes. U.S. Report No. 1090. °Pium dross : 1 kg- 832 gr. Opium solution : 270 grammes. Certain sticks of raw opium appeared to be the product of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly. Six lumps of raw opium were wrapped in paper marked Yick Kee Company. 3. There were twelve seizures in all. On December 28th, 1943, the Netherlands m.v. Ovula arrived at Baltimore, Maryland, from Malta, and Customs searchers found quantities of prepared opium and opium dross, together with large quantities of opium-smoking paraphernalia in various parts of the ship. Part of the opium was found in the quarters of Ting Ah Ling, Chinese carpenter. The vessel then proceeded to Bayonne and on January 28th, 1944, further quantities of opium dross, opium ash, prepared opium and opium-smoking paraphernalia wTere discovered in the quarters of Ting Ah Ling and Ah Swee, a seaman on board, and in other parts of the ship. The total quantities seized were 348 grammes of prepared opium and 1 kg. 521 gr. of opium dross. Three seizures took place at Staten Island, New York, on January 2nd, February 5th and February 15th. On January 2nd, two pieces of raw opium weighing 16 grammes were found in the quarters of Soon Ah Sung, quartermaster on the British s.s. Gardium, arrived from Oran. On February 5th, on the arrival of the Netherlands tanker Marpessa from Liverpool, Customs searchers found 24 grammes of opium dross, a lump of raw opium weighing 110 grammes and a jar of raw-opium pills weighing 5 grammes in various parts of the ship. On February 15th, during a search of the sailors’ quarters on the British tanker Goldshell, coming from British ports, a Customs officer noticed a bulge around the waist ot Yong Chong Wee, Chinese seaman, and a piece of raw opium was found weighing 184 grammes tied around his waist by cheese-cloth. There were two seizures at Yonkers, New York, one on January 20th and the other on February 20th. On January 20th, when the Netherlands s.s. Macuba arrived fro® Bizerta, a partly filled jar of opium dross weighing 5 grammes was found on a ledge in the working-alley of the vessel. On February 20th, a shipfitter working on the British s.s. Cliona, coming from British ports, found an opium pipe containing traces of opium dross, which he turned over to Customs officers. There were no accused in either case. On January 20th and 21st, Customs officers at Brooklyn, New York, were informed b) a dry-dock guard that he had been approached by a Chinese and offered a sum of mone} to take from the shipyard certain packages concealed on his person. A w'atch was set to for this Chinese and a person of his description was seen leaving the pier with a white man- The two men were stopped and searched and on the person of the white man were found to packages of Iranian raw-opium sticks, a rubber sack of prepared opium and an opium p1?^ bearing traces of opium dross. The w'hite man was identified as James B. Bootfi, shipyard worker and the Chinese as Ah Ling. Investigation disclosed that two crewT n'em,^n of the British m.t. Dolabella, from Liverpool, had given the opium to Booth at the direc-1 of Ah Ling. These two Chinese, Leng Ching Siang and Lee Sing Tong, admitted that 19 — had purchased the opium in Liverpool. On the same day, Customs searchers found aboard the vessel, in a water-tank in the crew’s galley, five pieces of raw opium and two complete opium pipes, each bearing traces of opium dross. On the following day quantities of raw opium and opium dross, together with six opium-pipe bowls, four opium-pipe stems and opium-smoking paraphernalia, were found in various parts of the vessel. The total quantities seized were 1 kg. '244 gr. of raw opium, 10 grammes of prepared opium, and 240 grammes of opium dross. At New York City on January 28th, Jing Wing, also known as Wing Jing, messboy on the American s.s. Golden Eagle, arrived from Liverpool, was searched when he came ashore and six packages weighing 2 kg. 407 gr. of raw opium were found on his person. He stated he had purchased the opium in Liverpool and meant to deliver it to a Chinese named Wong Yau in New York. Investigation disclosed that the latter Chinese is Ng Yau and his wife’s name is Wong Yau. He has not yet been arrested. One of the packages was wrapped in paper bearing the word “ Bombay ” in a wreath and Chinese characters, which, translated read “ Yick Kee Gung Sz (Yick Kee Company) ”. It will be recalled that Yick Kee was before the present war a well-known brand of prepared opium originating in Kwangchow-wan. However, in the present instance, it is not believed that the use of the name has any special significance. There were two seizures at Constable Hook, New Jersey, on February 13th and 19th. On February 13th, Customs officers found a jar of opium dross containing 37 grammes under the hunk of Moh Moi, Chinese seaman on the British tanker Elona, arrived from Liverpool. In the possession of Man Fook, Chinese fireman, wras found a paper deck of prepared opium weighing 2 grammes. On February 19th, Customs officers searching the British tanker Clam, from Glasgow, found quantities of prepared opium of a total weight of 9 grammes in various parts of the vessel. There were no accused. On February 14th, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Customs officers searching the British m.t, Opalia, from Hull, found a bottle of opium solution weighing 270 grammes in the crew’s quarters. There were no accused. At Norfolk, Virginia, on February 23rd, Customs officers found 14 grammes of raw opium and 5 grammes of opium dross, an opium-pipe bowl and opium-smoking paraphernalia in the quarters of Chung Kwai, Chinese crewman of the Netherlands s.s. Cistula, arrived from Naples.

No. 2338. —- Seizures at Atlantic Coast Ports in January, February and March 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, March 1st, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 14 kg. 961 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1666. Prepared opium : 349 grammes. I.S. Report No. 1092. Opium dross : 329 grammes. Opium solution : 4 kg. 586 gr. Certain sticks of raw opium appeared to be the product of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly. 3. There were fourteen seizures. On January 11th, at Boston, Mass., Customs officers arrested Vincent Dang Van Hien, trench Indo-Chinese and Graciano Fabila, Filipino, messmen on the American s.s. George "ylhe, and seized 645 grammes of raw opium which the former had brought into the United states from Liverpool. These persons had attempted to sell the opium in the Boston Chinese quarter, but had been unsuccessful, due to the age and poor quality of the drug. Dang Van men intimated that other French Indo-Chinese, crew members of the French Indochinois, ''ere smuggling opium into the port of St. John, New Brunswick, and thence to the United States, via Montreal. This information was transmitted immediately to the Canadian authorities, and it is understood that Canadian officers at St. John seized a quantity of opium and arrested, tried, and sentenced three French Indo-Chinese, seamen on this vessel. It 15 further understood that, on March 20th, 1944, Canadian officers arrested Nguyen Ty Quan, a crew member of the Indochinois, at St. John as he was prepared to leave by train for • ontreal with a quantity of raw opium in his possession. , There were two seizures at Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. On January 12th, Customs ^archers assigned to the British m.t. Donacilla, arrived from Liverpool, found on the person of Kee Won, boatswain, a paper deck of prepared opium and in the shoe of Ah Say, -eaman, two packages of opium dross. Raw opium and opium solution as well as some P epared opium and opium-smoking paraphernalia were found secreted in various parts of - - e l . On January 13th, a small quantity of prepared opium was found on the person th '^1 Tae, seaman, while quantities of opium dross and opium solution were found in 'vh " a,s'aroom- The Donacilla proceeded to Hoboken, New Jersey, arriving on March 3rd, ■pien Customs officers found a tin of opium dross in a water-tank in the Chinese crew galley, irf «W amounts seized were 175 grammes of raw opium ; 8 grammes of prepared opium ; grammes of opium dross ; and 1 kg. 195 gr. of opium solution. sear h Ü secon(^ seizure was on March 9th, when the British m.t. Elona, from Liverpool, was chea by Customs officers, who found two paper decks of prepared opium, a stick of — 20 —

raw opium and an opium pipe in the Chinese quarters. The stick of raw opium appeared similar to such sticks produced by the Iranian Opium Monopoly. On the following day, the searchers found three decks of prepared opium, a bottle of opium solution and opium-smoking paraphernalia in the quarters of Ah Moy, quartermaster. The vessel proceeded to Staten Island, New York, where Customs officers found further quantities of raw opium, prepared opium and opium dross, together with three complete opium pipes. On the return of the Elona to Philadelphia, two bottles and a jar of opium solution were found. The total quantities of drugs seized were 958 grammes of raw opium ; 4 grammes of prepared opium, and 1 kg. 414 gr. of opium solution.

On February 17th, at Bayway, New Jersey, a Customs officer was informed by the chief officer of the British m.v. Solarium that Cheong Ee Moy and Ah King, Chinese, had voluntarily delivered to the master for safe-keeping 185 grammes of raw opium, stating that it was for their personal use as they were addicts. The master manifested the opium and later delivered it to Customs officers.

On February 21st, at Yonkers, New York, Leong Heng, Chinese fireman on the British ship Cliona, arrived from Bizerta, was intercepted by a Customs guard as he stepped from the gangway of the vessel, and a number of dried prepared-opium pills weighing 1 gramme were found in a money belt fastened around his waist.

There were three seizures in New York City. On February 24th, 1 gramme of prepared opium and 13 grammes of opium dross were found by Customs officers in the quarters of Ah Hwa, sailor on board the British tanker Opalia, arrived from Hull. Opium-smoking paraphernalia was also seized. On March 17th, the following seizures were made by Customs officers on the Netherlands tanker Tibia, arrived from Trinidad ; eleven sticks of what appeared to be Iranian Government Monopoly raw stick opium and other quantities of raw and prepared opium together with an opium pipe bearing traces of opium dross. The total quantities of drugs seized were 551 grammes of raw opium and 7 grammes of prepared opium. On March 21st, Customs searchers found an opium pipe, bearing traces of opium dross, on the British tanker Maja, arrived from Gibraltar. There were no accused.

At Brooklyn, New York, on February 27th. on the arrival of the British s.s. Anadyr, from London, Chinh Nguyen Due, second steward, was searched by a Customs guard as he was leaving the pier and 929 grammes of raw opium were found tied round his waist. Chinh stated that he purchased the drug in London from another Chinese, with the intention of selling it in New York City. An opium pipe containing traces of opium dross was found in the locker of T. V. Hoanh, assistant steward. Cu Le Van, galleyman, was searched and 437 grammes of raw opium was found tied around his ankles. Cu claimed that hebought the opium in Calcutta. The accused were all French Indo-Chinese.

Upon the arrival of the British s.s. Empire Treasure from British ports on March 6th. at Hoboken, New Jersey, several small prepared-opium pills weighing 2 grammes were found on the person of Au Chuk, member of the crew. At Norfolk, Virginia, on March 6th, two Customs guards, wrhile searching the effects of Chinese members of the crew of the Panamanian vessel Allantic, saw one of the Chinese throw a package on the ground behind a nearby automobile. This package was found to contain a number of sticks of raw opium. Several other sticks of raw opium were found m the suitcases belonging to Kao Ah Wong, messboy, who was also in possession of a smuggling- belt, containing a number of pieces of raw stick opium and which he attempted to throw away much in the same manner as Seah Teck Sin, the Chinese first mentioned. Kao Ah Wong admitted ownership of the entire lot of opium and stated he had purchased it in Chile for about $300. The sticks of opium bore labels indicating they were the product of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly. The total seizure was 2 kg. 301 gr. of raw opium.

Ah Moh Ling, seaman on the Netherlands s.s. Ovula arrived at Bayonne, New Jersey, on March 10th, from Glasgow, was searched by a Customs officer and three small pieces ot opium weighing 0.5 gramme were found in his overcoat pocket.

There were two seizures at Staten Island, New York, on March 15th and 24th. On March 15th, the British tanker Cymbula, from Liverpool, was searched with the result tna a bottle of opium solution and a tin of opium dross were found. Later, on the same date, two bottles containing opium solution were discovered. The total amount seized 94 grammes of opium dross and 1 kg. 630 gr. of opium solution. There were no accuse On March 24th, after the Netherlands m.t. Cleodora arrived from India, via Italian ports, Chan Wo, carpenter on board, was arrested with 143 sticks of raw opium on his person. The stic > appeared to be the product of the Opium Monopoly of the Iranian Government, but b° labels somewhat different from those frequently encountered in the United -jj Photographs of these labels and translation of the Arabic characters appearing thereon " _ be transmitted with a supplementary report. On the same day, Yong Kow, oiler, " ; arrested with 48 sticks of raw opium on him. The sticks bore the same labels as those sew^ on Chan Wo. They both stated that they purchased the opium in India. In addition these seizures, a quantity of raw opium sticks, prepared opium, opium dross, opium solu i < and two opium pipes were found in various parts of the ship, Siew Ah Ming, quarterrna. ^ and Lam Ying. fireman, being implicated. The total seizures of drugs were 8 kg. 781 gr- — 21 — raw opium, 325 grammes of prepared opium, 5 grammes of opium dross and 346 grammes of opium solution.

No. '2339. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast ports from March to July 1944. Report com­ municated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 9 kg. 491 gr 1 kg- 266 gr. were of O.C.S./Conf.1710. Iranian origin. U.S. Report No. 1096. Prepared opium : 2 kg. 726 gr. Opium dross : 1 kg. 87 gr. Opium solution : 3 kg. 680 gr. Morphine tartrate : 6 grammes Heroin solution : 8 grammes.

3. There were twenty-two seizures.

Nine of these seizures took place at New York City. (1) On March 14th, Ah Jong Ding, Chinese, was found by city detectives in the possession of 455 grammes of raw opium. He stated that he had been a sailor on the British tanker Mobesa, which had arrived in New York in December 1943 and that he had purchased the opium in Liverpool. On the arrival of the ship in New York, he had “ jumped ” the vessel, carrying the opium concealed under his shirt, strapped to his waist. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 30 days and fined $100. He will be deported. (2) On April 6th, the British tanker Diplodon arrived at New York from Algiers and quantities of prepared opium, raw opium, an opium pipe with two bowls bearing traces of opium dross and an ivory opium mixer containing traces of opium dross were found in the quarters of Pang Tong, Chinese pumpman. He stated that he purchased the raw opium in Abadan and the prepared opium and two opium-pipe bowls in Bombay. The pipe stem was made by him during the voyage. On the same day, further quantities of raw opium were found in a money-belt worn by Yip Ming, fireman, which he stated he had purchased in Egypt. Two packages of Iranian raw opium sticks were also found on the vessel. On April 7th, more prepared opium and dross and one raw-opium pill were found on board. On April 10th, at Bayonne, New Jersey, Yip Ming was again arrested in possession of two raw'-opium pills ; he had been released after the previous seizure. Later at Bayonne, on April 22nd, Tiong Tiong Chu, seaman, was arrested as he left the pier with thirty sticks of raw opium in his socks. He stated that he purchased the opium in Abadan. The opium sticks bore paper labels, each containing five blocks of Arabic characters, wrhich have been translated, reading from right to left, as follows : “ Block 1 - 20 grams — Block 2 - Khoramshahr — Block 3 - 20 rials and 60 dinar — Block 4 -2 0 — Block 5 - Ministry of Finance Department of Economy — ”, Superimposed over characters over Block 3 - “ 10 rials ”, This appears to be the same label of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly, except that it is more complete and may represent opium dispensed directly by the Ministry of Finance, whereas the labels encountered previously bore rubber-stamp impressions in blue ink, which were translated to read* : “ Wali and Jahanidah (factory) Birojird Iran ” (See below). The following quantities of drugs were seized in this case : 1 kg. 651 gr. of raw opium ; 239 grammes of prepared opium ; and 55 grammes of opium dross. (3) On April 20th, Customs officers found raw opium concealed on board the Netherlands s.s. Maaskerk from Liverpool. (4) On April 30th, there were two seizures, one on the British tanker Cliona, from London, when 35 grammes of prepared opium and 134 grammes of opium dross were found on board. (5) The second seizure on that date took place on the British tanker Cymbula, from Liverpool, when 426 grammes of raw opium were discovered on the vessel. (6) On May 1st, loo grammes of raw opium were found on the Netherlands tanker Tibia from Glasgow, v) On May 2nd, the British tanker Clausina arrived from Liverpool and 16 grammes of prepared opium and 30 grammes of opium dross wrere found on board. There were no accused in these last five cases. (8) On June 1st, Ah Jong Ding, Chinese member of the crew of the Netherlands m.t. Marpessa from Liverpool, was arrested when he was searched °n coming ashore and 449 grammes of raw opium wras found on him. (9) On June 12th, a bottle of “ Ambre Liquide ” containing 4 grammes of heroin solution of 0.06% purity, "as seized from Robert Sheehan, oiler on the s.s. Frank C. Emerson, from Brindisi. A supplementary report states that examination of these bottles reveals the following label : Produits chimiques Herman Kohler Zurich Suisse. Ambre Liquide ”, There were also - rabic characters which, translated, read : “ Ambre Mahlol Vared Suisse ” or “ Ambre !quide, Imported Switzerland ”, (See also below.)

There were two seizures in Jersey City. On April 5th, Customs searchers found a quantity 0 raw opium sticks on board the Philippine s.s. Nonsuco, from Egypt. The total quantity ized was 271 grammes. 7 grammes wras apparently of Iranian origin. There were no th^A6^ MaY 24th, a Customs guard intercepted Robert E. Wiedensaul, messman on e American steamship George D. Prenlice, arrived from Oran, Algiers, and, upon examining e contents of his seabag, found two small bottles, one of which contained Spanish Fly 1 antharides), and the other a liquid which could not be identified at the moment. Chemical aysis of the unidentified liquid disclosed that it contained 0.06% heroin. This liquid is oo __

known as “ Ambre liquide ” and is of Swiss origin. The chemist who made analysis stated that he had examined the preparation on several occasions a number of years ago, but did not believe he had encountered it for at least seven years. Wiedensaul stated he had purchased the two bottles which were seized from him from a man on a “ bumboat ” at Port Said, the seller representing the contents to be perfume. (See above, note on a previous seizure of this heroin at New York on June 12th.)

There were two seizures at Hoboken, New Jersey, one on April loth and the other on May 18th. On April 15th, after a Norwegian motor-vessel had arrived from Cochin, India, Yim Ting, Chinese seaman, was searched and twenty-three sticks weighing 179 grammes of raw opium were found in his socks. Yim stated that he purchased the opium in Cochin. The sticks bore the same labels as those seized from Tiong Tiong Chu, seaman on the Diplodon, at New York and Bayonne on April 10th. (See above.) The second seizure on May 18th took place when the British tanker Clam arrived from Liverpool. A package containing 0.4 gramme of opium dross was found on Ng Kuen, fireman, as he was leaving the vessel.

At Carteret, New Jersey, on May 2nd, the Netherlands tanker Ovula arrived from Glasgow and 193 grammes of opium dross and 1 kilogramme of opium solution w7ere found on board.

At Chester, Pennsylvania, on May 7th, when the British tanker Elona arrived fiom British ports, a quantity of prepared opium was found in the possession of Teng Ah Nong, Chinese. Other seizures of opium solution and opium-smoking paraphernalia were found in various parts of the vessel. Ah Cheong and Chang Cheong, deserting members of the crew, are suspected. The quantities of drugs seized wrere 2 grammes of prepared opium and 827 grammes of opium solution.

There were three seizures at Staten Island, New7 York. (1) On May 12th, two pieces of cloth containing 250 grammes of opium dross were found on board the Netherlands s.s. Cistula, arrived from British ports. (2) The Netherlands s.s. Cleodora arrived off Staten Island on May 12th from Loch Ewe, and quantities of opium dross, raw opium, prepared opium and two opium pipes, bearing traces of opium dross, were seized on that date. One of the opium pipes was found in the possession of Siew Ah Ming, quartermaster. On the next day, further quantities of raw opium and an opium pipe were discovered on board. The Cleodora then sailed for Marcus Hook, at which port on July 3rd, Tang Long Lee, alias Chong Kan, carpenter, was arrested in possession of 93 sticks of Iranian opium. On July 4th. still further quantities of raw' opium, prepared opium, and opium dross, together with another opium pipe and opium-smoking paraphernalia w-ere found in the Chinese quarters. The total quantities seized were 1 kg. 760 gr. of raw opium. Of this quantity 1 kg. 698 gr. were of Iranian origin. (3) Upon the arrival of the Netherlands m.t. Clavella from British ports on May 15th. Customs officers found three pieces of raw opium, a package of opium dross, a jar of prepared opium and an opium pipe bearing traces of dross under the bunk of the Chinese sailor, Chan Fong. Another pipe was found in the Chinese messroom. On May 16th. a package of prepared opium was found in the sock of Cheng Kem, cabin boy. The vessel proceeded to New York City, where Hew Ah Chee, alias Ling Moy Dee, quartermaster, was arrested when he attempted to smuggle ashore seven packages of jaw opium. He stated that he purchased the opium in Liverpool and intended to sell it in New York. On the same date, a quantity of opium dross and an opium pipe were found in the quarters of Chen Li Chang, seaman, and further quantities of raw opium, prepared opium and opium dross, and another opium pipe were found in various parts of the vessel. The total quantities of drugs in this case were 3 kg. 783 gr. of raw opium, 17 grammes of prepared opium, and 152 grammes of opium dross.

At Bayonne, New Jersey, on May 17th, Customs officers seized quantities of raw opium, prepared opium and opium dross together with an opium pipe, on board the British tanker Donacilla arrived from Algiers. The total quantities seized were 36 grammes of raw opium of Iranian origin, 0.3 gramme of prepared opium, and 70 grammes of opium dross.

The premises of Yee Guey Hee, alias Ming, Chinese, at Newark, New Jersey, were raided on June 7th and 13th as a result of a purchase made from him in New York City by Narcotic agents, when small quantities of prepared opium were purchased. During the raid, raw opium, prepared opium, dross, one lamp, scales, a large package of waxed paper cut to decK size and other paraphernalia wrere seized. Also $15 in marked money used in making the first purchase. Another Chinese, Ah Tek, a seaman on the m.t. Toria, was arrested coming from these premises. No narcotics were found on him, but he is an opium smoker. During these proceedings it was discovered that an opium-smoking den was operated in the adjoining building, but by the time the officers were able to get through the door, only one Chinese was arrested on the fire escape — namely Lee Oee — but quantities of raw7 opium, prepares opium, dross, and opium solution, together with one opium pipe and other parapherna l were seized. Another Chinese, Wong Kit, also a seaman, was arrested later when he ca,nCg this apartment with several empty tin “ toys ” bearing traces of prepared opium, admitted that he had come to have the Chinese Low Teck Kung fill them with prepare opium. The total quantity of drugs seized amounted to 92 grammes of raw opm > 2 kg. 405 gr. of prepared opium, 174 grammes of opium dross, and 1 kg. 818 gr. of opm solution. 23 —

There were two seizures at Brooklyn, New York. On June 20th, a Customs officer, when searching the person of Henry S. French, American messman on the American steamship Leo J. Duster, arrived from Persian Gulf and Near-Eastern ports, found a bottle of “ Ambre liquide ” in the coat pocket of French. As in the two previous seizures described above, the solution contained 0.06% heroin. French stated that he traded a carton of American cigarettes to an Arab in the Suez Canal area for one bottle of “ Spanish Fly ” (cantharides) and the vial of “ Ambre liquide M1 which also was represented to him as “ Spanish Fly ”, On June 29th, on the arrival of the American steamship Noah Webster from Algiers, a Customs guard found in the pocket of Raymond Lopez, American chief steward, a box, containing morphine tartrate syrettes, weighing 6 grammes, manufactured by Squibb & Company, a United States concern. Lopez stated that he found the package in the ice­ box of the ship on a former trip, but could give no explanation as to why he had retained it in his suitcase. Morphine tartrate syrettes of 2% strength are issued by United States Army and Navy authorities as “ abandon ship ” equipment and for use in treating battle wounds. There have been a great number of thefts of these syrettes in recent months.

No. 2340. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast Ports in July, August and September 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 6 kg. 87 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1714. Prepared opium : 111 grammes. U.S. Report No. 1100. Opium dross : 330 grammes. Opium solution : 826 grammes.

3. There were seventeen seizures.

There were three seizures in New York City, one on July 2nd, one on August 11th and one on September 5th. On July 2nd, the master of the Netherlands s.s. Ovula, coming from Southampton, handed over to Customs officers 32 grammes of raw opium and 3 grammes of prepared opium. These drugs had been handed to him by Chan We Hong, quartermaster. On August 11th, a search by Customs officers of the British m.v. Cardium, arrived from Glasgow, resulted in the discovery of 14 grammes of opium dross, in two packages, together with an opium-pipe bowl and an opium-lamp wick and holder, on an overhead ledge in a working-alley outside the Chinese quarters. On September 5th, Customs officers found a bottle of opium solution weighing 160 grammes, concealed in the crew washroom on board the British s.s. San Valerio, from London, together with three opium-pipe bowls with traces of opium dross, a home-made opium scale and two opium-pipe scrapers. There were no accused.

At Bayonne and Hoboken, New Jersey, on the arrival of the British s.s. Pellicula from Clyde ports on July 15th, Customs officers seized quantities of raw and prepared opium . On July 22nd, August 1st and August 4th, further quantities were seized. Nearly all the raw opium was of Iranian origin and 171 sticks, in addition to the tight-fitting labels which are typical of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly, bore small tax stamps with Arabic characters, one representing “ 50 D ” (fifty dinars) and the other “ 20 D ” (twenty dinars). The method of concealment of the opium sticks in cement blocks was unique. The opium, wrapped in cloth, formed the core of a cylindrical piece of cement approximately 10 inches (‘25 cm.) in length and perhaps 7 inches (17.5 cm.) in diameter. The piece of cement was crudely formed, and had been painted black. There appeared to be no sand in the cement, and it is believed it had been moulded recently aboard the ship. A member of the searching squad, puzzled by the appearance of the piece of cement and unable to account for its presence aboard the ship, probed it wdth a sharp instrument, thus finding that the core was soft and resilient ; whereupon, he broke it open and discovered the opium. The total amount of “rugs seized was 4 kg. 710 gr. of raw opium, of which 4 kg. 273 was of Iranian origin.

* here were two other seizures at Hoboken, New Jersey. On August 10th, when the British m.v. Maclra arrived from British ports, a package of raw' opium weighing 3 grammes was found on Mung Hung, member of the crew. On August 24th, on the arrival of the British s.s. Cowrie from British ports, a package of prepared opium was seized on Cheng Kwai, •reman, another package of prepared opium and a piece of a broken opium pipe were found ln ms quarters, and a pellet of prepared opium in the possession of Wong Wing, fireman. n • 1 gramme of prepared opium was seized.

,, There were three seizures at Baltimore, Maryland. (1) Customs officers, when searching 1e Netherlands m.v. Murena, from Bizerta, on July 20th, found quantities of prepared opium dross, together with opium-smoking paraphernalia on board the vessel. Further seizures "we made the next day. There were no accused. The total quantities seized were th ^F>arnmes prepared opium and 33 grammes of opium dross. (2) On August 25th, _ e British s.s. Megara from Norfolk, Virginia and British ports, was searched. In various Parts of the ship were found small quantities of prepared opium and dross, together with two Piuni pipes and opium-smoking paraphernalia. There were no accused. (3) On September

See above, page 22, seizure at Jersey City, on May 24th. — 24 —

11th, the British s.s. Prometheus arrived from Liverpool. On that day, eight sticks of raw opium and a tin of opium dross were found in the quarters of Ng Fai, Chinese storekeeper, together with extensive opium-smoking paraphernalia. On the following day, a tin of opium dross was found in the quarters of Yue Zai Sing, second cook. The total seizures of drugs were 270 grammes of raw opium and 53 grammes of opium dross. There were three seizures in Staten Island, New York. (1) On July 24th, Customs officers, when searching the Netherlands tanker Ondina, from Liverpool, found 476 grammes of raw opium, 31 grammes of opium dross, together with two opium-pipe stems and two opium-pipe bowls in various parts of the vessel. There were no accused. (2) On August 31st, an opium pipe, bearing traces of opium dross, was found among the effects of Ting Ah Soi, boatswain on the Netherlands s.s. Backhuysen, coming from Italy. (3) On September 9th, upon the arrival of the British m.t. Elona from Liverpool, a bottle containing 300 grammes of opium solution was found in the crew’s washroom. The vessel was at Bayonne the following day and two packages of opium dross weighing 143 grammes were found on board. On August 5th, at Marcus Hook. Pennsylvania, the British m.t. Daphnella arrived from British ports and was searched with the result that a package of opium dross weighing 0.9 gramme and an opium cooking-lamp wrere found in the fireman’s closet. There were no accused. There were two seizures at Brooklyn, New York. (1) On August 7th, Ng Fat, Chinese oiler on the British s.s. St. Bernard, from Liverpool, was searched when he was about to leave the ship and a quantity of raw opium, two raw-opium pills, and a piece of fruit containing prepared opium were found on him. He claimed that he had obtained the opium from Chan Kam. another member of the crew, who had purchased it in Liverpool. A quantity of raw opium was found in the engine-room which presumably belonged to Chan Kam. Both men were arrested. In addition, an opium pipe and two extra bowls, each bearing traces of opium dross, were found on the vessel. (3) On September 5th, when Customs officers boarded the Netherlands m.v. Cleodora, from Belfast, they found a package containing 9 grammes of prepared opium and two dried lemons containing 12 grammes of opium dross concealed in the chain locker. There were no accused. At Norfolk, Virginia, on August 17th, negligible quantities of opium dross were found on the British m.v. Megara from Curaçao, in an opium pipe in the crew’s quarters. There wrere no accused. At Claymont, Delaware, on August 18th, a teapot containing 366 grammes of opium solution, and an opium pipe were found in the messroom and an alleyway of the Netherlands m.t. Taria, from Italy.

No. 2341. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast ports July-November 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 41 kg. 88 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1716. Prepared opium : 3 kg. 754 gr. U.S. ReportNo. 1103. Opium dross : 414 gram m es. Opium solution : 2 kg. 234 gr. Heroin solution : 7 grammes. 3. There were seventeen seizures.

In New York City there were three cases. (1) On July 9th, Narcotic agents acting on information that Li Fat Tong and Fong Dick Lee, two Chinese, were transporting opium to and from San Francisco, Chicago and Newark, learned that they had boarded an aeroplane at Chicago en route to New York. The two Chinese were arrested as they alighted from the plane at New York, and twenty intact 5-tael tins of prepared opium and a damaged and leaking tin, the total weight of which was 3 kg. 650 gr., together with two small bottles of a watery solution containing traces of opium dross, were found in their possession. The tins, constructed of galvanised iron and bound with adhesive tape, are believed to be of Mexican origin. (2) On October 18th, on the arrival of the British m.v. Dorcasia from Algiers, Custom» officers seized quantities of rawr opium, raw-opium pellets, opium dross, two opium-pipe bowls, and one new opium-pipe stem on board the vessel. The total quantities seized were 2 kg. 211 gr. of raw opium and 0.13 gramme of opium dross. (3) On October 23rd, the British m.t. Megara arrived from Curacao and quantities of raw and prepared opium, opium dross, three opium pipes and three opium-pipe bowls were found in various parts of the ship. The total quantities seized were 282 grammes of raw opium (which was of Iranian origin), 9 grammes of prepared opium and 17 grammes of opium dross. There w ere no accused in these last two cases.

At Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 16th, on the arrival of the Norwegian s.s. Fernwood from Liverpool, Customs officers found a paper deck containing 0.4 g ram m e prepared opium concealed on the person of Lui Tan Yui, a Chinese member of the crew.

There were three seizures at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. (1) On August 19th, Custom» officers, wrhen searching the Netherlands s.s. Taria, from Italian ports, found in the quar e ­ — 25 — of Lee Chai Tin, Chinese member of the crew, a package of dried prepared opium weighing 0.6 gramme and a part of an opium pipe. (2) When the Netherlands m.t. Ondina arrived at Marcus Hook from Belfast on September 9th, Customs searchers found a bottle of opium solution (268 grammes) on board the vessel. The ship then proceeded to New York City, where a package of opium dross and opiurn-smoking paraphernalia containing in all 15 grammes of opium dross were seized. (3) The British m.v. Dromus arrived from Bizerta on September 18th and Customs officers found quantities of opium solution and dross together with opium-smoking paraphernalia in various parts of the vessel. The total quantities of drugs seized were 783 grammes of opium solution and 3 grammes of opium dross. There were no accused in these last two cases. There were four seizures at Brooklyn, New York. (1) On September 4th, a Customs guard at the gate of the pier at which the Philippine s.s. Nonsuco was berthed, intercepted Andres Acierto, Filipino oiler on the vessel, and found seventy-two sticks of raw opium concealed on his person. Acierto was taken to his quarters aboard the ship, where further quantities of raw opium were found. He admitted ownership of the opium and stated that the seventy-two sticks found on him had been removed from the bag earlier in the day. Further search of the vessel resulted in the discovery of seventeen sticks of raw opium in the bunk of Vevencio Bagos, Filipino fireman. The following day, Customs searchers found further quantities of raw opium on board the vessel. Although the opium sticks bore no identifying marks or labels, they appeared to be the product of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly. Bagos denied ownership of the opium, but Acierto stated that both he and Bagos purchased quantities of opium sticks in Khoramshahr, Iran, and that he, Acierto, paid $400 for his share of the purchases. He further stated that the opium found in various parts of the ship was the property of Bagos. The total quantities of drugs seized were 4 kg. 363 gr. of raw opium. (2) On September 29th, a Customs guard found in the effects of Richard J. McGowan, American seaman on the American s.s. Daniel Stoddard, a bottle of heroin solution, marked “ Ambre liquide ” weighing 3.3 grammes, containing 0.06% heroin, together with a bottle of cantharides. McGowan stated that he purchased it from an Arab bumboatman at a Persian Gulf port on the representation that both bottles contained cantharides. (For previous reference to “ Ambre liquide ”, see seizure report No. 2339.) (3) On September 30th, Customs searchers on the American s.s. Edgar E. Clark, from Port Said, found a bottle of “ Ambre liquide ” containing 0.06% heroin and weighing 3.3 grammes concealed in a toilet. (See note above.) (4) On October 12th, a search of the British s.s. Drupa from Neysham, resulted in the discovery of a package of raw opium weighing 87 grammes in a ventilator on the deck of the vessel. There were no accused in these last two cases. At Bayonne, New Jersey, on September 10th, the British m.t. Elena, arrived from Liverpool. Two packages of opium dross weighing 271 grammes were found on board. There were no accused. At Brammel’s Point, New Jersey, on September 28th, on the arrival of the Netherlands m.v. Ena from Las Piedras, Customs searchers found a bottle of opium solution weighing 167 grammes and prepared opium weighing 0.2 gramme together with an opium-pipe stem and a makeshift opium lamp, on board the vessel. There were no accused. The prepared opium was of very poor quality and contained only 4.91% anhydrous morphine. At Hoboken, New Jersey, on September 30th, on the arrival of the British s.s. Goldmoulh from Glasgow, the Customs searchers found a bottle of prepared opium weighing 3 grammes, a metal tube weighing 4 grammes of raw opium and 66 grammes of opium dross together with opium-smoking paraphernalia, in the quarters of Wong Shue, a Chinese member of the crew. 0.065 gramme of prepared opium was found on him. At Baltimore, Maryland, on October 30th, when the Chinese s.s. Chung Tung arrived from Karachi, ship’s officers informed Customs officers that Pang Jong Hock, steward on the vessel, had approached a member of the United States gun crew while at sea and offered the American $50 if he would conceal a quantity of raw opium in his locker. The American reported the matter to his superior officer and pretended to go through with the proposition. Just before the ship reached Baltimore, the Chinese offered the American $300 if he would carry the opium ashore for him. Immediately upon arrival at'Baltimore, the American gunner carried the opium ashore in two suitcases and was met a distance from the waterfront Y a Customs agent, who conducted him to his office and removed all but a few small pieces °t the opium from the suitcases, substituting heavy books. The gunner then proceeded to an hotel where he was to meet the Chinese. The Chinese telephoned, asking that the gunner nieet him at the railroad station with the suitcases. At the railroad station, when Pang ■ °ng Hock took delivery of the suitcases, he was arrested by the Customs agent. Pang stated e purchased the raw opium in Bombay for $1,000 and intended taking it to New York and endeavouring to sell it for $1,000 a pound (454.5 grammes), which is not an improbable figure considering the scarcity of opium in New York City. The opium was in lumps and slabs, and ”0 samples submitted for analysis contained 9.2 and 8.8 % anhydrous morphine, respectively, p,e °pium lumps were wrapped in British-Indian newspapers. On December 1st, 1944, , ®ng Jong Hock was sentenced to imprisonment for three vears and was fined $1,000. The u0Lal quantity seized was 28 kg. 889 gr.

, At Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on November 6th, when the Netherlands tanker Corilla nvBd from Liverpool, a search of the quarters of Tsang Yuen, a Chinese member of the W’ resulted in the discovery of a metal trunk under his bunk which contained false — 26 —

compartments in the bottom and lid. The bottom compartment contained twelve sticks and fourteen broken sticks of raw opium. The opium sticks bore the labels of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly. In a money-belt on his person, Tsang had the sum of §7,000 United States currency and some foreign currency. He refused to divulge the source of the opium or the reason for carrying so much money on him. In addition to the above seizures, a quantity of raw opium, apparently of Iranian origin, was found in the engine- room. On November 11th. quantities of opium dross and opium solution, together with two opium pipes containing prepared opium were found in various parts of the vessel. The total amount of drugs seized was 408 grammes of raw opium ; 4 grammes of prepared opium ; 28 grammes of opium dross and 1 kg. 17 gr. of opium solution. At Staten Island, New York, on November 12th, Customs officers, acting on information, conducted a search of the Netherlands tanker Sunetta coming from Oran. As a result, seizures of raw and prepared opium, opium dross, one pipe stem and one lamp were effected. The total quantities of drugs seized were 4 kg. 844 gr. of raw opium ; 87 grammes of prepared opium; and 15 grammes of opium dross. 369 grammes of raw opium were of Iranian origin. There were no accused.

No. 2342. — Seizures in the Atlantic Coast Area October-December 1944. Report com­ municated by the Government of the United States of America, June 2nd, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 17 kg. 584 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1688. Prepared opium : 99 gram m es. U.S. Report No. 1107. Opium dross : 260 grammes. Opium solution : 2 kg. 923 gr. 3. There were ten seizures. At Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, there were two seizures. (1) On October 18th, on the arrival of the Netherlands m.t. Tibia from Mediterranean ports, Customs searchers found an opium pipe containing 0.8 gramme of prepared opium in the effects of Tong Ah Sang, Chinese quartermaster. (2) On December 28th, a search of the British s.s. Elax. from Porta La Cruz, resulted in the discovery of two bottles, containing 1 kg. 247 gr. of opium solution and opium-smoking paraphernalia concealed in various parts of the ship. There were no accused. At Baltimore, Maryland, on October 23rd, the British s.s. San Valerio arrived from Lake Charles, Louisiana. On that day and the next, Customs officers found concealed, in various parts of the vessel, two bottles and two tins containing 661 grammes of opium solution, two cellophane packages and 31 paper decks of prepared opium weighing 1 gramme and two opium pipes containing 2 grammes of opium dross, together with quite extensive opium- smoking paraphernalia. There were two seizures at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1) On October 30th, a search of the Netherlands m.v. Backhuysen, from Marseilles, resulted in the discovery of 146 grammes of raw opium ; 6 grammes of prepared opium and 326 grammes of opium solution, in the quarters of Ah Kong, sailor. (2) On December 13th, when the American s.s. Henry S. Groves arrived from Takeradi. West Africa, 1.1 gramme of prepared opium was found on Wong Kow, galleyboy. At Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on November 6th, on the Netherlands tanker Gorilla from Liverpool. Customs officers found quantities of raw and prepared opium, opium dross and an opium pipe in various parts of the vessel. The total seizures were 275 grammes of raw opium, of which 86 grammes were of Iranian origin ; 62 grammes of prepared opium and 32 grammes of opium dross. On November 24th, the British m.t. Clausina arrived at Yonkers, New York, from Liverpool and Customs officers found various quantities of opium solution and raw opium together with opium-smoking paraphernalia on board. The vessel left on November "2oth for Gulfport, where further quantities of raw and prepared opium were found on the vessel. The total seizures in this case were 510 grammes of raw opium ; 19 grammes of prepared opium ; 11 grammes of opium dross and 449 grammes of opium solution. There were no accused. At Chester, Pennsylvania, on December 7th, a tin box containing an opium cooking- stove and other opium-smoking paraphernalia were found in the baggage of Tin Kin Kwang. Chinese seaman on the British s.s. Cymbula, from British ports. No drugs were seized. The Netherlands tanker Malvina arrived at Constable Hook, New Jersey, 011 December 10th from Bombay, via Calcutta, Abadan and Glasgow. On that date, a small piece of prepared opium was found in the pocket of Lau Tui Tay, Chinese storekeeper, while quantities of raw opium, two opium pipes containing prepared opium, a tin containi n opium dross, an opium lamp and a brass part of an opium pipe were found in various par * of the ship. Lau Tui Tay stated he purchased a pound (455 grammes) of raw °Plun1Qn Bombay about ten months previously and the amount seized was all he had left- . December 11th, further seizures were made o f raw opium and opium dross and two oP1^ pipes containing prepared opium. On December 12th, an opium pipe containing prepa opium, together with an opium pipe and bowl, were seized. After the vessel had transie to Hoboken on December 20th. two shipyard workers informed Customs officers that had been approached by certain Chinese crew-members of the Malvina with a view to taking ashore certain quantities of opium. They were instructed to proceed with the plan. As a result, Teng Ah Wall, Yong Ah Chong, Chang Ah Kwang, Ching Ley Eng, and Ling Ee Kong were arrested and 5 kg. 162 gr. of raw opium seized. The opium was in the form of sticks and lumps, the former bearing the labels of the Iranian Government Opium Monopoly and containing 12% anhydrous morphine and the latter, containing 8.6 % anhydrous morphine, being wrapped in British India newspapers. From these facts and from admissions by the defendants, it is evident that the lump opium was purchased in India and the stick opium in Iran. On December 21st, an opium-pipe stem was seized as well as forty-three lumps of raw opium containing 8.6% anhydrous morphine and seventy-two sticks and forty broken pieces of raw opium of 12% strength. On December 22nd, still more seizures of sticks and lumps of raw opium were made together with a package of opium dross and two opium-pipes containing prepared opium. On December 23rd, another stick of raw opium was found in the sailors’ quarters. Besides the quantities already mentioned, the quantity of raw opium supposedly of Iranian origin was 136 sticks and forty broken pieces weighing 9 kg. 54 gr. and forty-seven lumps of supposedly Indian origin weighing 2 kg. 365 gr. The total amount of drugs seized in this case wras 16 kg. 654 gr. of raw7 opium, 8 grammes of prepared opium and 105 grammes of opium dross. The British tanker Goldmouth arrived at Carteret, Newr Jersey, from Galveston, Texas, on December 19th and Customs officers seized various quantities of opium dross and solution together with three opium-pipe bowls and one pipe stem containing prepared opium on board the vessel. There were no accused. The total quantities seized were 0.8 gramme of prepared opium, 109 grammes of opium dross and 249 grammes of opium solution.

No. 2343. — Seizures on or near the Mexican border and the Pacific Coast in September and October 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 633 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1718. Prepared opium : 323 grammes. U.S. Report No. 1105. Opium dross : 2 gram m es. Heroin : 49 grammes. 3. There were twelve cases. There were seven seizures at Laredo, Texas. (1) On September 7th, when Jack Wesley Lavender, Thelma Smith and Thomas Harold Long, Americans, arrived from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, they were searched and two packages of heroin weighing 2 grammes were found in the rolled-up sleeve of Lavender. All three denied knowledge of the heroin, but Lavender and Long admitted being drug addicts and Lavender stated he had taken a shot before entering the United States. (2) On September 19th, when Willie Pearce, Otis Rogers and Sam Alfred Wells, Americans, arrived from Nuevo Laredo, three packages of heroin weighing 2 grammes, three hypodermic needles, a spoon and a medicine dropper were found on Wells. He stated that the heroin had been purchased in Nuevo Laredo by another member of the party but that he had elected to carry it. Each is an addict. (3) On the same date. Isabel Flores, American, tried to smuggle forty-five packages of heroin weighing 27 grammes from Nuevo Laredo, concealed in lier brassière. She stated that forty of the packages wTere to be delivered to a person in San Antonio, Texas, the remaining five being for her own use. She refused to name her accomplice in San Antonio. A hypodermic needle, a spoon and a medicine dropper were also found in her possession. (4) On September 23rd, William Howard Riddle, American, was arrested after he had taken delivery of six packages of heroin weighing 4 grammes from an unknown Mexican who escaped. (5) On October 8th, when Harold Elmer Quay, American, arrived at Laredo from Nuevo Laredo, two rubber finger­ stalls containing 2 grammes of heroin were found in one of his socks. (6) On October 10th, a small package containing 0.2 gramme of heroin was found concealed under the seat cover y a Mexican taxicab, arrived from Nuevo Laredo. There were no accused. (7) On October 18th, on the arrival of Nicolas Duke Smitham. American, from Nuevo Laredo, a search of his person disclosed that he had concealed twenty packages containing 11 grammes heroin, a hypodermic needle and syringe, a spoon and a wad of cotton on him. At Seattle, Washington, on September 9th, Mabel Lowery, American, and a Chinese named Mar Gim Wing were arrested after the purchase of two quantities of prepared opium. • abel Lowery is an habitual opium smoker. She was in constant communication with ■Juentin^ V. Browning, who was arrested on September 7th, 1943 (see document O.C.S./ 1 Her husband is now serving a term in the Federal Penitentiary for narcotic Mucking. The quantities of prepared opium seized in this case were 112 grammes. At El Paso, Texas, on September 30th, Customs patrolmen searched Anderson M. Harkey, • Kiencan, and found quantities of prepared opium and dross on him. A search of his hotel resulted in the seizure of more prepared opium and some heroin. The total quantities heroinW6re grammes of prepared opium ; 2 grammes of opium dross and 0.13 gramme of

.< ^ San Diego, California, on October 16th, the premises occupied by Paul Aaron Abyta, encan, were raided and quantities of raw and prepared opium seized. The raw opium - 28 — was wrapped in paper bearing the address of a well-known Mexico City firm and was obviously of Mexican origin. The total amount seized was 909 grammes of raw opium and 6 grammes of prepared opium. At San Francisco, California, on October 19th. Customs officers searched the American s.s. Cape Porpoise, from Pearl Harbour, via Eniwetok and Saipan, and found a package containing 724 grammes of raw-opium sticks. They were similar in appearance to those previously found on vessels arriving from Persian Gulf ports, but they bore no identifying marks or labels, and contained only 6.5% anhydrous morphine. The vessel has not been in Persian Gulf ports since May 1943. At Yuma, Arizona, on October 25th, George L. Lucas, American, was searched when he arrived in Yuma from San Luis, Mexico, and 28 grammes of prepared opium were found on him. A search of his residence resulted in the seizure of a further 6 grammes of prepared opium.

No. 2344. —- Seizures on or near the Mexican border in November and December 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America. June 2nd, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Raw opium : 5 kg. 889 gr. \ O.C.S./Conf.1690. Prepared opium : 1 kg. 572 gr. I No identifying marks U.S. Report No. 1109. Opium solution : 362 grammes ^ or labels. Heroin : 21 grammes 3. There were nine seizures. At Nogales, Arizona, on November 11th, Francisco Rojo, Mexican, delivered a cake of raw opium to a Narcotic agent as a sample, promising to deliver a further quantity of raw Mexican opium at a later date. On December 5th, he smuggled more raw opium into Nogales. Arizona, from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He was followed to an hotel by Customs officers, who searched him and found the opium in his possession. He was then arrested. The total quantity of raw opium seized was 4 kg. 526 gr. There were two seizures at San Diego, California. (1) On November 17th, Emilio E. Ybarra, Mexican, was arrested with quantities of prepared opium and opium solution in his possession. He stated that he had « hi-jacked » 2 kilogrammes of raw opium from a Mexican peddler in Tijuana, Mexico, and, after smuggling it into the United States, had cooked it into prepared opium. (2) On December 1st, Elmer A. Butler and Chester E. Gilles. American citizens, were arrested by Customs patrolmen after they had smuggled a small jar containing 2 grammes of prepared opium into the United States from Mexico. There were three seizures at El Paso, Texas. (1) On November 19th, as a result of extended investigation in Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Customs agents arrested Oscar Perez Palma, Mexican, at the railway station in El Paso, where he was attempting to deliver twenty- four 1-gramme packages containing 21 grammes of Mexican heroin to undercover agents. Perez was acting as a runner for Pan, notorious Chinese narcotic dealer in Juarez who is under indictment in El Paso for narcotic smuggling and violation of the export control laws. (2) On November 28th, a joint investigation by Customs and Narcotic agents resulted in the arrest at El Paso of Leo D. Fonner and the seizure of two 5-tael tins of prepared opium, weighing 341 grammes. The investigation established a connection with Louis Bader and his wife, Dolores, at Caldwell, New Jersey. They also were arrested on November 30th in possession of one 5-tael tin of prepared opium, weighing 170 grammes, and 284 grammes opium solution. A complete chemical laboratory for the conversion of opium into heroin was found in the basement of their home. It was evident they intended to manufacture heroin on a considerable scale. Several plates for counterfeiting gasoline rationing stamp? were found also on the premises and two stills, together with malt and other material used in the manufacture of distilled spirits. Fonner has a previous criminal record, including a conviction for counterfeiting. He was sentenced to imprisonment for three years. The case involving the Baders is pending. Fonner was also known as Fronnin, Leo W ard and Dr. Ward. (3) On December 21st, Juan Gaucin, Mexican, attempted to sell 1 kg. 36o gr. of raw opium to two Customs agents. When arrested, he admitted smuggling the opium from Juarez, Mexico. There were two seizures at Calexico, California. (1) On December 10th, Victor B. Loftin, American, was searched when he arrived at Calexico from Mexicali, Mexico, an six paper bindles of prepared opium weighing 8 grammes were found on him. (2) December 19th, Cecil Vivian Durnel, Frank Annunzio, Edward Hyder and Jose C. ^ aw!rîZ’ Americans, were overheard discussing the smuggling of contraband and were searched Customs patrolmen. A paper package containing 0.7 gramme was found in the possessi of Miss Durnal. On December 31st, five m en who arrived at San Ysidro from Tijuana, Mexico, in a” automobile, were searched with no result. One appeared to be a drug addict and " - followed. A woman walked towards him and was arrested, taken into the Customs house searched. Three tins containing 557 grammes of prepared opium were found on her. was identified as Rita Washington, American, and stated that she purchased the opium r ‘ a Chinese opium dealer in Tijuana. This information was given to the Mexican authori with the result that the Chinese was arrested in Tijuana and imprisoned. 29

No. 2345. — Seizures in the Territorial Possessions of the United States of America in 1944. Report communicated bv the Government of the United States, June 2nd, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a ). Raw opium : 749 grammes. O.C.S./ C o n f . Marihuana : 695 grammes. US Report No. 111?. Morphine tartrate solution. 3. At Honolulu, T.H., Mrs. Anna K. Sabay and Harvey Arthur Lee, Americans, were arrested in possession of forty-three morphine tartrate syrettes weighing 1 gramme of morphine tartrate solution. It was obvious th a t the syrettes had been stolen, as they bore the manufacturing chemist’s label and the United States Narcotic Internal Revenue Tax Stamp. At San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico, on January 24th, Juan Puig Rivera, American seaman on the s.s. Hilton, was arrested wdien 192 grammes of bulk marihuana and eight marihuana cigarettes were found in his locker. He stated that he purchased the drugs from a negro in New York City. Upon the arrival of the ship at Ponce the next day, the master handed 500 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had found on board the vessel to Customs officers. On October 27th, at San Juan, when the American s.s. Knute Nelson arrived from Buenos Aires, the master of the vessel handed over to Customs officers 749 grammes of Iranian raw opium in stick form.

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 : Cases Nos. 2355-56,under “ Prepared Opium ”. Cases Nos. 2369, 2374,2378, 2381-88, under “ Indian Hemp ”.

Q u a n t i t i e s o f R a w O p i u m s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t : 1943 1914 7 kg. 794 gr. 1,767 kg. 738 gr. 15 kg. 57 gr. of opium solution. 504 grammes of opium mixture. 144 grammes of liquid opium. 47 grammes of burnt opium.

2. PREPARED OPIUM AND DROSS

No. 2346. — Seizure at Gravesend on November 26th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 15th, 1945.

Reference ; i Prepared opium : 483 grammes. No marks. 2. Tang Ah Kwang, of the vessel Liseta, coming from Ostend. 3. The offender was searched on board and the opium found in his pockets. He stated that he purchased the drug in Liverpool. 4. The accused was fined £50 and £5 6s. 9d. costs with the alternative of imprisonment for three months.

No. 2347. — Seizure at Greenock on October 24th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, December 8th, 1944.

fttamce : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 4 kg. 91 gr. U'^S. /Conf. 1552. „t c 2. Num Seng Chang. 3. The opium, contained in five packages, was found by a Customs officer whilst searching a room on the s.s. Johan van Oldenbarnevell, Dutch vessel, coming from Port Said, Alexandria, Algiers and Gibraltar. Num Seng Chang admitted ^tempting to smuggle the opium. The packages bore no evidence of the source from which they were obtained, but the accused stated that he obtained them from Port Said. 4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for four months.

• 2348. — Seizures at Hull on August 24th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, on November 7th. 1944.

ÎcSconf 1-4Q h 1 ^ PrePared °Pium : 172 k£- 766 gr- o . an oo 2, Ahyung Yuen and Dong Kwai Pao. 3.There were two seizures, both on the British s.s. Sarpedon, □ coming from Birkenhead, having called at Port Said, Suez, Aden, °mbay, Bedi Bunder, Lock Ewe, and Methil. One seizure concerned 979 grammes of prepared opium which was found in the possession of Ahyung Yuen, wrho stated that he — 30 —

had bought the opium at Port Said on the instructions of his uncle, Lung Ye Sang. The second seizure concerned 171 kg. 687 gr. of opium packed in six tin trunks, one travelling case and one wooden box,1 belonging to Dong Kwai Pao, who stated that he took the cases of opium on board at Port Said and was promised £150 if he delivered them to a man who would come on board for them at Liverpool.

4. Ahyung Yuen was fined £2 and £1 11s. 6d. costs. Dong Kwai Pao was sentenced to hard labour for four months and fined £ 1 0 0 plus costs.

No. 2349. — Seizure at Hull on November 20th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 7th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 455 grammes. No marks. O.C.S./Conf.1609. v r b 2. Chan Seng, Chinese seaman on the m.v. Tarkwa, British vessel, coming from Port Said, Port Tewfik, Aden, Calcutta, Colombo, Durban, Capetown, Matadi, Duala, Lagos, Victoria, Takoradi and Freetown. 3. The drug was concealed amongst clothing at the bottom of the kitbag of the accused. There were no marks, but he stated that he had bought it in Calcutta. 4. The accused was sentenced to a fine of £5 and £2 2s. costs.

No. 2350. — Seizure at Liverpool on February 11th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 24th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 1 kg. 591 gr. 0 .C.S./Conf.loi 2. 2. Leong Sing, Tsai Dong Pao, Mui Lai and Cheing Ah Fat, Chinese seamen.

3. A raid was made on premises at 42, St. James’ St., Liverpool, and, both front and back doors being bolted, the officers were obliged to enter by force. In a room on the first floor, they found the four accused smoking opium. A search of the premises revealed 1 kg. 591 gr. of prepared opium, five smoking-lamps, three needles, two pairs of scissors, one scraper and two pairs of scales, the property of Leong Sing. 4. Leong Sing wras fined £17 on four charges and ordered to pay costs. Tsai Dong Pao and Cheing Ah Fat were each fined £5 and costs. Mui Lai wras fined £ 8 and costs.

No. 2351. — Seizure at Liverpool on June 21st and 22nd, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 19 kg. 543 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1629. y r 2. Woo Yuen Chueng, Koo Ah Shoo, Zee Ah Mung, Chew Tse Shing, Woo Ah Ju (or Hoo Ah Tsa) and Sze Ah Shun, Chinese members of the crew of the British s.s. Anlilochus. Yaa Ang Hai and Nee Ah King, Chinese. 3. The Anlilochus was coming from Freetown, having called at Suez, Aden, Bombay, Nowalaki, Lourenço Marquez, Capetown and Dakar. All the accused were stopped by Police officers wThen leaving the docks and various quantities of opium were found on their persons, amounting in all to 19 kg. 543 gr. 4. They were each fined £10 and 5 /— interpreter’s fee.

No. 2352. — Seizure at Liverpool on October 10th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, November 7th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 5 kg. 454 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1551. 2. Yin Wong and Chuen Hau.

3. The two offenders were stopped and searched when leaving the s.s. Nestor coming from Freetown, having called at Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide. Freemantle, Durban and Cap.etown. The drugs were found in the pockets of their overcoat», 3 kg. 636 gr. in the pocket of Tin Wong and 1 kg. 818 gr. in that of Chuen Hau.T h e y state that theybought it for £ 8 apiece from a hawker at Durban. 4. Each of the accused was sentenced to imprisonment for one month and fined £29, plus costs.

1 Wrappers were attached to the report and are in the archives of the Secretariat. - 31 —

No. 2353. — Seizure at Swansea on December 1st, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, March 7th, 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Prepared opium : 966 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1610. 2. Lee Ee Meit, member of the crew of the British s.s. Dorcasia, coming from Abadan via Port Said, Haifa, Naples, New York, Aruba, Dublin. 3. Forty-one sticks weighing 966 grammes of prepared opium were found concealed in a rubber sea-boot in a suitcase in Lee Ee Meit’s room on board the vessel. In another sea-boot, an opium lamp was found and five opium pipes were discovered under blankets at the foot of his bunk. Wrappers were enclosed with the report and these are in the archives of the Secretariat. 4. Lee Ee Meit was sentenced to a fine of £25 and £5 costs.

No. 2354. — Seizures in California between February and August 1944. Reports com­ municated bv the Government of the United States of America. June 2nd. 1945.

References : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 29 kg. 447 gr. CXCS./Conf. 1674, 1689 and Morphine : 227 grammes. Heroin : 545 grammes. md U08°rtS N0S" 1Ü95’ 10ti/ 2. William Levin, alias William Levine and JewT Willy and his wife, Elizabeth Levin, Americans ; Morris Irwin and Jack Siemen, Canadians ; Jack W. Morse, Sally Elsie Morse and Lenneth Fay Williams, Americans ; Jesus Vasquez Valencia and Consuelo Landeros de Vasquez, Mexicans ; Sam Maugeri and Joseph Tocco ; Enrique Diarte, Mexican. 3. The case originated in May 1942, when Narcotic agents in New York City investigated the activities of a gang of smugglers headed by Charles “ Lucky ” Luciano. The trail led to Boston and resulted in the arrest of the principal distributor of narcotics in the New England traffic. It was then learned that certain members of the gang had gone to the Bahamas for the purchase of drugs and had smuggled them into the United States. These investigations led to the indictment of Charles Albero, alias Charlie Bullets, Eugene Tramaglino, Steve Armone, and Joseph Tocco, of New York ; Ralph G. Carbone, of Newark, New Jersey ; and Basil Herbert McKinney, Nuckart W. Bethel and But ron F. Bo we, of Nassau, Bahamas. It was apparent that the principal supplies of the gang were Mexican opium and heroin and that the New Yorkers were dealing with members of the Parmagini gang in California. William Levin (who had been a partner with Parmagini and had only recently been released from prison a short time), together with his wife and Irwin, were arrested at Los Angeles on February 9th when twenty-three 5-tael tins containing 4 kg. 573 gr. of prepared opium were seized. Irwin was acting as a go-between with Levin and Siemen in Canada. Siemen had given Irwin $8,000 with which to purchase opium from Levin on this occasion, a previous purchase having been smuggled by Irwin into Canada from the United States about four months before. On April 23rd, Morse and his wife, with L. F. Williams, were arrested at Santa Monica, California, and ten 5-tael tins containing 1 kg. 988 gr. of prepared opium were seized. Jack Morse obtained his opium from the same source as Levin — that is to say, from Enrique Diarte at Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. On July 10th, Jesus Vasquez Valencia and Consuelo Landeros de Vasquez were arrested at San Diego, California, and 4 kg. 971 gr. of prepared opium and 545 grammes of heroin were seized, the source of supply being also Diarte in Mexico. It is believed that there exist in Mexico in several localities clandestine laboratories used for the conversion of Mexican raw opium into heroin. The tins of opium seized were constructed of galvanised tin, soldered along one side and around the bottom and sealed at the top with adhesive tape. One of the principal members of the gang in California known as “ Big Nose Charlie ” La Gaipa disappeared at this time and it was indicated that he was murdered. A Narcotic agent who spoke Italian got into touch with the Californian group and this led to the arrest of Joseph Tocco at Chicago on ;^ugust 15th, in possession of ninety-five tins of prepared opium weighing 17 kg. 915 gr. and *27 grammes of morphine. Sam Maugeri was arrested at Santa Cruz, California, the next day. Larly in November, Enrique Diarte’s body was found on the Mexican side of the border between Tijuana and Mexicali. He had been murdered and Frank Orbe, who was at one time an associate of his, was arrested and charged with the murder. Further investigations are lemg carried out on this case. 4. Levin was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years and a fine of $2,500. Elizabeth Levin received a sentence of imprisonment for eighteen months, while Irwin was sentenced 1 1mprisonment for five years on one count and, on a second count, he received a sentence ? lmprisonment for seven years to run consecutively with the first count, the year sentence e|ng suspended provided he leaves the United States at the expiration of the five-year j-entence and does not return for seven years. Morse and Williams were each sentenced imprisonment for five years ; Sally Morse was sentenced to imprisonment for three years, gUt on September 20th, 1944, she was released on an appeal of $7,500. In November 1944, ‘ an< Maugeri was sentenced to imprisonment for tw enty years and a fine of $5,000, while 0Cco received a sentence of ten years and a fine of $5,000. 3?

No. 2355. —■ Seizures at points on or near the Mexican Border from January to April 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States, March 1st, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 7 kg. 180 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1674. Raw opium : 0.4 gram m e. U.S. Report No. 1095. Opium solution : 36 grammes. Morphine hydrochloride : lo grammes. Marihuana : 49 grammes.

3. There were thirteen cases.

On January 23rd, at Las Vegas, Nevada, Walter Bailey Taylor, an American, was arrested in possession of 967 grammes of prepared opium and 36 grammes of opium solution, together with extensive opium-smoking and narcotic administration paraphernalia. Taylor admitted th at he had obtained the opium in Mexico, but refused to name his accomplice. He is known to be associated with several notorious illicit drug dealers on the Pacific Coast.

At Laredo, Texas, on January 24th, Frank Durkee and Cliff 0. Morrow, alias Cliff Wilson, Americans, were arrested as they entered the United States from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, with 15 grammes of morphine hydrochloride, an improvised syringe and several hypodermic needles concealed on their persons by means of long strips of cloth wrapped around their bodies.

There were four seizures at San Ysidro, California. On January 22nd, Roy Snyder Randolph and Walter D. Midkiff, Americans, arrived at San Ysidro from Tijuana, Mexico, in an automobile. A 5-tael tin containing 140 grammes of prepared opium was found under Randolph’s hat. On February 7th, Joyce Arline Philipson, American, a passenger in an automobile coming from Tijuana, Mexico, on being told that she would be searched, threw an object into a waste-paper basket. The object proved to be a rubber container of opium. On February 29th, Everett R. McDonald, American, was arrested on entering the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, when a bindle of prepared opium weighing 5 grammes was found concealed in his sock. On March 29th, George Taylor Loder, Jr., American, was seen by Customs patrolmen to enter Mexico and later that night, on his return, he was seen boarding a bus at San Ysidro. He was searched and a 5-tael tin of prepared opium weighing 116 grammes was found in his coat pocket.

At Calexico, California, on January 31st, Bert Schmeck, American, was questioned by Customs patrolmen upon his arrival from Mexicali, Mexico. In his pocket, two bindles containing 0.4 gramme of prepared opium were found and in a money-belt the officers discovered one hypodermic needle and one syringe.

There were twro seizures at El Paso, Texas. On March 1st, José Manuel Sanchez Gonzalez, Mexican, was seen by immigration officers attempting to effect an illegal entry into the United States from Juarez, Mexico, by walking across the wooden railroad bridge connecting the two cities. 0.4 gramme o f raw opium, 49 grammes of bulk marihuana, and a hypodermic needle were found concealed on his person. On April 18th, Customs patrolmen acting on information, were watching the river-bank at El Paso and saw a truck with several bulky sacks mired in the soft-dirt shoulder of a road. The truck contained a large quantity of contraband whisky, and on the person of Jack Rutherford, American, two jars containing 57 grammes of prepared opium, together writh a hypodermic needle and the usual equipment used by drug addicts, were found. Rutherford stated that he had purchased the opium and whisky in Juarez, Mexico, and arranged to have it smuggled across the river at the point where he was arrested.

At Oceanside, California, on March 5th, Lane Wilson James, James Monroe, Sail} Barkhau and Veretta Wallace, American negroes, were involved in an automobile accident at Las Flores Flats, near Oceanside. An immigration officer found two 5-tael tins containing 384 grammes of prepared opium hidden in the grass at the side of the road in the im m ediate vicinity of the accident. It is understood that the automobile was driven from Mexico.

On March 8 th, at Stockton, California, Wong Oy alias Wong Wai, and Edward Gee. Chinese, wrere arrested by a Narcotic agent who seized from them one jar, eight paper bmdle» and two 5-tael tins of prepared opium weighing in all 402 grammes. It is believed tha the opium was of Mexican origin.

On March 15th, at Portland, Oregon, Neil McNeil Hunt, American, was arrested as he was endeavouring to recover a tin containing 73 grammes of prepared opium b u rie d m a wrooded section about a mile east of Portland. The source was apparently Mexico.

At Los Angeles, on April 10th, Eustorgio Davila Olivares, American, was arrested with two tins containing 398 grammes of prepared opium in his possession. He had purclia= the opium in Tijuana, Mexico, and smuggled them into the United States. The tins we identical with those seized in the Levin case (see report No. 2354). No. 2356. — Seizures at points on or near the Mexican border from April to July 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Prepared opium : 8 kg. 476 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1709. Raw opium : 950 grammes. U.S. Report No. 1097. Opium solution : 140 grammes. Heroin : 34 grammes. Marihuana : 48 grammes. 3. There were twenty seizures. There were two seizures at Nogales, Arizona. On April 12th, the authorities, acting on information that Manuel Ortega would smuggle a quantity of opium from Mexico to the United States, he was followed to his place of business in Tucson, Arizona. 950 grammes of raw opium were found concealed in his service station and he admitted having smuggled it from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. On July 4th, Customs patrolmen arrested José Marin and Trinidad Romero, Mexicans, and seized four used tins containing 2 kg. 234 gr. of prepared opium. The opium was described as “ partly cooked opium ” of 6.5% morphine content and of a thinner consistency than fully prepared opium. It is believed that the opium was cooked only sufficiently to cause the impurities to rise to the surface so that they could be removed, and then poured into containers. It is reported that this is the type of opium which is being encountered most frequently at present near the Mexican border in the vicinity of Nogales. There were four seizures at San Ysidro, California. On April 13th, Police arrested Antonio Herrera Aragon and Avelino O. Guaderrama, Mexicans, and found a tin containing 209 grammes of prepared opium in Aragon’s pocket. They had received the opium from a Mexican at the border. On April 30th, Elmer Hjalmar Tahtinen, American, had purchased a 5-tael tin containing 115 grammes of prepared opium at Tijuana, Mexico and attempted to smuggle it into the United States. On May 7th, Louis N. Moore, American, arrived at San Ysidro from Tijuana, Mexico, in an automobile. A 5-tael tin containing 169 grammes of prepared opium was found concealed under the dash on top of the glove compartment of the car. On May 28th, a small jar containing 19 grammes of prepared opium and 34 marihuana cigarettes weighing 26 grammes were found concealed in the automobile of Fred A. Walker when he stopped for inspection at San Ysidro after crossing the line from Tijuana. At San Diego, California, on April 22nd, officers arrested Roscoe Ballard and Lawrence Johnson, American negroes, in possession of five 5-tael tins containing 1 kg. 89 gr. and a spice can containing 142 grammes of prepared opium. On April 23rd, Alene Brown, alias Illene Briggs, alias Judy Gray, alias Mrs. Clint Briggs, American, was arrested at Laredo, Texas, as she attempted to smuggle 4 grammes of heroin into the United States from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. She stated that she was bringing the heroin to a tubercular patient in a hospital at Houston, Texas, named John Brown. Investigation disclosed that it was in reality Clinton A. Briggs, a drug addict out on parole for forging narcotic prescriptions, with whom Alene Brown had been living. Briggs was arrested at Houston on April 27th and a small quantity of heroin, together with an eye­ dropper, a hypodermic syringe, needles and a teaspoon were found in his possession. On June 1st, while Briggs wras in jail at Houston, Alene Brown was apprehended by the sheriff as she attempted to smuggle 12 tablets of morphine into the jail for his use. She was at that time free on bail on the smuggling charge. there were three other seizures at Laredo. On June 4th, José Maria Santos, Mexican, was arrested as he was smuggling 4 grammes of heroin from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. On June 8 th, William W. Jeffries and Thomas S. Malone, Americans, were intercepted in their automobile and twro packages of heroin weighing 0.7 gramme, eye-droppers, needles and a styptic were seized. On June 20th, Meyer Gelber, American, was arrested when he arrived °m Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, with 1 gramme of heroin on his person. At Houston, there were two seizures. On May 24th, Robert Brady Curry, American, ",a? arrested on arriving from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and two finger-stalls containing 1 gramme neroin were seized. He stated that he had purchased the heroin in Laredo, Texas, from a man known as “ Mexican Joe On May 30th, William Russell Moore, alias Becky Moore ^nd Burma Harris Moore, Johnny Broussard and Glen Fox, Americans, were arrested by Houston Police, who ascertained that the heroin had been bought in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 'Y Moore from the Trevino brothers and smuggled into the United States. There were two seizures at San Francisco, California. On April 27th, Howard Quong, >ninese, was arrested and four 5-tael tins of prepared opium were seized from him. The ms contained 683 grammes. Ouong had recently arrived from Brawley, California, and it is Presumed the opium was smuggled from Mexico. On July 8 th, Yip Ham Tong, a Chinese, ^ tested in possession of three 5-tael tins of prepared opium weighing 568 grammes. 16 accused is known to be associated with well-known narcotic traffickers. 'Gila Bend, Arizona, on April 30th, Paul K. Busby, American, was arrested in rSaession of a quantity of prepared opium, a bottle containing cotton pellets impregnated . °P>um solution, two bottles containing opium solution, five paper bindles of prepared ™Utn and a paper package of marihuana, together with 6 % pints of Mexican toquila. — 34 —

The total quantities seized were 21 grammes of prepared opium, 140 grammes of opium solution and 2 2 grammes of bulk marihuana. There were two seizures at Calexico, California. On May 30th, Luis Castellon, Mexican, was stopped on his arrival from Mexicali, Mexico, and twenty-three tins weighing 3 kg. 48 gr. of prepared opium were found under the rear seat of his automobile. The second seizure was on June 24th, when Customs patrolmen arrested Wallace Johns after having found a 5-tael tin weighing 134 grammes of prepared opium concealed behind a shade in a service closet in his hotel room. On June 25th, at San Bernardino, California, Raymond Bedoya, American, was apprehended as he approached San Bernardino on the highway leading to Calexico, in his automobile. A copper 5-tael tin weighing 184 grammes of prepared opium was concealed in the automobile. The authorities had received information that Bedoya made periodic trips to Mexico to secure opium which he sold in San Bernardino. At El Paso, Texas, on June 19th, Joaquin Coronado, Mexican, came to the office of the supervising Customs agent and surrendered a small package of heroin -— 0.01 gramme — together with a hypodermic needle, spoon and eye-dropper, with the statement that he had just come from Mexico with the narcotics for the purpose of being arrested in the United States and sent to a Federal institution for a cure.

-No. 2357. — Seizures on or near the Mexican border from June to September 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a) Prepared opium : 9 kg. 204 gr. . O.C.S./Conf.1715. Opium dross : 13 grammes / ir ° Mexican origin. U.S. Report No. 1101. Heroin : 71 grammes I b Marihuana : 469 grammes 3. There were twelve cases. At Nogales and Phoenix, Arizona, 8 kg. 274 gr. of prepared opium were seized on various dates from June to September 1944. For several years past, the authorities have been aware that an organisation existed in Nogales and Phoenix consisting of a number of men and women actively engaged in smuggling narcotics from Mexico into the United States and several arrests and prosecutions have been effected. The persons indicted in this case were Carlos C. Blanco, Manuel Castillo, Americans, and Jesus Bustillo, Mexican, indicted at Nogales ; Arturo Leyvas, Ray C. Leyvas, alias Ramon Cordova and Mundo, Arnold S. Enriquez, Arturo Jerez, alias Colima ; Mrs. Connie Contreras Duarte, alias Mrs. Arturo Leyvas, Charles Pain Calvillo, Americans, and Miguel Parra, alias Miguel Portillo and Mike Parra, Mexican, indicted at Phoenix. Prepared opium was purchased from Bianco in July at Nogales and in September, eleven copper tins of prepared opium were seized which Castillo had smuggled from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. At Phoenix, partially prepared opium was purchased from Arturo Leyvas and Jerez in June and from Ray Leyvas and Enriquez in August. In September, prepared opium, dross and opium paraphernalia were turned over to the authorities by a woman associate of the accused. Four automobiles were seized. The so-called partially prepared opium is of a thin consistency and peculiar odour and colour, quite different from typical prepared opium. Its morphine content is 10.1%, which is less than the usual run of Mexican prepared opium but, of course, stronger than raw opium of Mexican origin. It was believed at first that it might have been adulterated with the juice of the Mexican prickly poppy, but chemical analysis did not disclose an excessive amount of protopine, an alkaloid appearing in abundance in the prickly poppy. There were seven seizures at Laredo, Texas. (1) On July 13th, Albert Raymond McCutchen, American and drug addict, was arrested on entering the United States from Mexico and 0.4 gramme of heroin, a hypodermic needle and an eye-dropper were found on him. He admitted that he purchased the heroin in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, for his own use and that he had taken a shot of the heroin before entering the United States. (2) On July 21st, William Maddox Drury, American and drug addict, was searched after his arrival from Mexico. He had in his possession 0.2 gramme of heroin, two hypodermic needles, a medicine dropper and a spoon. He had purchased the heroin in Nuevo Laredo. (3) On July 24th, when Edmundo Hernandez, American, arrived from Nuevo Laredo, 1 gramme ot heroin and 72 grammes of marihuana were found fastened to his back with adhesive tape. (4) On August 8 th, a Customs guard, suspecting that Frank R. Flores, American, was a drug addict, searched him and found 2 grammes of heroin and 3 9 7 grammes of bulk marihuana strapped to his body by adhesive tape. He stated that he had purchased the drugs in Nuevo Laredo for $50. (5) On August 14th, when Franklin Oneal Butler, J. S. Thomas Harlow, Horace Odell Ash and Lou Valey Pope, Americans, arrived from Nuevo Laredo, 0.8 gramme of heroin was found concealed in the automobile which the} were driving. (6 ) On August 25th, Customs inspectors searched Joe Pelletierre, American, after he had arrived from Mexico. Three packages of heroin weighing 3 grammes were found in a tobacco sack on him. He stated that he purchased the heroin in Nuevo Lare“ Pelletierre is a drug addict. (7) On September 2nd, when Isaac Ray Nobel and 'Ya* H. Kidd, Americans, arrived from Nuevo Laredo, two rubber finger-stalls containi g 16 grammes of heroin were found on them. They purchased the drug in Nuevo Laredo. At Dilley, Texas, on July 29th, Customs inspectors stopped the automobile driven by C. H. Woolsey about a mile from Dilley. A search of the car revealed nothing, a — 3 5 —

Woolsey claimed that he had swallowed all the narcotics he had purchased in Mexico. When he and his wife, Jean Woolsey, had returned to a café they had left in Dilley, Mrs. Woolsey went to a rest room and tried to flush a package down the toilet, but it was too large. The package was recovered and was found to contain sixty packages of heroin weighing 48 grammes, two hypodermic needles, a spoon, a syringe and an eye-dropper. At San Ysidro, California, on August 10th, Albert Tocchino arrived from Tijuana, Mexico, and was met by Frank Philip Lucia. Both these men are Americans. Tocchino was seen picking up two objects which had been placed behind a wall two days previously and which had been kept under surveillance. When arrested, Tocchino attempted to throw a package from the automobile in which he and Lucia were driving. The package contained 27 grammes of prepared opium. At San Diego, California, on August 13th, Charles Walton and Allen Sylvanius Lockhart, American negroes, w'ere searched wrhen they entered San Ysidro from Tijuana, Mexico, but nothing was found. Since Walton was recognised as a drug addict, they wrere followed to a railway depot in San Diego, where they were seen removing a suitcase from a locker. The suitcase contained five tins of prepared opium weighing 884 grammes. At Stockton, California, on August "21st, Mon Him Fong, alias Jimmie Fong, Chinese, was arrested and 18 grammes of prepared opium and 13 grammes of opium dross were found on him.

Note. — Seizures of prepared opium and dross were also made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings : Cases Nos. 2294-95, 2300, 2337-44, under “ Raw- Opium ”. Gases No. 2401, under “ Indian Hemp

Q u a n t i t i e s s e i z e d o f P r e p a r e d O p i u m a n d D r o s s , a s r e p o r t e d to t h e S e c r e t a r i a t : Prepared Opium : Dross : 269 kg. 75 gr. 4 kg. 523 gr.

3. M ORPHINE

No. 2358. — Theft of drugs at Brussels during the night of May 19th-20th, 1944. Report communicated by the Belgian Government, November 9th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (6 ). Morphine hydrochloride : 9 kg. 47 gr. O C S /Conf.1614. Medicinal opium : 6 kg. 755 gr. Technical morphine : 119 kg. 732 gr. Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride : 5 kg. 720 gr. Crude cocaine : 30 kilogrammes. Cocaine base : 28 kg. 217 gr. Cocaine hydrochloride : 4 kg. 691 gr. Cocaine salicylate : 5 grammes. Cocaine nitrate : 14 grammes. Cocaine phenate : 2 grammes. Codeine base : 16 kilogrammes. Codeine phosphate : 1 kg. 775 gr. 3. During the night May 19th-20th, an important theft of narcotic drugs and various pharmaceutical products was committed on the premises of the firm S.A. Produits Bios, Etablissements Coutelier Frères, 37, rue de Potter, Brussels. The warehouses where the products in question wrere stored were in a quarter of the city which had been heavily bombed. Those who lived in the neighbourhood habitually left their dwelling-places towrards evening and did not return to them until the next morning, ihe thieves must certainly have been aware of this fact and were thus able to operate without being in any way disturbed. The most careful precautions had, however, been taken by the firm of Bios. The Products in question were stored in a cellar which had a steel door. The thieves had brought an acetylene apparatus in a lorry for the purpose of cutting through the door, but they did n°t use it, as they were able to force the hinges of the door with a heavy hammer. The police were informed and on June 1 2 th nearly all the products in question had een recovered. The only drugs that have not yet been found are : 1 kg. 775 gr. of codeine Phosphate, 651 grammes of morphine hydrochloride bearing the label Bios, 397 grammes of morphine hydrochloride bearing the label R o c h e , 1 bottle containing 142 grammes of cocaine base bearing the label M e r c k U.S.A., and 24 grammes of cocaine base bearing the a el Bios. At the time the majority of the drugs were recovered, the police had arrested *y a few subordinate accomplices who did not seem to have participated in the theft. A e" days later, however, some active members of the gang were arrested. One of them is n employee of the firm wrho had only been engaged a short time previously. The accused 0 not seem to be drug traffickers, but had attacked premises wrhich they presumed contained Products of great value. * 36

No. 2359. —- Theft of ampoules of Sedol in the Port of Buenaventura, Colombia, on February 3rd, 1944. Reports communicated by the Government of Colombia. April 21st and May 11th, 1944.

Reference : _ I (b). Sedol : 14,600 ampoules. 3. The Sociedad Quimica Rhodia Argentina ” despatched 32,160 ampoules of Sedol for the National Department of Supplies of Colombia and the consignment was shipped on board the s.s. Herman Gorthon in the Argentine in January 1944. On arrival at Buenaventura, Colombia, on February 3rd, the vessel went ashore and, in order to re-float it, the cargo had to be unloaded. During this operation. 14,600 ampoules were stolen, as only 17,560 ampoules reached the Department of Supplies. The Health and Police authorities at Cali and Buenaventura were immediately notified, but so far none of the missing ampoules have been recovered. The consignment was packed in five chests, three containing eighty boxes of 1 0 0 ampoules, one with sixty boxes and one with 180 boxes. A supplementary report states that an examination of the chests showed that one chest containing eighty boxes and one containing 180 arrived intact. One chest containing eighty boxes was stolen with all its contents. In another chest of eighty boxes, fifty had been stolen and the chest that had sixty boxes contained only forty-four on arrival. It has been impossible to find any trace of the missing ampoules, which points to their having been taken to some other country.

No. 2360. — Seizure at Cartagena, Colombia. Report communicated by the Government of Colombia, May 22nd, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Morphine : 0.25 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.l744. 3. The Cartagena Customs seized a bottle containing twenty- five pellets each of 0 .0 1 gramme of morphine, despatched by the Geophysical Service Inc., of Dallas, Texas, United States of America, and consigned to the Richmond Petroleum Company, of Colombia. The decision of the Customs Office is entirely justified because, according to the provisions of Law No. 36 of 1939, only the national Government may import narcotic drugs. It should be mentioned that the Richmond Petroleum Company did not authorise the despatch of this morphine and duly notified the Ministry thereof. The description of the bottle seized is as follows : it bears a white label on which the following particulars are printed : “ Meyer & Rosser — Prescription Pharmacy — 1711 Pacific Ave., Dallas, Texas.” The following particulars are typewritten : “ No. 398-658, Dr. Patterson. —• One as directed by hypo for use of nurse — L.C. Craig — 12/17/43 ”, and, in handwrriting, the word “ morphine

No. 2361. — Seizure at Brooklyn, New York, on August 25th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, June 2nd, 1945.

O^sTconf 1693 * (a)- Chinese medicine containing morphine : 11 grammes.

it s Rf-nnri Nn 1119 3. When Au On, Chinese messman on the American s.s. Cape Diamond, was searched, five bottles of Loy Tin Yat Cholera Mixture were found in his possession. He stated that he had purchased the medicine in New York’s Chinatown two years previously. The medicine contained 9.1% anhydrous morphine. (For previous mention of Loy Tin Yat preparations, see document O.C.S./Conf.l244.)

No. 2362. — Illicit postal traffic in morphine in the United States of America in1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America in its Annual Report for 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Morphine : Quantity not given. O.C./A.R.1944/45. 1 2. Norman T. Whitaker, a disbarred attorney of \\ asmngton, D.C., George F. Kerr, unlicensed physician at Grand Rapids. Ohio, William M. Harner, drug addict at McClure, Ohio. 3. Whitaker sent morphine through the mail from Washington to Kerr at Grand Rapids. Kerr, in his turn, sold it to Harner. 4. Whitaker was sentenced to imprisonment for eighteen months and the other two accused were sentenced to imprisonment for five years.

Note. — Seizures of morphine were also made in connection with t h e following c®s.esff which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings : Cases Nos. 2339 and 2345, under “ Raw Opium ”, Cases Nos. 2354-55, under “ Prepared Opium ”, Case No. 2365, under “ Cocaine ”. Cases Nos. 2371, 2385, 2397, under “ Indian Hemp — 37 —

Q u a n t it ie s of M o r p h in e s e iz e d as r e p o r t e d to t h e S e c r e t a r ia t : 242 grammes. 6 grammes of morphine tartrate and one case in which no quantity is given. 1 0 ampoules.

4. H ERO IN

Nole. — Seizures of heroin were made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings : Cases Nos. 2339, 2341, 2343-44, under “ Raw Opium ”, Cases Nos. 2354. 2356-57, under “ Prepared Opium

Q u a n t it ie s of H e r o in s e iz e d as r e p o r t e d to t h e S e c r e t a r ia t : 719 grammes.

5. COCAINE.

No. 2363. — Disappearance of cocaine hydrochloride in a consignment despatched from Chile to Colombia. Report communicated by the Government of Colom­ bia, December 5th, 1944.

Referënce : ^ 1 (b). Cocaine hydrochloride : Quantity not given. 3. The National Department of Supplies placed an order with the firm “ Farmo-Quimica del Pacifico ”, of Valparaiso, Chile, for a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride to be consigned to the Narcotic Drugs Deposit of this Ministry. Of this order, 1,500 grammes had just arrived in two cardboard boxes, each of which is supposed to contain 750 grammes in 10-gramme bottles. On checking the contents of this consignment, it was found that one of the boxes had arrived open, with a slit in the side through which the bottles contained in it could be extracted. When opened, the box was found to contain seventy-five 10-gramme bottles, but some of them were not full. The second box was opened and was found to contain seventy-four bottles in the same state as the aforementioned, one being completely broken and its contents having stained the rest of the bottles and the sides of the box. It was noted that all the bottles had cardboard screw7 stoppers unsecured by any seal ; the bottles could be opened and closed without difficulty and without showing any trace that, this had been done.

No. 2364. — Seizure at Cairo on May 17th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo. January 20th, 1945.

3ecese/Coeni 1604 1 {a)- jS0Cain

No. 2365. — Seizure at Haifa, Palestine, on March 26th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom.

Reference : 1 la). Cocaine and morphine injections : 32 ampoules. O.C.S./Conf. 1543(a). ' ' n . . . . , , , 2. bhlomo Ben Haim Liberman and Lena Liberman. 4. Shlomo Liberman was acquitted, but Lena Liberman was sentenced to a fine of £p.2 0 or imprisonment for six weeks.

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 corresponding headings : Case No. 2285, under Prepared Opium ”. Cases Nos. 2381, 2384-85, under “ Indian Hemp

Q u a n t it ie s of C o c a in e se iz e d as r e p o r t e d to th e S e c r e t a r ia t : 425 grammes. 32 ampoules.

6 . INDIAN HEMP Note by the Secretariat.

In each case of seizures of marihuana transm itted by the Government of the United States of America, the reports state that the marihuana consisted of the dried pulverised flowering tops and leaves of the Cannabis plant in the form most frequently encountered in the United States of America.

No. 2366. — Seizure at Santa Marta, Colombia. Report communicated by the Government of Colombia, May 11th, 1944.

Reference : 1 la). Alleged marihuana cigarettes : 112. O.C.S./Conf.1742. _ v ' , . , „ , , T ,. TT _ .. , t , 2. Gabriel Hernandez and .Julio H. Duran. fSorbeta Zuleta. 3. The Police authorities surprised the accused when they were attem pting to sell cigarettes which appeared to be made of marihuana. The enquiry was handed over to the Judge of the Criminal Court.

No. 2367. — Despatch of Indian hemp powder from a New York firm to a firm in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Report communicated by the Government of the Dominican Republic, April 19th, 1944.

Reference : __ 1 (b). Indian hemp powder : 9 kg. 700 gr. 3. The firm S. B. Penick & Co., of New York, despatched 20 pounds (9 kg. 700 gr.) of Indian hemp powder to Messrs. J. M- Hernandez, C.por A.,Santiago. In view of the fact that this product is a scheduled narcotic drug, this matterwTas reported by the Government of the Dominican Republic, as Messrs. J. M. Hernandez do not hold the authorisation of the Department of the Secretary of State for Health and Public Assistance for the importation of the said drug.

No. 2368. — Seizures in Colombia during 1944. Report communicated by the Government of Colombia in its Annual Report for 1944.

Reference ^ ^ 1 (a). Marihuana cigarettes : 198. 3. There were twenty cases and thirty persons were arrested. In nine cases, marihuana cigarettes were seized. The remaining cases concerned the smoking of marihuana. 4. Terms of imprisonment ranged from thirty to ninety days and fines from 20 to 60 pesos.

No. 2369. — Seizure at Alexandria on March 6th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, June 25th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 4 kg. 435 gr. i r\ ■ ■ . O.C.S./Conf.1677. Opium : 2 kg 760 gr ( 0 n gin unknown. 3. Aprivate in the Greek Army was arrested at Sidi Gaber Railway Station, Alexandria,by the Greek Military Police and found in possession of the drug» in question. He stated that he had been detailed on March 5th. 1944, for service at Haita — 3 9 — and that whilst there he purchased the drugs from a certain person whose name he refused to disclose. 4. The accused was sentenced by a Greek Court-martial to imprisonment for four years.

No. 2370. — Seizure at Alexandria on April 21st, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 17th, 1944.

Reference : __ 1 (a). Hashish powder : 2 kg. 217 gr. Origin under enquiry. O.C.S./Conf.153.t. o. A seaman of the British Royal Navy. 3. The accused was stopped when entering the Customs Zone. When asked to open a small suitcase he was carrying, he refused, stating that he was in a great hurry, but he was compelled to do so. The suitcase was found to contain the hashish powder. 4. The accused was tried by a British Naval Court-martial and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.

No. 2371. — Seizure at Alexandria on November 23rd, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, March 13th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 1 kg. 288 gr. ) O.C.S. 'Conf.1626. Morphia : 10 ampoules. Origin unknown. Novarsenobillon : 5 ampoules. 2. Angelo Mantidis, a Greek seaman on board the s.s. Caradritis, and a Naval warden. 3. The Naval warden was suspected by the Control Officer to be concealing something on his person and he was arrested as he was leaving the Customs Gate, in the company of Mantidis. Four packages of hashish were found on Mantidis and the ampoules in the possession of the Naval warden, who stated that he had bought them from a native in Alexandria and intended sending them to his sick mother who lives at Chios. Mantidis stated that he had picked up the hashish on the road. 4. The case against the Naval warden was filed. Angelo Mantidis was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ e .200.

No. 2372. — Seizure at Cairo on January 16th, 1944. Report communicated by the Egyptian Government in its Annual Report for 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 7 kg. 492 gr. Source of origin under O.C. A R 1944 '60 • » & & ^ ° ■ enquiry. 3. Information was received that a soldier of the French Forces had hashish in his possession and a C.N.I.B. officer got into touch with him, offering to buy any quantity that he had. Arrangements were made to meet in a certain café in Cairo and the soldier was arrested when handing over the drugs to the pseudo buyer. He confessed that he had bought the drugs at Beirut and meant to sell it in Cairo. 4. The soldier was tried by the Drugs Summary Native Court, Cairo, and sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £ e .400.

No. 2373. — Seizure at Cairo on February 23rd, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo. December 30th, 1944.

o cesencCon f 1603 * (a)- Hashish : 11 kg. 770 gr. Origin under enquiry. 2. A civilian driver of the American Army and a soldier of the Free French Forces. ... 3. Upon information being received to the effect that a civilian driver of the American Army, in conjunction with some soldiers of the British Forces, was smuggling narcotic drugs into Egypt, the movements of the driver were placed under "atch. A grocer, whose shop the driver used to frequent, was induced to act as intermediary, and a confidant was detailed to act as a buyer. On February 19th, the driver agreed to * ? quantity of hashish to the confident at £ e .75 the oke and, on February 23rd, the confidant was given the money to conclude the deal. The transaction was to take place at the grocer’s shop. On a pre-arranged signal, the C.N.I.B. officers proceeded to the shop and found a soldier of the Free French Forces standing with the grocer while the confidant taking over the hashish which was in the soldier’s bag. The drugs were seized and the ? ler arrested. The driver escaped when the shop was raided but was arrested later at 's house. He confessed that the soldier had come to him a week before and had told him at he had brought some hashish with him from Syria which he wished to sell. The soldier , ec* that a certain person of Beirut had given him the drugs seized to hand over to the driver. ,. 1- On April 9th, 1944, the driver was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a ^ine £e.500. The soldier was tried by the Mixed Tribunal, Cairo, and on June 22nd, 1944, ^ sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of £ e .200. — 4 0 —

No. 2374. — Seizure near Ismailia on April 5th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, February 5th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 1 kar. 130 gr. i c O.C.S./Conf.1605. ^ ' Opium : 1 kg 51 gr ! SourCC UnaCr enquiT- 2. Wardani Ibrahim Osman, Mahmoud Abd El Baki Ismail and Abd El Latif El Sayed El Geddaxvi. 3. When the accused were returning from Palestine by the East Express Train, they were searched in the train and found to be in possession of the drugs in question hidden in two baskets with false bottoms. 4. The accused were each sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £ e .400.

No. 2375. — Seizure at Port Said on January 22nd, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, March 28th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 1 kg. 102 gr. Origin unknown. O.C.S./Conf. 1528. 0\ V i Z. Abu hi bla Abdel Hafez Ivorkor, seaman. 3. The accused was searched at Port Said port and found in possession of 547 grammes of hashish, hidden in his shoes and tied to his legs. His cabin on board ship was searched and a further quantity of 555 grammes of hashish discovered. He stated first that he had bought the drug from an unknown person at Haifa, but later said that it had belonged to a Greek sailor who had engaged him to get it out of the Customs, but he produced no proof of this statement. 4. On March 22nd, 1944, the accused was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and a fine of £ e .200.

No. 2376. — Seizure at Port Said on January 24th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, March 28th, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 5 grammes. Origin unknown. O.C.S./Conf.l. 9 Nicola Maniatakis, Greek seaman. 3. The authorities arrested Maniatakis on suspicion as he was leaving his ship, which had arrived at Port Said from Istanbul on January 24th. On searching him he was found in possession of the hashish in question, hidden under the cover of his hat. Further search on board the ship was negative as regards any further drugs. Maniatakis stated that the drugs were for his personal use and not for trafficking. 4. The accused was sentenced to imprisonment for six months and a fine of £ e .100.

No. 2377. — Seizure at Port Said on March 7th, 1944. Report communicated by the Egyptian Government in its Annual Report for 1944.

Reference : I (a). Hashish : 36 grammes. Origin unknown. O.C./A.R.1944/60. _ v ' . ,, ® , 6 , , r 3. It was learnt that three members ol the crew ol a ureeK submarine, who were staying in Port Said, were in possession of a quantity of hashish which they were offering for sale. Arrangements were made with the Greek authorities for their arrest. A C.N.I.B. officer and a representative of the Greek Authorities proceeded to the hotel where the Greeks were staying and found that the three sailors had returned to their submarine leaving their luggage at the hotel. A search of their luggage resulted in the seizure of the above amount of hashish in the kits of two of the sailors. Nothing was found in the kit of the third sailor. 4. The two sailors were tried by the Mixed Tribunal, Mansoura, and each sentenced to imprisonment for six months and a fine of £e.30.

No. 2378. — Seizure at Suez on May 10th, 1944. Report communicated by the Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, December 2nd, 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 50 kg. 400 gr. I n - a O.C.S./Conf. 1682. 0pium . 1Q k |_ 400 j Origin under enquiry 2. Eid Farhan Hassan and Moteir Soliman Mansour. 3. On May 10th, 1944, a sergeant of the British Military Police, Suez, informed his superior officer that Eid Farhan Hassan and Moteir Soliman Mansour had asked him to convex for them a quantity of narcotics i n a War Department vehicle from East to West across th e Suez Canal and that he had pretended to accept the proposition. Necessary arrangem ents were made for the arrest of these two smugglers and, on May 10th, the sergeant p r o c e e d e d writh them to a place where some Arabs were waiting for them. They delivered the drugs m question to the sergeant, upon which they were arrested and handed over to the police. 4. On August 14th, 1944, the two accused were each sentenced to imprisonment for three years and a fine of £ e .500 each. — 41 —

No. '2379. — Seizure at Beni Suheileh, near Gaza, Palestine, on March 9th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom in its Annual Report for Palestine during 1944.

Reference : _ 1 (a). Hashish : 180 kilogrammes. 3. Having learned that four Palestinians in Syria had approached two Army mail-car drivers to transport a large consignment of drugs from Zahle in Syria to Gaza, the Palestine and British authorities co-operated and the traffickers were informed that a mail-car would be leaving, the driver of which would be willing to assist them. On March 9th, the truckpicked up aload of faked mail and then collected the hashish which was in six sacks. HamedAhmed Khalil Abu Baraki, of Beni Suheileh, who was to deliver the drugs, travelled in the rear of the truck. The driver was instructed to collect a packing-case in Jerusalem for transportation to Gaza. At Jerusalem, Baraki was dropped outside the military camp and the truck entered to pick up the packing-case, which contained two Police officers equipped with a portable wireless transmitter. Baraki was collected again outside the camp and the truck proceeded. The two Police officers transmitted their position to a flying-squad car patrolling near Gaza. Delivery of the hashish was made to a house in Beni Suheileh and Baraki, together with four men of Beni Suheileh who were taking delivery, were arrested by the Police officers. The case was awaiting trial at the time of making the report.

No. 2380. — Seizures in Palestine in October 1942 and December 1943. Report com­ municated by the Government of the United Kingdom, and received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 10 kg. 202 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1543. Cocaine : 1 gramme. 3. The seizures were made by the Criminal Investigation Department, the largest individual seizure being 10 kilogrammes of hashish. Four cases were reported, one in October 1942 and three in December 1943. 4. At the time of the report the cases were pending.

No. 2381. — Seizures in Palestine in January 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, and received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 160 kg. 629 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1543. Opium : 49 kg. 515 gr. Nargeleh : No quantity given. 3. The seizures were made by the Criminal InvestigationDepartment, the largest individual seizure being 134 kilogrammes of hashish. The names of theaccused were all Arabic and in one case, the accused was a soldier. 4. The cases were all pending at the time of the report.

No. 2382. — Seizures in Palestine in February 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, and received by the Secretariat in October 1944.

OcTX,™ !(«)• Hashish : 21 kg. 772 gr. u.c.s. Conf.lo43. Opium : 11 kg. 1 0 gr. Suttal : 49 grammes. Nargeleh : Quantity not given. 3. There were twenty-four seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and three by the Customs. The largest individual seizures were 8 kg. 300 gr. of opium and 6 kg. 500 gr. of hashish. There were two other seizures of hashish of 6 kilogrammes or over, "'ith the exception of three Chinese seamen, the names of the accused were all Arabic. 4. The Chinese seamen were referred to the Naval authorities. The other cases were all pending at the time of the report.

No. 2383. — Seizures in Palestine during March 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

§oeoe?Pce •, 1 (a). Hashish : 142 kg. 243 gr. U'L-S./Conf.1543 • v ' nOpium • : 33no ikdogrammes. i r 3. There were eleven seizures bythe Criminal Investigation epartment and one by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was 120 kg. 500 gr. hashish. The majority of the names of the accused were Arabic. There were two soldiers rested who were referred to the military authorities. 1- In one case the accused was sentenced to imprisonment for one month. The other ses Were pending at the time of the report. 42 —

No. 2384. — Seizures in Palestine in April 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 90 kg. 136 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1543. Opium : 6 kg. 173 gr. Cocaine : 412 grammes. There were fifteen seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and two by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was 42 kilogrammes of hashish. There were three seizures of cocaine, two at Jaffa and one at Haifa. The names of the accused were all Arabic. 4. At the time of making the report the cases were all pending.

No. 2385. — Seizures in Palestine in June 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom and received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 37 kg. 725 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1543. Opium : 5 kg. 391 gr. Morphine : 0.8 gramme. Cocaine : 0.1 gramme. 3. There were twenty-two seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and two by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was of 10 kilogrammes of hashish. The names of all the accused were Arabic and in one case, the offender was already serving a sentence of imprisonment for seven years. One of the accused was a soldier. The seizures of morphine and cocaine took place at Haifa and Jaffa respectively. 4. The cases were all pending at the time of making the report.

No. 2386. —- Seizures in Palestine in August 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom and received in the Secretariat in October 1944. Reference : 1 la). Hashish : 219 kg. 92 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1543. Opium : 3 kg. 830 gr. 3. There were sixteen seizures effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and two by the Customs. The names of the accused were all Arabic, three of the offenders being soldiers. The largest individual seizure was of 1 1 2 kilogrammes of hashish. 4. In two cases the offenders were bound over in a sum of £p.25 fortwelve months or to serve a sentence of imprisonment for two months. The rest of the cases were pending at the time of making the report.

No. 2387. — Seizures in Palestine in September 1944. Report communicated b\ the Government of the United Kingdom and received in the Secretariat in October 1944.

Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 145 kg. 538 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1543. Opium : 19 kg. 532 gr. 3. The seizures were all made by the Criminal Investigation Department and were ten in number. With the exception of two accused, George Henry Thompson and Wang Tom, the names of all the accused were Arabic. 4. At the time of the report, the cases were all pending.

No. 2388. — Seizures in Palestine in December 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom. Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 38 kg. 345 gr. O.C.S./Conf.l543(a). Hashish powder : 4 kg. 875 gr. Opium : 44 kg. 566 gr. 3. There were thirteen cases in all, twelve effected by the Criminal Investigation Department and one by the Customs. The largest individual seizure was of 31 kg. 850_gT' of opium. One of the accused was Said Akhdar Isman, of the Free French Forces. The rest were all Arabs, with the exception of Sing Foo Seng, of Shangar.

4. Sing Foo Seng was sentenced to imprisonment for nineteen days and o n e of the other accused to imprisonment for seven days. The othercases were all pending at the time of the report.

No. 2389. — Seizures in Trans-Jordan during 1944. Report communicated by the Govern ment of the United Kingdom in its Annual Report for Trans-Jordan o 1944. Reference : 1 (a). Hashish : 41 kg. 540 gr. O.C./A.R.1944/50. g There were five cases. 880 grammes of hashish «ere confiscated from Mansoor Abdo, Syrian retailer, Farhan Mona med, Transjordian, and Abdullah Munief, labourer of Syria. 428 grammes w e r e confisca from Ayed Said Hijazi, merchant, which he had brought in by Allenby Bridge. 37 kg. were confiscated from Mansoor Awad Ahmed and Isa Ahmed Hussein, Transjordian m ercha 43 — and Yousef Hasan Abdullah and Saadeh Akrabawi, Palestinian merchants, who were proceeding from Syria to Palestine. 428 grammes were confiscated from Mohd. Oudeh, Syrian labourer. 1 kg. 842 gr. were confiscated from Mahmoud Atyeh Sgahin, Syrian peddler. All the hashish seized was destroyed by burning. 4. Mansoor Abdo and Farhan Mohammed were each fined £p.30 and £p.3 Court expenses. Abdullah Munief was acquitted. Ayed Said Hijazi was sentenced to imprisonment for one month. Mansoor Awad Ahmed and Isa Ahmed Hussein were each fined £p,100 and £p,10 Court expenses. Yousef Hassan Abdullah and Saadeh Akrabawi were acquitted. Mahmoud Atyeh Sgahin was sentenced to imprisonment for two months. Mohd. Oudeh was acquitted.

No. 2390. — Seizure in Madras on September 13th, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom, February 9th, 1945. Reference : 1 (a). Chandul : 103 grammes. O.C.S./Conf.1568. _ ' 2. Wo Chang Foo. 3. 103 grammes of chandul were found on board the s.s. Panamaman in the possession of the accused. 4. Wo Chang Foo was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 15/-. The fine was paid.

No. 2391. — Seizure in the villages of Tasoluk and Hacilar, Turkey. Report communicated by the Turkish Government, January 28th, 1944. Reference : __ 1 (a). Esrar : 138 kilogrammes. 2. Mehmed Said and Halil Ibrahim, of Tasoluk ; and Muhtar Rasin, of Hacilar, all three being prominent people in their villages. 3. The hashish which feeds the illicit drug market at Istanbul comes, in large part, from a few provinces bordering on the Sea of Marmara, amongst which Izmit and the surrounding districts occupy a fairly important place. The Istanbul Criminal Investigation Department, after ascertaining the origin of the drug concerning which it was making investigations, decided to trace the evil to its source. For this purpose, it sent to the district in question a mission consisting of three Police superintendents who posed as traffickers making a business tour for the purchase of esrar. At the end of a lengthy investigation, the mission learned that a largestock of hashish was hidden in the villages of Tasoluk and Hacilar. Contact wasultimately established with the owners of the drug and, at the moment w hen an agreement was being concluded for the purchase of a certain quantity of esrar, the constables made their appearance and arrested the offenders. A search was made of places where it was thought that the drug was concealed, and led to the seizure of a total quantity of 138 kilogrammes of esrar, which was handed over to the Registry of the local Public Prosecutions Office. The enquiry is continuing, and the result will be communicated in due course.

No. 2392. — Seizure near Balikesir, Turkey. Report communicated by the Turkish Govern­ ment on February 8 th, 1944. ^rence : 1 (a). Esrar : 221 kg. 500 gr. ■ •». Conf.1505. Indian hemp : 202 kilogrammes. 2. Mahmut Demir, of Karamiirsel ; Yakup Akar, of Akhiser ; Seyfettin Gülmez, Serike Dayicik, Sadriye Olak and Rahime Cakirlar, all of Balikesir. 3. Continuing its investigations in a suspect zone, the Criminal Investigation Department succeeded in discovering a centre for the manufacture of hashish established in a country- house near Balikesir, a province bordering on the Sea of Marmara. A police raid led to the discovery of the drugs in question, which wrere seized and deposited in the Registry of the local 1 ublic Prosecutions Office. The accused persons were handed over to the Public Prosecutor. Ihe enquiry is continuing, and the result will be communicated in due course.

No. "-.'393. —- Seizures at Atlantic Ports and Gulf Ports in January, February and March 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, March 1st, 1945.

0ecese/cConf ifi7 Q 1 («)• Marihuana : 160 grammes. 3- Marihuana cigarettes : 53. ^-•S. Report No. 1094. 3. There were eight cases. No marks or labels. At Staten Island, New York, on January 2nd, upon the rriv®l °f the British s.s. Cardium, from Oran, Africa, a Customs officer found three nanhuana cigarettes during a search of the vessel. th p January 8 th, at Miami Beach, Florida, Luis Mendez y Tobilla, Cuban, cook on board _ e -'Uban m.v. Emilio Bacardi, arrived from Havana, was arrested wrhen found to be in Session of forty-nine marihuana cigarettes. Mendez stated that the cigarettes wTere for Me |Wn Use and that he purchased them in Havana from Cuco Muella de Luz Habana. ez was sentenced to imprisonment for six months. — 44 —

At Brooklyn, New York, on January 19th, the second engineer of the American s.s. Robin Goodfellow, arrived from Santos. Brazil, turned over to Customs officers 2 grammes of bulk marihuana which he stated he had found on board the vessel while at sea. On January 20th, a Customs searcher found 91 grammes of bulk marihuana in the engine-room of the vessel. There were three seizures at New Orleans, Louisiana. On February 26th, Warren Frank Jackson, American negro, was found with 5 grammes of bulk marihuana on him. He is employed as messinan on the American s.s. Meanlicul, which had arrived in New Orleans from foreign ports. On March 16th, Armond C. Shull, American, crew member of the American s.s. Joseph Francis, arrived from foreign ports, was found with half a marihuana cigarette. On March 17th. on the arrival of the Mexican s.s. Vera Cruz from Veracruz, Mexico, a Customs searcher found 0.3 gramme of marihuana seed, with a few marihuana leaves, in the sailors’ quarters. At Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 29th, Joh Hansen, American, pumpman on the American s.s. Pueblo, arrived from Matanzas, Cuba, was found with a marihuana cigarette on him. He claimed that he had assisted a policeman in a Texas port to arrest a negro who was in possession of 1 0 0 marihuana cigarettes and that he had kept one as a souvenir. At New Jersey, New Jersey, on March 8 th, when the American s.s. Exilona arrived from Brazilian ports, 20 grammes of bulk marihuana were found on board.

No. 2394. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast Ports in May, June and July 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Marihuana : 37 kg. 38 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1711. o r, , j 3. Four cases were reported. U.S. Report No. 1098. Two seizures were effected at Jersey City, New Jersey. On May 3rd, Thomas O. Clark, American steward on the American s.s. Robert Jordan, arrived from South-American ports, was searched and 8 grammes of bulk marihuana were found concealed on him. On June 8 th, José Trinidad Cabrera Sanchez and Pedro Hernandez Sanchez, Mexicans, chief steward and messman on board the Mexican tanker Ebano, arrived from Tampico, were arrested after 27 cotton sugar-sacks of bulk marihuana were found under the bunk of Cabrera Sanchez. He stated that he had purchased the marihuana in Tampico and intended to sell it in New York. Further quantities of bulk marihuana were found in the locker of Pedro Sanchez and in the crew’s toilet. The total amount seized was 15 kg. 411 gr. At New York City, on June 12th, Narcotic agents arrested Henly Hamilton Sellers and Nie I Schau, Americans, and seized 21 kg. 475 gr. of bulk marihuana. Investigation showed that they had bought the drug at Laredo, Texas, and the man from whom they had purchased it had obtained it in Mexico. They planned to sell it in New York. Sellers had already been arrested in 1940 for being in possession of smuggled marihuana. The investigation is being continued and the seller of the marihuana in Laredo will be arrested later. At Brooklyn. New' York, on June 15th, Customs searchers found 144 grammes of bulk marihuana in the shaft alley of the British s.s. Cathead, arrived from Kingston, Jamaica. The owner was not ascertained.

No. 2395. —Seizures at Eastern Ports of the United States in August, September, October and November, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (o). Marihuana : 1 kg. 43 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1717. 0 x ' o s> 3. 1 here were seven cases. U.S. Report No. 1104. At Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 2nd, when the American s.s. Lillian Wald arrived from Antofagasta, Customs searchers found 171 grammes of bulk marihuana on board the vessel. At New York City on August 7th, 34 grammes of bulk marihuana was found on board the American s.s. George C. Childress, arrived from South-American ports. At Staten Island, New York, on October 3rd, two seizures were made on the Am erican s.s. William T. Harry, arrived from Bahia. The total amount seized was 263 g ram m es. There were no accused in any of these cases. At New Orleans, Louisiana, there were two seizures. On September 28th, 0.2 gramm e of marihuana was found in the coat pocket of T. Murphy, American fireman on the American s.s. Pan York, arrived from Central-American ports. On October 26th, upon the arriva on the American s.s. George W. Tucker from Port Limon, the master advised Customs officers that he had reason for suspecting that the chief steward had marihuana m >lb possession, although a search of his quarters, while at sea, was negative. The l"us^,°?s. searching squad found that the lower left-hand drawer of the steward’s bunk was blocked a large clothes locker. The bunk was dismantled and 6 6 grammes were found in the draw in question. The chief steward emphatically denied any knowledge of the m arihuana, an investigation failed to reveal anything to establish definite ownership of the dru-^ Following the seizure and interrogation of the chief steward, his cabin was r a n s a c k e d dun — 45 ■— his absence, and it is possible an effort had been made by the true owner of the marihuana to remove it from the drawer. During the search of the vessel, two small packages of marihuana, weighing 5 grammes, were found. Two crew members of the ship are suspected marihuana users, and one caused trouble for the chief steward during the voyage. Either of the two might be the person who placed the marihuana in the steward’s bunk. At Brooklyn, New York, there were two seizures. On October "28th, a Customs guard searched Miguel A. Gonzalez-Lopez, third cook on the American s.s. Moses Brown, arrived from Calcutta and found 350 grammes of bulk marihuana strapped to his back. Search of his quarters aboard the ship resulted in the discovery of 1 gramme of marihuana concealed in his locker. The following day, Customs searchers found 151 grammes of marihuana on board the vessel. On November 4th, when the American tanker Bulkero arrived from Curacao, the master of the ship turned over to Customs officers 2 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had found while the vessel was at sea.

No. 2396. — Seizures at Atlantic Coast ports in November and December 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, June 2nd. 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Marihuana : 24 kg. 578 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1691. ' „ Marihuana seed : 0.2 gramme. U.S. Report No. 1110. 3 F our seizures were reported, three at New York and one at Brooklyn. At New York, on November 22nd, on the arrival of the American s.s. Thomas llz. Owen from Trinidad, Custom searchers found 146 grammes of bulk marihuana in various parts of the vessel. On December 18th, Manuel Aranda, Jose Garza Martinez and Rafael Murairi Trevino, Mexicans, were arrested for the sale of 20 kg. 691 gr. of bulk marihuana, which was seized when defendants attempted to deliver it to a customer. It appears that, during the previous month, Trevino and Martinez arranged with a dealer at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to smuggle quantities of Mexican marihuana into the United States. Aranda was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and one day ; Martinez and Trevino to imprisonment for three years each. On December 31st, when the American s.s. Medina arrived from Tampico, Customs officers learned that a negro stevedore, Alonzo Wiggs, had been arranging with a member of the crew of the vessel to deliver a quantity of marihuana. Wiggs was stopped on leaving the vessel but resisted arrest. He fled, but was afterwards arrested after having been wounded. He was taken to a prison hospital and implicated Ernesto Manuel Ferran, sailor on the vessel, who was arrested later. At Brooklyn, New York, on December 19th, Customs officers, when searching the American s.s. Charles H. Camp, from South-African ports, found 126 grammes of bulk marihuana and 0.2 gramme of marihuana seed on board the vessel. There were no accused

No. 2397. — Seizures on or near the Mexican Border in December 1943, January and February 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America. March 1st, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Marihuana : 3 kg. 38 gr. J C-S- Conf. 1663. Morphine : 0.7 gramme. > Source : Mexico. U.S. Report No. 1001. Marihuana cigarettes : 536. ) 3. There were forty-three cases. Five seizures were effected at San Ysidro. California. (1) On December 27th. 1943, Ira Charles Hardy, American Negro, was found in possession of four marihuana cigarettes, weighing 3 grammes which he had smuggled from Tijuana, Mexico. (2) On January 22nd, 1944, Robert Howard Stewart, American, was stopped as he was leaving San Ysidro for Tijuana, and 0.7 gramme of bulk marihuana was found on him. He stated that he had purchased it in Tijuana on a previous occasion and smuggled it into San Ysidro. (3) On January 25th, two marihuana cigarettes weighing 1 gramme were found by a Customs officer in the hall of the Customs House. It is believed that they were discarded by a suspect about to be searched. (4) On January 30th. Jack Horner Moore, American, was searched and ~2 grammes of bulk marihuana found. He has been previously convicted. (5) On February 3rd, Ray Allen Darrall was found with 109 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had smuggled from Tijuana, Mexico. There were nineteen seizures effected at El Paso, Texas. (1) On January 1st, Albert Mann, American negro, was found in possession of a marihuana cigarette. (2) On January 15th, Andrew Beaulieu, American negro, was found with two marihuana cigarettes. ■?) On January 16th, Rudolfo Joel Rojas, Mexican, attempted to smuggle two marihuana cigarettes which were seized. (4) On January 18th, Franck McArthur Lebeau was found 'Mth five marihuana cigarettes. (5) On January 22nd, Manuel Lleyva, Mexican, was found with 5 grammes of bulk marihuana, which was seized. (6 ) On January 24th, there "ere two seizures, in which Lee E. Waller and Richard Smith, both American negroes, were implicated. Waller had 33 grammes of bulk marihuana and Smith one cigarette. (7) On •January 27th, five cigarettes were found in the possession of Clarence Scott, American negro. Sq) On January 28th, Vicente Bazan, Mexican, was found in possession of nine cigarettes. ■ ) On January 30th, José Tomas Dominquez, Eduardo Prieto Macias, Rafael Escalente, — 46 —

Berardo Alderete and Carlos Gonzales Guzman, Mexicans, were stopped in an automobile in which twenty-one cigarettes were concealed in the hub-cap of the car. (10) On February 6 th, eighty cigarettes were found on William A. Scott, American negro. Scott has smoked marihuana since 1930. (11) On February 5th, a marihuana cigarette was found on the Juarez-El Paso street-car. There were no accused. (12) On February 13th, Joe Romero, American, was arrested when attempting to smuggle 13 grammes of bulk marihuana across a wooded railway-bridge. (13) On February 14th Jesus Marquez, Mexican, who is a parole violator in the United States, was found with 0.3 gramme of bulk marihuana. (14) On February 15th, Enrique and Jesus Hernandez and John Drew Haynes, Americans, attempted to smuggle 6 grammes of bulk marihuana under the front seat of a truck. (15, 16, 17) There were two seizures on February 17th, one in which E. Coffer and J. C. Hughes, Americans, were implicated and the other in which Felix Si gala, Mexican, was implicated. Coffer and Hughes arrived at the frontier together and were each found in possession of a marihuana cigarette. Sigala attem pted to smuggle fifty-seven cigarettes into the United States. (18) On February 25th, Saul Ramirez, Natividad Perez and Gregorio Reyes, Mexicans, were found in possession of 21 grammes of bulk marihuana, which they had hidden in a truck. (19) On February 26th, Honorio Vardin, Mexican, was found in possession of 8 8 grammes of bulk marihuana. In all these cases the accused had brought the drugs from Juarez, Mexico. At Naco, Arizona, Lige Raybon, American negro, attempted to smuggle four marihuana cigarettes from Naco, Sonora, Mexico. There were two seizures at Douglas, Arizona. (1) On January 2nd, Louis George Reglin, American negro, attempted to smuggle 74 grammes from Agua Prieta, Mexico. (2) On January 9th, Richard R. Chandler, American negro, was found in possession of ten marihuana cigarettes, also smuggled from Agua Prieta. At Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 4th, Arturo Villareal, Mexican, attempted to smuggle thirty-five marihuana cigarettes from Piedras Negras, Mexico. At McAllen, Texas, on January 7th, 185 grammes of bulk marihuana were found in the possession of Albert Duncan, Jr., American, who had smuggled it from Mexico. There were three seizures at Brownsville, Texas. (1) On January 9th, Fidencia Ayala Ybarra, Mexican, was found in possession of 3 grammes of bulk marihuana. (2) On January 25th. Martin Mancillas smuggled 26 grammes of bulk marihuana, in behalf of Eleazar Vidal Encinas. Both accused were Mexicans. (3) On February 1st, Jose (Vince) Lerma, American, was arrested as he entered the United States and 151 grammes of bulk marihuana were found concealed in the hub-cap and behind the back seat of his automobile. In all these cases, the drugs were smuggled from Matamoros, Mexico. Seven seizures were effected at Calexico, California. (1-3) Three took place on January 9th, when three American negroes, Willy I. Martin, Jesse H. Brown and J. W. Harper, were implicated. Martin had three cigarettes in his possession, while the other two had one each. (4) On January 16th, Leroy Thorp. American, attempted to smuggle 198 grains (13 grammes) of bulk marihuana. (5) On January 23rd, F. F. Ramirez, Mexican, was found with ninety-three marihuana cigarettes in his possession and confessed that he had previously smuggled marihuana into the United States. (6 ) On February 2nd, Pedro Garcia Velasquez, Mexican, was arrested and three marihuana cigarettes found in his coat pocket. He attempted to escape but was captured, and 173 cigarettes were found concealed on his person. (7) On February 9th, ten marihuana cigarettes were found on Joe Butler Franklin. These drugs were all smuggled from Mexicali, Mexico. At Laredo, Texas, on January 21st, Jack Tunnel, American, was found inpossession of 1 kg. 818 gr. of bulk marihuana and 0.7 gramme of morphine, which he had smuggled from Nuevo Laredo. Mexico. At Del Rio, Texas, on January 23rd, three marihuana cigarettes were found on Alfredo Luna Ozuna, Mexican, which he had smuggled from Villa Acuna, Mexico. There were two seizures at Nogales, Arizona. (1) On February 5th, 3.2 grammes of bulk marihuana were found under the back seat of an automobile which had arrived from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. No arrests wrere made, as it was obvious that the occupants of the car had no knowledge of the presence of the marihuana. (2) On February 23rd, twenty marihuana cigarettes were smuggled from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, by Willie A. Betts, American negro.

No. 2398. — Seizures on or near the Mexican Border of the United States in F e b r u a r y , March and April, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America. March 1st, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Marihuana : 11 kg. 660 gr. O.C.S./Conf. 1665. Marihuana cigarettes : 158. U.S. Report No. 1093. 3. There were thirty-two cases effected. At Laredo, Texas, there wrere six cases. (1) On February 15th, Jesus Flores, Mexican, attempted to smuggle 3 grammes of bulk marihuana into tne United States. (2) On February 17th, Vyrba James, American negro, was a r r e s t e d w.eD 7 kg. 726 gr. of bulk marihuana wrere found concealed in the springs of his automobi e. (3 ) On February 19th, Enrique Galavez, Mexican, was found attempting to sm u g g le 1 Sj of bulk marihuana. (4) On February 22nd, 3 grammes of bulk marihuana were found i — 47 — the possession of Guillermo Zavala, Mexican. (5) On February 24th, Manuel Saenz, Mexican, was found in possession of 34 grammes of bulk marihuana. (6 ) On March 13th, Juan Villareal, Mexican, was arrested with seven marihuana cigarettes in his possession. These drugs were all smuggled from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. There were four cases at San Ysidro, in three of which the drugs were smuggled from Tijuana, Mexico. (1) On February 25th, 144 grammes of bulk marihuana was found in the possession of Abel G. Flores. (2) On March 10th, a marihuana cigarette was found on the pavement near the Customs House. There were no accused. (3) On March 19th, thirty marihuana cigarettes were found in the possession of George Austin McDonald, American. On March 28th, Roy Cutchlow, American, was found in possession of 1 kg. 115 gr. of bulk marihuana. The drug was concealed in various parts of an automobile. Twelve seizures took place at El Paso, Texas. In each case, the drug was smuggled from Juarez, Mexico. (1) On March 3rd, Manuel Ramirez, was found in possession of a marihuna cigarette partially smoked. (2) On March 10th, three marihuana cigarette butts, mixed with seeds, were found in the possession of Charles Johnson, American. (3) On March 17th, Ernest C. Dillard, American, was found in possession of a marihuana cigarette. (4) On March 18th, four cigarettes wrere found on Hubert D. Palmer, American negro. (5) On March 19th, 1 gramme of bulk marihuana was found on Simon Infante Banuelos, Mexican, who was trying to smuggle it into the United States. (6 ) On March 22nd, Lee Bass, American negro, was arrested in the act of wading the Rio Grande River with 909 grammes of bulk marihuana on him. (7) On March 25th, James Barbee, American negro, was stopped and a marihuana cigarette found in his pocket. He claimed that he was carrying the cigarette for his companion, William Leauntie. The latter corroborated this statement. (8 ) On March 27th, two marihuana cigarettes were seized from Matio Flores, concealed in a cupcake. (9) On March 29th, a marihuana cigarette was found concealed under the driver’s seat of an automobile in which Luis Rodriguez Moreno and Ursulo Ybarra, Mexicans, were driving. (10) On April 7th, Eddie D. Jones, American, was found in possession of a marihuana cigarette. (11) On April 14th, 9 grammes of bulk marihuana was found on Walter B. Taylor. American negro. (12) On April 15th, a package of bulk marihuana weighing 10 grammes, with seven cigarettes, was found on John M. Steele, American negro. At Tornillo, Texas, Manuel Dominguez Perez, Isabel Del Real and Jesus Soto Lopez, Mexicans, were arrested as they crossed the United States border from Mexico, carrying 131 grammes of bulk marihuana and a large quantity of contraband liquor. There were two seizures at Douglas, Arizona. (1) Percy W. Blackburn, an American negro, was found, on March 4th, in possession of three marihuana cigarettes smuggled from Agua Prieta, Mexico. (2) On March 23rd, eighty-six marihuana cigarettes were found concealed in the exhaust-pipe of an automobile. No action was taken against the driver of the car, as investigation showed that an enemy of his had placed the drug in the car without his knowledge. At Hidalgo, Texas, on March 12th, 2 grammes of bulk marihuana was seized from Tito Galvan, Mexican, when he attem pted to smuggle it from Reynosa, Mexico. At Brownsville, Texas, there were four seizures. (1) On March 15th, 398 grammes of bulk marihuana was found concealed in the lining and among springs of an automobile belonging to Bernabe Zuniga, American. (2) On March 16th, Manuel Gonzalez Garcia was detected in the act of wading across the Rio Grande River and, when arrested, was found to be in possession of 18 grammes of bulk marihuana. (3) On March 17th, Trinidad Flores Perez was found in possession of 4 grammes of bulk marihuana. In these three cases the marihuana was smuggled from Matamoros. (4) On March 22nd, a small roll of bulk marihuana weighing 12 grammes was found by a Customs inspector on the United States hank of the Rio Grande River. There were two seizures at Eagle Pass, Texas. (1) On March 19th, Juan José Martinez, American, was found with ten marihuana cigarettes smuggled from Piedras Negras, Mexico. (*) On March 22nd, Raul Garcia, Mexican, was arrested when he was attempting to smuggle J4 grammes of bulk marihuana into the United States. He attempted to throw away the tour packages which contained the marihuana but they were recovered.

v * o ~j99. — Seizures on or near the Mexican Border, United States of America, in March, April, May, June and July 1944. Report communicated by the Govern­ ment of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

S ï / C o n f . 1 7 1 2 1 (a )- Marihuana : 7 kg 982 gr I gource . Mcxic0. Marihuana cigarettes : 513. t '-■S' Report No. 1099. 3. There were fifty-four seizures in all. u At Brownsville, Texas, six seizures were reported. (1) On w af ’ Baltazar Valdez, Mexican, was arrested and 21 grammes of bulk marihuana th S concealed in the leg of his trousers suspended from his belt by a leather 01|g . (2 ) On April 21st, 4 grammes of bulk marihuana was found on the street j Un ■ J'-, Army authorities and handed to Customs. There were no accused. (3) On seaf6 f ’ 3 sa°k °f bulk marihuana weighing 8 grammes was found behind the rear Qgi a taxicab. The driver escaped into Mexico, but the passenger, Horacio Cruz 'an, Mexican, was arrested. (4) On June 12th. four marihuana cigarettes were found — 4 8 — in the shoes of Guadalupe Pedro Patricio, Mexican. (5, 6 ) There were two seizures on June 15th, in which Heriberto Garcia Garza, Mexican, was found in possession of a marihuana cigarette, and Eugenio G. Martinez and Olivia Betancurt, Mexicans, were arrested as they were attempting to smuggle 13 grammes of marihuana. Betancourt tried to throw away the marihuana when arrested, but it was recovered and seeds and leaves of marihuana were found at the bottom of a shopping-bag which she was carrying. In five of these cases the drug was smuggled from Matamoros, Mexico. Three seizures took place at Eagle Pass, Texas. (1) On April 3rd, Reyes Mata was found in possession of 14 grammes of marihuana, which he had smuggled from Piedras Negras, Mexico, concealed in a flashlight. (2) On June 11th, two marihuana cigarettes were found on the sidewalk. There were no accused. (3) On June 29th, 15 grammes of bulk marihuana were found in the possession of Silverio Martinez Martinez, Mexican, which he had smuggled from Piedras Negras, Mexico. At San Ysidro, three seizures were effected. (1) On April 6 th, 213 grammes of bulk marihuana were found on Kelly LaVon Collins, alias Don L. Johnson, American. (2) On May 20th, James Claude Jones and Robert Russell Mullins, Americans, were searched and a tin of bulk marihuana weighing 29 grammes was found on the person of J. C. Jones. (3) On June 3rd, Buster Roberson, American negro, was arrested with ten marihuana cigarettes in his possession. In all three cases the drugs were smuggled from Tijuana, Mexico. At Laredo, Texas, there were five seizures; in four cases the drugs were smuggled from Nuevo Laredo. (1) On April 6 th, Elbert L. Walker, American negro, was found with half a marihuana cigarette. (2) On April 9th, Jesus Flores Meranda, American, was found with a marihuana cigarette. (3) On April 15th, Manuel Castro, Mexican, was arrested and 795 grammes of bulk marihuana seized. (4) On June 22nd, Dale Watson and Mrs. Lena Harris were stopped in an automobile and a few marihuana seeds were found at the bottom of the car. A hypodermic needle was found in Mrs. Harris’ pocket. (5) On June 25th, when Santos Ramos, American, arrived at the border, he was searched and eight marihuana cigarettes found on him. On April 19th, at Blythe, California, Allen George Evans and Ernest Milton Watson, Americans, were stopped in their automobile and 4 kg. 62 gr. of bulk marihuana was found concealed behind a seat. The drug had been purchased in Juarez, Mexico, and smuggled through El Paso, Texas. At El Paso, Texas, there were twenty-one cases reported. (1) On April 27th, Salvador Guerrero, Mexican, was found in possession of 824 grammes of bulk marihuana. (2) On April 28th, five marihuana cigarettes were found in the Customs search room in a wqste- paper basket. (3) On April 29th, Eugene Morgan, American negro, was found in possession of nine marihuana cigarettes. (4) On April 30th, Harvey W. Morris, American negro, had two marihuana cigarettes in his possession when he was searched. (5) On May 9th, Lauro Medina, Mexican, was found in possession of ten cigarettes. (6 ) Eighteen cigarettes were found on Lonnie William Ross, American negro, on May 11th. (7) On May 25th, Alfonso Angel Alvarado. Mexican, was in possession of 1 gramme of bulk marihuana when searched. (8 ) On May 28th, a cigarette was found on the sidewalk. (9) On May 29th, six cigarettes were smuggled into the United States by Emile Lewis, American. (10) On June 17th, three cigarettes were found on H. D. Demry, American. (11) On June 18th, two cigarettes were found on Jewel Hester. (12) On June 19th, Vandee Cox. American, was found with a marihuana cigarette. (13) On June 22nd, three cigarettes were found in an automobile. In this case there were no accused, as investigation showed that the occupants of the car were innocent. On June 23rd, there were three seizures, one (14) in which Trinidad Lopez. Mexican, was arrested as he attempted to wade the Rio Grande River with 156 grammes of bulk marihuana and twenty cigarettes in his possession. In the second (15) José Armendirez, Mexican, was arrested for entering the United States illegally and six cigarettes were found in his possession. The third case (16) concerned the seizure of three cigarettes on Wallace M. Bruitt, American. (17) On June 25th, Robert Turner, American negro, was found with six marihuana cigarettes. He attempted to throw away several cigarettes when he was arrested. (18) On July 3rd, Edgar Tolliver, American negro, was found with three marihuana cigarettes. (19) On July 6 th, 15 grammes of bulk marihuana was found on Francisco Ruiz, Mexican. (20) On July 12th. Wesley Williams, American negro, had four marihuana cigarettes on Mm when searched. He tried to throw away the cigarettes. (21) On July 13th, José Amaya ; Paz Amaya ; Federico Gutierrez ; and Maria de Jesus Gonzales, Mexicans, were arrested by City police in possession of 426 grammes of bulk marihuana ana 165 cigarettes. In seventeen of these cases, the drug was smuggled from Juarez, Mexico. At Douglas, Arizona, there were two seizures. (1) On May 2nd, James Bro"^ American, was searched when he arrived from Agua Prieta, Mexico, and 20 grammes of loose marihuana were found in a paper pinned to his underwear. The marihuana had been taktij from cigarettes, the papers of which Brown had in his pocket. (2) On May 14th, Ear Rowland, American, was found with a marihuana cigarette which he had smuggled from Agua Prieta, Mexico.

At Harlingen, Texas, on May 8 th, 9 grammes of marihuana were found in a local hospital’ There were no accused. There were four seizures reported at Calexico (California). (1) On May 10th, Alfr^ Sanchez Ruiz, Mexican, attempted to smuggle 227 grammes of bulk marihuana and a quanti of liquor from Mexicali. Mexico, concealed in his automobile. (2) On May 22nd, after bem- — 49 — apprehended at a bus depot and while being taken to patrol headquarters in an automobile, Willi Gunzales, American negro, threw a marihuana cigarette from the car. It was recovered and, on being searched, two more cigarettes were found on him. (3) On June 7th, Jesus Lopez was observed entering the United States from Mexico outside the regular port entrance and was stopped : 46 grammes of bulk marihuana were found in a tobacco tin in his automobile. (4) On June 13th, Roberto Jiminez Gonzales and Jesus Najero Sanchez, Mexicans, were found in possession of 103 marihuana cigarettes, which they had smuggled from Mexicali, Mexico. At Del Rio, Texas, on May 18th, Mrs. Fred Patay Swan, American, was found with thirty-six marihuana cigarettes which she had smuggled from Villa Acuna, Mexico. At Jacumba, California, on May 31st, Jesus Brabon, Mexican, was found in possession of 4 grammes of marihuana aboard a San Diego-Arizona train. There were two seizures at Hidalgo, Texas. (1) On June 5th, Candalario Beltran, Lazaro Gomez and Lucas Leija, Mexicans, threw away a package containing 81 grammes of marihuana when they were apprehended in the act of entering the United States illegally from Mexico. (2) On June 14th, Antonio Bernal Chavez, Mexican, was found in possession of 2 grammes of bulk marihuana and a half-smoked marihuana cigarette, which he had smuggled from Reynosa, Mexico. At Oakland, California, on June 9th, Francis F. Simpson, American fireman on the s.s. Winnipegosis Park, arrived from Durban, was arrested when Customs searchers found 4 grammes of bulk marihuana in his locker on board. It is believed that he obtained the marihuana in Durban. At New Orleans, on June 12th, Luis Morales, Panamanian, member of the crew of the Panamanian s.s. La Playa, which had arrived from Central-American ports, was found in possession of 4 grammes of marihuana. The drug was found in the pocket of a jacket belonging to Morales. At Naco, Arizona, on June 22nd, two marihuana cigarettes were found on the ground at the Customs station. There were no accused. At San Diego, California, on June 23rd, Customs officers, suspecting that Theodore Abair, American, had purchased marihuana in Tijuana, stopped his automobile and searched it, finding 80 marihuana cigarettes.

No. 2400. —- Seizures on or near the Mexican border of the United States in July, August and September, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 la). Marihuana : 5 kg. 77 gr. O.C.S./Conf.1713. Marihuana cigarettes : 823. U.S. Report No. 1102. 3. There were thirty-seven cases reported. Three seizures took place at Hidalgo, Texas, and in all cases the drugs were smuggled from Reynosa, Mexico. (1) On July 1st, Antonio Lugo, Mexican, was found in possession of 918 grammes of bulk marihuana. (2) On July 15th, Benito Muguia, Mexican, tried to smuggle in 85 grammes of bulk marihuana. (3) On August 13th, Onesimo Gonzalez, Jr., Mexican, was arrested while trying to smuggle in 625 grammes of bulk marihuana. At Calexico, California, there were two cases, both quantities being brought from Mexicali, Mexico. (1 ) After Walter Robinson, American negro, had entered the United States from Mexico on July 8 th, he was followed and stopped ; he then attempted to throw away a package which was found to contain 497 marihuana cigarettes. (2) On August 8 th, Customs Patrolmen apprehended Gabino Montanez, Jr., as he crawled through a hole in the fence terming the international boundary between Calexico and Mexicali, Mexico. He had a cloth tied round his waist which contained 2 0 0 marihuana cigarettes. Two cases were reported at Brownsville, Texas. (1) On July 10th, 483 grammes of bulk marihuana was found in the immigration office at Gateway Bridge. (2) On August 20th, 8 grammes of marihuana was found on the floor of the Customs inspection station. There were no accused in either of these cases. At Harlingen, Texas, on July 11th, Anastacio Velasuela, Mexican, was arrested by Ustoms patrolmen as he entered the United States illegally with a package containing ~ gammes of loose marihuana. At San Ysidro, there were two cases. In both, the drug was brought from Tijuana, \,ex*co' (1) On July 12th, Grover C. ITunsick, Hadine G. and George E. Matthews, - ‘^encans, arrived in an automobile at the frontier. 53 grammes of bulk marihuana was ^°und jn the car and Mrs. Matthews surrendered thirty-three marihuana cigarettes. (2) On th tt™*361" Mexico. (1 ) On July 15th, 909 grammes of bulk marihuana was found by local ty1C\/ n a vacant room in an hotel. There were two cases on August 2nd, one (2) in which cra° i Refugio Saldivar and José Olivas, were seen by immigration officers as they w ^ e(l through the international fence and were arrested. 824 grammes of bulk marihuana wlS 1 ,und in their possession. The other case (3) concerned Cleo Ray, American negro, 0 was found with five marihuana cigarettes in his possession. (4) On August 3rd, four 50 —

cigarettes were handed to the Customs officers by a young boy who stated that he had seen a Mexican wade the Rio Grande River and who, on seeing the immigration officers, threw the marihuana into a bush and returned to Mexico. (5) On August 7th, 135 grammes of bulk marihuana were found in a sack which was thrown away by a Mexican who eluded the Customs officers. (6 ) On August 16th. Roberto Montoya, Mexican, was found in possession of a partly smoked marihuana cigarette. (7) On August 29th, Julius Willie Smith, American negro, was found with a marihuana cigarette in his possession. (8 ) On September 3rd, Lucio Mendez, Mexican, attempted to smuggle 5 grammes of bulk marihuana into the United States. (9) On September 6 th, Ubaldo Gomez, Mexican, attempted to smuggle 170 grammes of bulk marihuana in his underwear. There were fourteen seizures at Douglas, Arizona ; in each case the drugs came from Agua Prieta, Mexico. (1) On July 16th, Harold L. Smith, American negro, was found in possession of forty-six marihuana cigarettes. (2) On July 20th, Clarence H. Jones, another American negro, was found with two marihuana cigarettes. (3) On July 29lh, Morris Wilson, also an American negro, had two cigarettes in his possession when stopped. On August 1st, there were two seizures, one (4) concerning Earl S. Jackson and the other (5) Henry Wright, both American negroes. Jackson had one and Wright had two cigarettes when they were arrested. (6 ) On August 2nd, Willis C. Jennings, American negro, was stopped while attempting to smuggle eleven marihuana cigarettes into the United States. (7) Willie Steel, American negro, was found with a marihuana cigarette in his possession on August 5th. (8 ) On August 12th, Irving Green. American negro, was found attempting to smuggle 29 grammes of bulk marihuana into the States. (9, 10) On September 1st there were two cases, concerning Louis J. Broussard and Mac Sexton, both American negroes. Broussard had four and Sexton six cigarettes when they were arrested. (11) On September 2nd. Robert E. White, American negro, was in possession of two cigarettes when arrested. (12, 13) On September 3rd, there wrere twTo seizures, concerning James N. Harris and Willie Rayford, American negroes. Harris had half-a-cigarette and Rayford five when they were arrested. (14) On September 8 th, Theodore Harris, American negro, was found with three marihuana cigarettes in his possession. At San Francisco, California, Customs searchers found 0.1 gramme of bulk marihuana in the pocket of Floyd Golson, American member of the crew of the s.s. Cape Romain, arrived from Australian and British-Indian ports. There were two cases at Laredo, Texas. (1) On August 5th, two marihuana cigarettes w:ere found in the street by Customs patrolmen. (2) On August 28th, José Marcelo Santos. American, wras found in possession of 25 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had smuggled from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. At Cotulla, Texas, on September 6 th, Chester Berkeley, Charles Bagley and T. E. Howell. Americans, were stopped in their automobile as they arrived from Matamoros, Mexico. A small quantity of loose marihuana seeds was found on the floor of the car.

No. 2401. — Seizures on or near the Mexican border, United States of America, in September, October and November 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, April 19th, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Marihuana : 26 kg. 153 gr. O.C.S./Conf,1719. Prepared opium : 1 gramme. U.S. Report No. 1106. Marihuana cigarettes : 545. •3. There were forty-one seizures reported.

Two seizures took place at Laredo, Texas. (1) On September 8 th, George Harmon, American, bought 1 kg. 937 gr. of marihuana at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and tried to smuggle it into the United States concealed under packing hay covering a box of pottery. It 1S believed he intended to take it to New York City. (2) On October 15th, Keith E Southerland, American, was found in possession of 9 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had smuggled from Nuevo Laredo. There were five seizures reported in Hidalgo, Texas. (1) On September 18th, Francisco Benavides, Mexican, tried to smuggle in 57 grammes of bulk marihuana. (2) 0n September 22nd, Nabor Guarjardo was found with 71 grammes of bulk marihuana hidden in his shoes. (3) On October 9th, 10 kg. 567 gr. of bulk marihuana was found in the automobile occupied by Eleuterio Toldeo and Ladislado Perez, Mexicans. (4) On October 17th, two rolls of bulk marihuana weighing 7 grammes was found in the possession of José Cruz, Mexican. (5) On October 25th, 454 grammes of bulk marihuana wras found in the automobile of Jo*111 C. Young, American. In all these cases, the drugs were obtained in Reynosa, Mexico. At Del Rio, Texas, on September 19th, Enrique Cervantes was arrested with seven marihuana cigarettes in his possession, which he had smuggled from Villa Acuna, Mexico. At Nogales, Arizona, on September 19th, a cloth bag containing 379 m a rih u a n a cigarettes and 602 grammes was found by local authorities. There were no accused. There were twelve seizures at El Paso, Texas. (1) On S e p te m b e r 2 0 th, William Ro»^ Collies, American n eg ro , was found trying to smuggle 2 grammes of bulk marihuana. (2) ,, J September 27th, José Cruz Alvarez, Mexican, was found in possession of 12 grammes ot bu marihuana. (3) On the same date, Eduard Cera, Mexican, w7as found with 23 gramme» bulk marihuana. (4) On September 29th, Juan Heredia tried to smuggle fifty' ^ marihuana cigarettes concealed in the instrument panel of his automobile. (&) ^ October 2nd, a Customs inspector found a marihuana cigarette on the ground near Customs House, and (6 ) on October 9th, 7 ounces of bulk marihuana was found in a water- closet of the Public Health Office. There were no accused in these last two cases. (7) On October 26th, Flora Castillo, Mexican, was searched on arrival at the border and 1 gramme of bulk marihuana was found concealed in her brassière. (8 , 9) On October 28th, Francisco Herrera and Antonio Robles, Mexicans, were both arrested, Herrera with one marihuana cigarette in his possession and Robles with twelve. (10) On November 2nd, Dorothy Allen, American negress, was arrested with a marihuana cigarette in her possession and (11, 12) on November 5th, Alberto Molinar, Mexican, and Leon Rushing, Jr., American negro, were both arrested, Molinar with 13 grammes and Rushing with 38 grammes of bulk marihuana in their possession. In all but two of these cases the marihuana was brought from Juarez, Mexico. On September 22nd, at Brownsville, Texas, Gustave Chavez Gatica, Mexican, tried to smuggle 16 grammes of bulk marihuana from Matamoros, Mexico. There were two seizures at Eagle Pass, Texas, both on September 24th. The accused were Bernice Smith, American negress, and Alvin K. Murray, American negro. They were found in possession of ten and two marihuana cigarettes respectively, which they had both smuggled from Piedras Negras, Mexico. On September 26th, at Falfurrias, Texas, Victor Rodriguez and Camela Sanchez, Mexicans-, were found in possession of 87 grammes of bulk marihuana and five cigarettes which they had smuggled from Mexico. There were five seizures at Douglas, Arizona, the drugs concerned being brought from Agua Prieta, Mexico, in each case. (1) On September 26th, Lowndness Morsell, American, was found with seven marihuana cigarettes in his possession. (2) On October 1st, Edward S. Davis and Hosea Lee Galvin, Americans, tried to smuggle a package of bulk marihuana weighing 161 grammes. (3) On October 11th, Emanuel O’Neal, American negro, was found with two marihuana cigarettes in his possession and (4) on October 13th, Johnnie B. Franks, American negro, was also found with two cigarettes. (5) On November 6 th. Customs patrolmen arrested Francisco Quidera after he entered the United States from Mexico in possession of 9 kg. 658 gr. of bulk marihuana. At Clint, Texas, there were two seizures. (1) On October 1st, Carlos Silva, Mexican, was arrested by immigration patrolmen as he attempted to enter the United States illegally and 32 grammes of bulk marihuana wras found on him. (2) On October 2nd, Everado Machado, Mexican, was arrested in the same way and 347 grammes of bulk marihuana found on him. Three seizures took place at San Ysidro, California. (1) On October 5th, fifteen marihuana cigarettes were found near the Customs House. (2) On October 27th, Jesus Capilla Juarez, Mexican, was arrested with fifty marihuana cigarettes in his possession which he had smuggled from Tijuana and (3) on October 31st, Manuel Salazar-Gomez. Mexican, was found with nine cigarettes which he had also smuggled from Tijuana. Un October 8 th, at Yuma, Arizona, Willie Shoemaker, American negro, was arrested with seventeen marihuana cigarettes and two small paper bags of bulk marihuana, weighing in all 49 grammes, and 1 gramme of prepared opium in his possession. He had purchased the drugs in Yuma from an unknown person who had smuggled them from San Luis, Mexico. At San Francisco, on October 9th, Customs searchers found 0.5 gramme of bulk marihuana in the crew’s lavatory of the American s.s. Lincoln Victory, arrived from Freemantle, via Calcutta and Colombo. There were no accused. At Columbus, New Mexico, on October 12th, Lewis Ephrim and Lem Stray born, Americans were stopped at the border and 32 grammes of bulk marihuana were found in Ephrim’s socks. At Calexico, California, on October 23rd, two Customs patrolmen pursued a man carrying States. A package of marihuana weighing 62 grammes was found in his possission. At Harlingen, Texas, on October 28th, Bonafacio de los Santos, Mexican, was found with 23 grammes of bulk marihuana which he had smuggled from a point near Matamoros, Mexico. At Ysleta, Texas, on October 28th, Oscar Montes, Ricardo Olives and James Rodriguez. Mexicans, were stopped in their automobile at the border and 909 grammes of bulk marihuana found in the car.

•°' 2402. — Seizures on or near the Mexican border, United States, in October, November and December, 1944. Report communicated by the Government of the United States of America, June 2nd, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a), Marihuana : 5 kg. 380 gr. U-G-S./Conf. 1692. Marihuana cigarettes : 138. U'S- Report No. 1111. 3. Twenty-three cases were reported. a At Ysleta, on October 3rd, Maclovio Herrera, Mexican, was Stat immigration officers for attempting to smuggle an alien woman into the United es' A package of marihuana weighing 62 grammes was found in his possession, jVen cases were reported atEl Paso. In five of these the drugs was brought from arriv é Mexico. (1 ) On October 6 th. Canuto Venegas Cisneros, Mexican, was searched on a at the border and found to have 3 grammes of marihuana on him. (2) On — 52

October 13th, José Natalio Ramirez, Mexican, was found trying to smuggle 79 grammes of marihuana. He had also on him fifteen Nembutal tablets ; Nembutal is a barbituric compound. (3) On November 18th, Salvador Yanez, Mexican, was found with a package of bulk marihuana weighing 78 grammes and thirteen marihuana cigarettes. (4) On November 24th, Frederico Ramas, Mexican, tried to smuggle 8 8 grammes of bulk marihuana. (5) On December 15th, Lamberto Galvan, Mexican, was stopped and 79 grammes of bulk marihuana found on him. (6 ) On December 17th, José Martinez, José Godina and Salvador Assad, Mexicans, attempted to smuggle 1 kg. 974 gr. of bulk marihuana. (7) On December 27th, Luis Garcia Ramirez, alias Leonardo Baca, Mexican, arrived at the border carrying the immigration papers of Leonardo Baca, and on being searched, two marihuana cigarettes were found. On November 10th, Sebastian Hernandez and Natividad Meza Butanda, Mexicans, were found with 111 marihuana cigarettes which they had smuggled from Mexicali, Mexico. Two seizures took place at Hidalgo, Texas. In both cases the drug was brought from Reynosa, Mexico. (1) On November 13th, Horacio Galvan and Alfredo Firo, Mexicans, were found in possession of 1 kg. 307 gr. of bulk marihuana. (2) On December 11th, Antonio Rodriguez, Mexican, tried to smuggle 9 grammes of bulk marihuana. There were two seizures at Fabens, Texas. (1) On November 14th, Juan Crisostomo Serrano, Mexican, was apprehended by immigration officers after he had entered the United States illegally and four marihuana cigarettes seized from him. (2) On December 29th. Reynaldo Corral Cabrera, Mexican, was apprehended by Customs patrolmen after he had smuggled 135 grammes of bulk marihuana, a revolver and cartridges and a gallon of alcohol from Mexico. Two seizures were reported from McAllen, Texas. (1) On November 18th, Gauino Flores, Mexican, was found with 14 grammes of bulk marihuana smuggled from Mexico. (2) On November 19th, Matias Lugo, Mexican, tried to smuggle 909 grammes of bulk marihuana from Mexico. At White Spur, Texas, on November 27th, Martin Ramirez, Mexican, was apprehended by immigration officers for illegal entry into the United States, and 221 grammes of bulk marihuana was found in his possession. At Ojo de Agua, Texas, Cipriano Morales, Mexican, was detained by immigration officers on entering the United States illegally with 263 grammes of marihuana. There were four seizures at Douglas, Arizona, and in each case the drug was brought from Agua Prieta. The seizures took place on November 30th, December 1st, 2nd and 4th. and the accused were all American negroes. Willis Brown was in possession of three marihuana cigarettes, William D. Cobbs of eight, Ernest E. Smith of two, and Perry C. Preston of two. At Laredo, on December 17th, three persons arrived from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in an automobile, and a glass jar containing 6 grammes of bulk marihuana was found in the car. The occupants apparently proved that they had no knowledge of the marihuana and were not arrested. At San Ysidro, California, Salvador M. Mejia, Mexican, arrived from Tijuana, Mexico, and a marihuana cigarette together with some loose flakes of marihuana were found in his pocket.

No. 2403. —- Seizure at Tacoma, Washington, on April 10th, 1944. Report .communicated by the Government of the United States of America, June 2nd, 1945.

Reference : 1 (a). Marihuana : 824 grammes. O.C.S./Conf. 1693. _ ' . . . . • , 3. When the American s.s. Charles Christenson arrived ai U.S. Report No. 1112. Tacoma from Africa, Customs searchers found 824 grammes of bulk marihuana on board the vessel. There were no accused.

Note. — Seizures of Indian hemp and Indian hemp drugs 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. 2268-72, 2275-79, 2282, 2300, 2333-36, and 2345, under “ Raw Opium ” Cases Nos. 2355-57, under “ Prepared Opium ”.

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

Marihuana : Marihuana cigarettes : 123 kg. 499 gr. 2,766

Chandul : Esrar : 103 grammes 359 kg. 500 gr.

Hashish: Indian hemp powder : 1,446 kg. 649 gr. 16 kg. 792 gr. QUESTIONNAIRE REFERRING TO PART II

1. Kind and quantity of drugs fa ) seized or (b ) involved in the illicit transaction. Origin of drugs. Name of manufacturer of drugs : labels, marks, packing, etc. 2. Name of consignor, consignee and addressee, or other persons implicated. Forwarding agents and other persons or firms whose names appear in connection with the case. 3. Additional details. 4. Legal proceedings and penalties. PART III 1

PART III

SEIZURES OF DRUGS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN 1943, ACCORDING TO THE ANNUAL REPORTS COMMUNICATED TO THE SECRETARIAT.

Préparations de résine de Cigarettes et Référence : chanvre docum ent Opium brut Diacétyl- indien cigares de Plantes de chanvre indien O.C./A.H. et Opium morphine 1043 préparations préparé Chanvre chanvre indien Preparations (nombre) Stupéfiants (Héroïne) indien Pays Dross Morphine Codéine Cocaïne (nombre de of resin of divers Country Reference : Raw opium Prepared plantes) Indian hemp Diacetyl- Indian document and opium Cigarettes and Various morphine Indian hemp (Bhang, O.C./A.R. preparations (Heroin) Charas, Chfra, cigars of drugs 1943 plants Esrar, Ganja, Indian hemp num ber Hashish, (number) of plants) Kill, etc.) a N° Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. fci Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr. | Kg. Gr. Kg. Gr.

B e l g i q u e ...... 1941/58 Belgium 1942/39 J 800 1943/32

Canada ...... 17 310 2 1 199 149 5 55 51 925 4 40= Canada

C h i l i ...... 41 50 Chile

C o lo m b ie ...... 45 36 Colombia

43 265 Cuba

Espagne ...... 1 510 280 60 ampoules8 Spain

Etats-Unis d'Amérique 3 134 576* 1 48 16 9827 319 97 United States -f- 4 kg. 814 gr. 6 804" seeds

France ...... 50 535 50 36 389 437 33 ampoules4 France + 74 + 316 ampoules ampoules

I n d e ...... 49 202 346 12 167 219 79 India

I r a k ...... | 38 55 719 30 Iraq M e x i q u e ...... 1 40 36 370 ______|_____ 20 000 Mexico Nouvelle-Zélande . . 1 30 4 30V6 | Now Zealand Royaume-Uni .... 27 400 j SO 204 1 0.3 j — — . 14 United Kingdom A d e n ...... 15 u _ Aden Bassoutoland . . . 18 1 394 129 Iîasutoland ------— C h y p r e ...... 10 i Cyprus Côte de l’Or . . . 12 ------596 Gold Coast ______------Kenia ...... 25 229 523 — ------Kenya Ile Maurice .... 21 - 800 1 90 Mauritius Sierra Leone . . . 26 118 700 Sierra Leone - S w a z ila n d ...... 28 814 10 111 961 Swaziland Z a n z i b a r ...... 29 392 ______14 Zanzibar Soudan anglo-égyptien 27 07 59 Anglo-Kgyptian Sudan Suisse . . . 2 30 Switzerland

T o t a l ...... 470 448 68 681 249e 1 741 394 17 037 848.3 21 482 853 112 761 1 717 371 315 10 844 Total

|(^,The Annual Report communicated was lor the years 1941, 1942 and 0 Including 447 grammes of medicinal opium and 358 grammes of tincture of opium. Note by the Secretarial : ' Poppy heads. ] 11 kg. 884 gr. ol' this amount were seized on purely technical grounds, The authorities of the following countries and territories 3 Bromhioscin. being a shipment about to be exported in 1941 to an unsatisfactory consignee in Mexico. The seizure was made in order to retain the codeine in safe state that no illicit traffic has been discovered in 1943 : 1 11 amp. paveron anil 22 amp. eubine. custody. * Including dross. Antigua. Bahamas, Br. Guiana, Curaçao, Dominica, * 4 kg. 97a gr. dionin and 1 kg. 831 gr. miscellaneous. Gibraltar, Ireland, Nyasaland, Réunion, St. Lucia, Surinam, Sweden, Venezuela. The authorities of the following countries and territories state that the illicit traffic is insignificant and do not give any figures : Bolivia, Hungary, New Hebrides, Uruguay. The authorities of the following countries and territories mention cases of illicit traffic, cultivation or possession without giving amounts seized : Brazil, Jamaica, N. Rhodesia, Uganda. — 57 —

INDEX TO NAMES OF PERSONS AND FIRMS

Name Page Name Page Name Page

Aal, Abdel Halim Hussein Bullets, Charlie ...... 31 Drury, William Madox ... 34 A bdel...... 6 Busby, Paul K ...... 33 Duarte, Mrs. Connie Contre­ Abair, Theodore ...... 49 Bustillo, Jesus ...... 34 ras ...... 34 Abdo, Mansoor ...... 42 Butanda, Natividad Meza . 52 Dueng Cuiong ...... 13 Abdulla, B...... 17 Butler, Elmer A...... 28 Duncan, Albert J r ...... 46 Abdullah, Yousef Hassan . . 43 Butler, Franklin Oneal ... 34 Duran, Julio H ...... 38 Abrillian, Channes...... 17 Durkee, F ra n k ...... 32 Abyta, Paul A aron...... 27 Cabrera, Reynaldo Corral . 52 Durnel, Cecil V ivian 28 Acierto, A ndreas...... 25 Cakirlar, R ahim e...... 43 Ah Cheong ...... 22 Calvillo, Charles Paim .... 34 Encinas, Eleazar Vidar .... 46 Ah Hwa ...... 20 Carbone, Ralph C...... 31 Enriquez, Arnold S...... 34 Ah Jong Ding (2) ...... 21 Castellon, L u is...... 34 Ephrim, Lewis...... 51 Ah King ...... 20 Castillo, Flora ...... 51 Escalante, Rafael ...... 45 Ah Kong...... 26 Castillo, M anuel...... 34 Evans, Allen George ...... 48 Ah Ling ...... 18 Castro, Manuel...... 48 Ezra, Samha ...... 5 Ahmed Mansoor Awad ... 42 Cera, Eduard ...... 50 Ah Moh L in g ...... 20 Cervantes, E nrique...... 50 Fabila, Graciano...... 19 Ah M oy...... 20 Chaing O.P...... 11 Fang Shung ...... 15 Ah Say ...... 19 Chan Fong ...... 22 Ferran, Ernesto Manuel . . 45 Ah Sni...... 11 Chan Kam ...... 24 Firo, Alfred ...... 52 Ah Swee ...... 18 Chan Sang ...... 30 Flores, Abel G...... 47 Ah Tav ...... 15 Chan T a i...... 8 Flores, Frank R ...... 34 Ah Tek ...... 22 Chan We H o n g ...... 23 Flores, G auino...... 52 Ahyung Yuen ...... 29 Chan W o ...... 20 Flores, Isabel...... 27 Akar Y akup...... 43 Chandler, Richard R 46 Flores, Jesus ...... 46 Akrabawi, Saadeh...... 43 Chang Ah K w ang...... 27 Flores, Matio ...... 47 Albero, Charles ...... 31 Chang Chen ...... 11 Fong Dick Lee ...... 24 Aldarate, Berardo ...... 46 Chang Cheong ...... 22 Fong, Jim m ie...... 35 Allen, Dorothy...... 51 Chang H o n g ...... 17 Fong Yuj ...... 13 Alvarado, Alfonso Angel . . 48 Chang Kaichnan ...... 13 Fonner, Leo D...... 28 Alvarez, José Cruz ...... 50 Chang Ngok T sang...... 8 Foo Fook Ching ...... 14 Amaya, José ...... 48 Chartofelax, Elias Anton . . 17 Foo Shan W a i...... 12 Amaya, Paz ...... 48 Chavez, Antonio Bernal ... 49 Fox, Glen ...... 33 « Ambre Liquide» ... 22, 23, 25 Cheing Ah Fat ...... 30 Franklin, Joe Butler ...... 46 Amira, Amira Ghonaim ... 6 Chen Li Chang ...... 22 Franks, Johnnie B...... 51 Annuncio, F ra n k ...... 28 Cheng Fook ...... 10 French, Henry S...... 23 Aragon, Antonio Herrera . 33 Cheng Kee ...... 13 Fronnin ...... 28 Arando, Manuel...... 45 Cheng Kem ...... 22 Fu, S.G...... 14 Arasappan...... 15 Cheng King ...... 9 Fung K a u ...... 12 Armendirez, Jo sé ...... 48 Cheng Kwai ...... 23 Armone, Steve...... 31 Chenk L a m ...... 12 Galal, Lufti Abdulla 6 Arnaoutis, Petros ...... 5 Cheong Ee M oy...... 20 Galavez, Enrique...... 46 Ash, Horace Odell ...... 34 Chew Tse Ching ...... 30 Galvan, Horatio ...... 52 Assad, Salvador...... 52 Chian Chin Chong...... 13 Galvan, Horatio Cruz .... 47 Au Chuk...... 20 Ching Lee Eng ...... 27 Galvan, Hosea L e e ...... 51 Au O n ...... 36 Ching Pao Shao ...... 11 Galvan, Lam berto...... 52 Ching Sing ...... 11 Galvan, T ito s...... 47 Baca, Leonardo ...... 52 Chink Nguyen D u e ...... 20 Gani, Jack ...... 5 Bader, Dolores...... 28 Chon Lan ...... 11 Garcia, Manuel Gonzales . . 46 Bader, Louis 0 ...... 28 Chong Fong ...... 9 Garcia, R aoul...... 47 Bagley, Charles ...... 50 Chong K a n ...... 22 Garza, Heriberto Garcia . . 48 Bagos, Vevencio ...... 25 Chong Yao Shing ...... 13 Gatica, Gustave Chavez . . 51 Ballard, Roscoe...... 33 Chow Wong ...... 16 Gaucin, Juan ...... 28 Bang Sing L ee...... 9 Chu Ching S in g ...... 12 Geddawi, Abd El Latif El Banuelas, Simon Infante .. 47 Chuen H a u ...... 30 Sayed E l ...... 40 Baraki, Hamid Ahmed Kha- Chung K w a i...... 19 Gee, Edward ...... 32 hi A bu...... 41 Chung To S an g ...... 17 Gelber, Meyer ...... 33 Barbee, James ...... 47 Chung W in g ...... 11 Ghaleb, Mohammed Hussein 5 Barkhau, Sally...... 32 Cisnerps. Canute Venegas . 51 Ghanem, Ghanem Kanana 7 Bass, Lee ...... 47 Clark, Rhomas 0 ...... 44 Ghorab, Abdel W ahab Abdel Bazan, Vincent ...... 45 Cobbs, William D...... 52 Rabb ...... 7 Beaulieu, Andrew ...... 45 Coffer, E...... 46 Gilles, Chester E...... 28 “wioya, Raymond ...... 34 Colima ...... 34 Godina, José ...... 22 Beltran, Candalario 49 Collies, William Roscoe ... 50 Gob Ah Kwe ...... 15 oenavides, Francisco ...... 50 Collins, Kelly La Von ...... 48 Goldberger, N aftali...... 17 Berkeley, Chester ...... 50 Cordova, R aym ond...... 34 Golson, Floyd ...... 50 “e ancurt, Olivia ...... 48 Coronado, Joaquin ...... 34 Gomez, Lazaro...... 49 Betherl, Nuckert W ...... 31 Costi, Maurice M eyer 5 Gomez, Ubaldo ...... 50 ® ftts .Willie A...... 46 Costi, Samuel V i t a ...... 5 Gonzales, Mario de Jesus . . 48 “ ackburn, Percy XV 47 Cox, V andee...... 48 Gonzales, Roberto Jiminez 49 Rnlu0’ Carlos C...... 34 Cruz, J o s é ...... 50 Gonzalez, José Manuel San­ p ottl. James B. . 18 Cu Le Van ...... 20 chez ...... 32 n0wle’ Butron F. . 31 Curry, Robert Brady ...... 33 Gonzalez, Onesimo ...... 49 Brabon, Jesus . " ' 49 Cutchlow, R o y ...... 47 Gray, J u d y ...... 33 » , Mrs. Clint ! : ! : : ! : ! : 33 Green, Irv in g ...... 50 d,!=»s’ Clinton A 33 Dadu, Cpl. Yousef ...... 18 Guaderrama, Avelino O. . . 33 1"W, Hlene ...... 33 Darrell, Ray Allen ...... 45 Guarjardo, Nabor ...... 50 woussard, Johnnie ....!'. 33 Davis, Edward S...... 51 Guerrero, Salvador ...... 48 t e r f i Lou,s j : » Dayicik, Serika ...... 43 Gulmez, Seyfettin...... 43 p„ n> Alene .. 33 Del Real, Isabel ...... 47 Gunzales, Willie...... 49 Demir, M ahm ut...... 43 Gutierrez, Federico...... 48 JS Demry, H.D...... 48 Guzman, Carlos Gonzales . 46 Diarte, Enrique ...... 31 f p , & : ...... II Dillard, Ernest C...... 47 Ha Hing Ping ...... 13 Dominguez, José Thomas . 45 Han Juan Wai ...... 8 v II Dong Kwai Pao ...... 29 Hausen, J o e ...... 44 — 58 —

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Hardy, Ira Charles...... 45 Lavender, Jack W7esley . .. 28 McGowan, Richard J 25 Harkev, Anderson M...... 27 Le Fook ...... 16 McKinney, Basil Herbert . 31 Harlow, J. S. Thomas 34 Lea Ah K in g ...... 11 Meao King Wah ...... 15 Harmon, George ...... 50 Leauntie, W illiam ...... 47 Medina, Lauro ...... 48 Harner, William M...... 36 Lebeau, Franck McArthur 45 Mee Ah F o o ...... 13 Harper, J. W ...... 46 Lee Chai Tin ...... 25 Mejia, Salvador M...... 52 50 Lee Chu Fa ...... IV Mendez, Lucio ...... 50 Harris, Mrs. L e n a ...... 48 Lee Ee M eit...... 31 Mendez y Tobilla, Luis ... 43 Harris, Theodore...... 50 Lee, Harvey Arthur...... 29 Meranda, Jesus Flores .... 48 Hasibi, Faisal Fahni El . . . 37 Lee O ee...... 22 Merck (label) ...... 35 Hassan, Ahmen Mohammed 5 Lee Oh S a m ...... 13 « Mexican Joe » ...... 33 Hassan, Eid F arh an ...... 40 Lee Sing T o n g ...... 18 Midkiff, Walter D...... 32 Haynes, John D re w ...... 46 Leija, L u cas...... 49 M ing...... 22 Heredia, Juan ...... 50 Leng Ching S ian g ...... 18 Moh Moi ...... 19 Hernandez, Edmundo 34 Leong Heng ...... 20 Mohamed, Abdel Latif .... 10 Hernandez, Enrique ...... 46 Leong M u k ...... 10 Mohammed, Farhan ...... 42 Hernandez, Gabriel...... 38 Leong S in g ...... 30 Mohideen, Abdul Kadir ... 16 Hernandez, Jesus ...... 46 Leong Young ...... 14 Mon Him Fong ...... 35 Hernandez, Sebastian...... 52 Lerma, José Vince ...... 46 Moncari, Nizard Robert .. 18 Herrera, Francisco ...... 51 Levin, Elizabeth ...... 31 Monroe, Jam es...... 32 Herrera, Maclovio...... 51 Levin, W illiam...... 31 Montanez, Gabino J r 45 Hester. Je w e l...... 48 Levine, W illiam ...... 31 Montes, Oscar ...... 51 Hew Ah Chee ...... 22 Lew, Joseph Barouk...... 5 Montoya, R oberto...... 50 Hijazi, Ayed S a id ...... 42 Lewis, Emile ...... 48 Moore, B ecky...... 33 Ho Shun Shen ...... 15 Leyvas, Arturo ...... 34 Moore, Burma Harris 33 Hoanh, T. V...... 20 Leyvas, Mrs. A rturo...... 34 Moore, Jack H orber 45 H odai...... 10 Leyvas, Ray C...... 34 Moore, Louis N...... 33 Hoo Ah T s a ...... 30 Li Fat Fong ...... 24 Moore, William Russell ... 33 Howell, T.E...... 50 Liberman, L e n a ...... 38 Moosa, Thiadial...... 16 Hsu Tai T ien ...... 12 Liberman, Schlomo Ben .. 38 Morales, Luis ...... 49 Huang Yen ...... 10 Ling Ee K o n g ...... 27 Morales, Sipriano...... 52 Hughes, J.C...... 46 Ling Moy D e e ...... 22 Morgan. Eugene ...... 48 Hunsick, Grover C. ... 49 Line Tone ...... 1(1 Moreno, Luis Rodriguez . . 47 Hunt, Neil McNeil ...... 32 Liu Ah Pao ...... 8 Morris, Harvey, W...... Hussein, Akhtar ...... 14 Lleyva, Manuel ...... 45 Morrow, Cliff 0 ...... 32 Hussein, Isa A hm ed...... 42 Lo Cheong ...... 15 Morse, Jack W ...... 31 Hussein, Shadahat ...... 14 Lockhart, Allen Sylvanius 35 Morse, Sally ...... 31 Hyder, Edward ...... 28 Loder, George Taylor Jr. . 32 Morsell, Lowndness...... 51 Loftin, Victor B...... 28 Muella de Luz, C uco 43 Ibrahim, Halil...... 43 Loh Ah Chong ...... 13 Muguia, Benito ...... 49 Ibrahim, Mohammed M.N. 16 Long Kwai ...... 8 Mui L a i ...... 30 Ibrahim, Mohammed Yous- Long, Thomas Harold .... 27 Mullins, Robert Russell ... 48 sef...... 6 Lopez, Jesu s...... 49 Mundo ...... 34 Ip Sang ...... 14 Lopez, Jesus S o to ...... 47 Mung Hung ...... 23 Irwin, Morris ...... 31 Lopez, Miguel A. Gonzalez 4b Munief, Abdullah ...... 42 Ismail, Mahmoud Abd El Lopez, R aym ond...... 23 Murphy, T...... 44 Baki ...... 40 Lopez, Trinidad...... 48 Murray, Alvin K...... 51 Isman, Said A khdar...... 42 Low Teck Kung ...... 22 Mustafa Ism ail...... 1*> Lowery, M abel...... 27 Jackson, Earl S...... 50 Loy Tin Yat Cholera Mixture 36 Nee Ah K in g ...... 30 Jackson, Warren Frank . . . 44 Lucas, George L...... 28 Ng F a i...... 24 Jaffar, Abdulla ...... 10 Lucia, Frank Philip ...... 35 Ng Fat ...... 24 Jamaid, A...... 16 Luciano, Charles ...... 31 Ng K u e n ...... 22 James, Lane Wilson...... 32 Lugo, Antonio ...... 49 Ng Y a u ...... James, Vyrba...... 46 Lugo, Matias ...... 52 Nguyen Ty Quan ...... n Jeffries, William W ...... 33 Lui Ah S o w ...... 14 Ning Ah K eng...... J1' Jennings, Willie C...... 50 Lui Tan Yui ...... 24 Nobel, Isaac Ray ...... 34 Jerez, Arturo ...... 34 Lung To ...... 10 Num Seng Chang ...... 29 «Jew Willy » ...... 31 Lung Ye Sang ...... 30 Jing Wrin g ...... 19 O, Juana Carona de la ... • 49 Johns, Edwin J ...... 7 Ma Hong Sing ...... 12 O, Placida de la ...... ^ Johns, Wallace ...... 34 Machado, Everado ...... 51 Olak, Sadriye...... ■ ■ Johnson, Charles...... 47 Macias, Eduardo Prieta .. . 45 Olivares, Eustorgio Davii . ^ Johnson, Don L...... 48 Malinar, Alberto ...... 51 Olivas, José ...... f! Johnson, Lawrence...... 33 Malone, Thomas S...... 33 Olives, Ricardo ...... Jones, Clarence H...... 50 Man F o o k ...... 19 O’Neal, Em anuel...... ° Jones, Eddie D...... 47 46 Orbe, Frank ...... ^ Jones, James Claude ...... 48 Mani F a t t ...... 11 Ortega, Manuel ...... ■ • "L Juarez, Jesus Capilla ...... 51 Maniatakis, Nicola ...... 40 Osman, Wardani Ibrahim . ® Mann, Albert ...... 45 Oudh, Mohammed...... 1 Kadir, S.M. Abdul ...... 16 Mansour, Moteir Soliman . 40 Ozuna, Alfredo L u n a ...... Kam Sing C hing...... 15 Mantidis, A ngelo...... 39 Kao Ah W ong...... 20 Mar Gim Wing ...... 28 Pac Ah Sue ...... !{ Karim, Abdul ...... 10 Maricar, M.A.M. Meera Lab- Pak Kwan ...... ,g Kee Won ...... 19 bai ...... 16 Palma, Oscar Peres ...... % Kerr, George F...... 36 Marin, J o s é ...... 33 Palmer, Hubert D...... ^ Kidd, Walter H...... 34 Marquez, Jesus ...... 46 P a n ......

Same Page Name Page Name Page Pillai, Thamodaram ...... 16 Sheehan, Robert ...... 21 Villareal, Arturo ...... 46 Pope, Lou V aley...... 34 Sheong Kam ...... 13 Villareal, J u a n ...... 47 Portillo, Miguel ...... 34 Shoemaker, W illie...... 51 Von Eau C h in ...... 8 Preston, Percy C...... 52 Shull, Armond C...... 44 Sie Tokong Mun ...... 113 ali and Jahanidah Fac­ Quay, Harold Elmer ...... 27 Siemen, Jack ...... 3 tory, Birojird, I r a n ...... 21 Quidera, Francisco ...... 51 Siew Ah Ming ...... 20, 22 alker, Elbert L...... 48 Quong, H ow ard...... 33 Signala, Felis ...... 46 alker, Fred A...... 33 Silva, Carlos...... 51 allace, Veretta ...... 32 Raja, K. G o p al...... 15 Simpson, Francis F ...... 49 aller, Lee E...... 45 Ramas, Frederico ...... 52 Sin Shin Lee ...... 13 alton, Charles...... 35 Ramirez, F.F...... 46 Sin Too S en g ...... 42 ang Ah Tee ...... 11 Ramirez, José C...... 28 Smith, Bernice...... 51 ang Kah Y i n ...... 11 Ramirez, José Natalio .... 52 Smith, Ernest E...... 52 ang Shew K a n ...... 11 Ramirez, Luis G arcia 52 Smith, Harold L...... 50 ang Tom ...... 42 Ramirez, M anuel...... 47 Smith, Julius W illie...... 50 ard. Dr. Leo ...... 28 Ramirez, Martin ...... 52 Smith, Richard ...... 45 ashington, Rita ...... 28 Ramirez, Saul ...... 46 Smith, T helm a...... 27 atson, Dale ...... 48 Rammani, Bashir Ahmed . 14 Smitham, Nicolas Duke ... 27 atson, Ernest Milton ... 48 Ramos, Santos...... 48 Soon Ah S u n g ...... 18 ells, Sam Alfred ...... 27 Randolph, Roy Snyder ... 32 Soued, Taufik Khalifa .... 6 "eng Ling Chang...... 9 Rasan, I '...... 16 Southerland, Keith F ...... 50 hitaker, Norman T...... 36 Rasin, Muhtar ...... 43 Steel, Willie ...... 50 hite, Robert E...... 50 Ray, Cléo ...... 49 Steele, John M...... 47 iedensaul, Robert E. . . . 21 Raybon, L ig e...... 46 Stewart, Robert Howard . . 45 riggs, Alonso...... 45 Rayford, Willie ...... 50 Strayborn, Lewis...... 51 illiams, Lenneth Fay ... 31 Reglin, Louis G eorge...... 46 Suajad D in ...... 12 "illiams, W7esley...... 48 Reyes, Gregorio...... 46 Subramanyam ...... 17 ilson, Cliff ...... 32 Riddle, William Howard . . 27 Swan, Mrs. Fred Patay ... 49 "ilson, Morris ...... 50 Rivera, Juan Ping ...... 29 Sze Ah Shun ...... 30 "ong Ah Foo ...... 10 Roberson, B uster...... 48 "ong Fok Ah ...... 10 Robinson, Walter ...... 49 rong K i t ...... 22 ...... 51 Tahlinen, Elmer Hjalmar . 33 Robles, Antonio Tam Bin Chin ...... 16 rong K o w ...... 26 Roche (label) ...... 35 Tong Oy ...... 32 Rodriguez, A ntonio...... 52 Tam F a t ...... 12 Tang Ah K in g ...... 11 "ong S a n ...... 11 Rodriguez, James ...... 51 "ong S h u e...... 25 Rodriguez, Victor ...... 51 Tang Long Lee ...... 22 Tau Kwan Jau ...... 8 "ong Wai ...... 32 Rogers, O tis ...... 27 "ong Wing ...... 23 Rojas, Rudolfo J o e l...... 45 Taufik, Khalifa Soued .... 6 Taylor, Walter Bailey .... 32 "ong Yau ...... 19 Rojos, Francisco ...... 28 "ong Yong Chung...... 15 Romero, J o e ...... 46 Teng Ah Nong ...... 22 Teng Ah W an ...... 27 "oo Ah Ju ...... 30 Romero, Trinidad ...... 33 "oo Chai Meng ...... 14 Ronco, Moscow L e o n ...... 5 Thompson, George Henry . 42 Thorp, Leroy ...... 46 "oo Yuen Chueng...... 30 Ross, Lonnie William .... 48 'oolsey, C.R...... 35 Rowland, Earl Tin Kin Kwang ...... 27 ...... 48 Ting Ah Ling ...... 18 "oolsey, Jean ...... 35 Ruix, Francisco...... 48 "right, H en ry ...... 50 Ruiz, Alfred Sanchez...... 48 Ting Ah S o i...... 24 Rushing, Leon Jr...... 51 Ting Ah Tae ...... 19 Rutherford, J a c k ...... 32 Ting Ee Song ...... 13 Yaa Ang H ai...... 30 Ting El Sing ...... 17 Yanez, Salvador ...... 52 Sabay, Mrs. Anna K ...... 29 Tiong Tiong C h u 21,22 Ybarra, Emilio E...... 28 Said, Mehmed ...... 43 Tocchino, Albert ...... 35 Ybarra, Fidencia Ayala ... 46 Sainz, Manuel ...... 47 Tocco, Joseph ...... 31 Ybarra, Ursula ...... 47 Salama, Sobhi A gam i...... 5 Toldeo, Eleuterio...... 50 Yee Guey H e e ...... 22 Salazar-Gomez, Manuel ... 51 Tong Ah S a n g ...... 26 Yeen Fan ...... 11 Saldivar, Refugio ...... 49 Tooliver, E d g a r...... 48 Yeh Chin Kyi a ...... 15 Sanchez, Camela ...... 51 Tramaglion, E ugène...... 31 « Yick Kee » m a rk 18, 19 Sanchez, José Trinidad Ca­ Trevino Bros...... 33 Yim Ting ...... 22 brera ...... 44 Trevino, Rafael Murairi ... 45 Yin W’on g ...... 30 Sanchez, Pedro Hernandez 44 Tsai Dong Pao ...... 30 Yip Ham R o n g ...... 33 Sanchez, Roberto Jiminez . 49 Tsang Yuen ...... 25 Yip Ming ...... 21 Sang Ah Fat ...... 11 Tse Fai ...... 9 Yong Ah Chong ...... 27 Santos, Bonifacio de los .. 51 Tsui Tsau Van ...... 9 Yong Chong Wee ...... 18 Santos, José Marcalo ...... 50 Tung Ah K w ang...... 29 Yong Kow ...... 30 Santos, José M aria...... 33 Tunnel, Jack ...... 46 Young Ah Song ...... 13 Say Tchi T o ...... 8 Turner, Robert ...... 48 Young, John C...... 50 Schau, Niel...... 44 Tye L ing...... 11 Yue Zai Sing ...... 15 Schmeek, B e r t...... 32 Yuen Vung T in g ...... 8 Scott, Clarence...... 45 Valdes, Baltazar ...... 47 Yung Ah Chung ...... 15 Scott, William A...... 46 Valencia, Jesus Vasquez . . 31 oeah Teck Sin ...... 20 Van Hien, Vincent Dang . 19 Zacharias, Christina ...... 17 ellers, Henley Hamilton . 44 Vardin, Honorio ...... 46 Zavala Guillermo...... 47 errano, Juan Crisostomo . . 52 Vasquez, Consuelo Landeros 31 Zee Ah Mung...... 30 gexton, M ac...... 50 V atistas...... 17 Zi Kwang ...... 12 sgahm, Mahmoud Atyeh . . 43 Velasquez, Pedro Garcia . . 46 Zuleta, N orbeta...... 38 ^namsudin, Mohamed' .... 16 Velasuela, Anastasio 49 Zunega, Bernabe ...... 47 — 60 —

INDEX TO LOCALITIES

Country and Locality Date Page Country and Locality Dale Page Belgium : Palestine February 1944 ...... 41 Brussels May 19th and 20th, 1944 35 (continued) : March 1944 ...... 41 Colombia : 1944 ...... 37,38 April 1944 ...... 42 May 1944 ...... 17 Buenaventura February 3rd, 1944 .... 35 June 1944 ...... 42 Cartagena No date given ...... 36 July 1944 ...... 17 Santa Marta No date given ...... 38 August 1944 ...... 42 Dominican September 1944 ...... 42 Republic : No date given ...... 38 October 1944 ...... 18 Egypt : November 1944 ...... 18 December 1944 ...... 42 Alexandria February 16th, 1944 ... 5 Suheileh, Gaza March 9th, 1944 ...... 41 March 6th, 1944 ...... 38 Haifa March 26th, 1944 ...... 38 April 21st, 1944 ...... 39 June 7th, 1944 ...... 5 Turkey : June 28th, 1944 ...... 5 November 23rd, 1944 . . 39 Balekesir No date given ...... 43 Cairo January 16th, 1944 .... 39 Tasoluk and February 21st, 1944 ... 5 Hancilar No date given ...... 43 February 23rd, 1944 ... 39 May 17th, 1944 ...... 37 United Kingdom : September 4th and 7th, Dundee January 11th, 1944 .... 8 1944 ...... 6 Ellesmore Port April 8th, 1944 ...... 8 Interior of the Glasgow June 26th, 1944 ...... 8 Country November and December Gravesend November 26th, 1944 . . 8 1943 ...... 4 Greenock October 28th, 1944 .... 29 First Quarter, 1944 .... 4 Hull August 24th, 1944 ...... 29 Second Quarter, 1944 . . 4 November 20th, 1944 . . 30 Third Quarter 1944 .... 4 Liverpool February 11th, 1944 .. . 30 October and November June 21st and 22nd, 1944 30 1944 ...... 4 Julv 10th, 1944 ...... 8 Ismailia April 5th, 1944 ...... 40 October 20th, 1944 .... 30 Kantara February 18th, 1944 ... 6 November 16th, 1944 ... 9 March 5th, 1944 ...... 6 November 25th, 1944 . 9 December 29th, 1944 . . 7 London November 17th, 1944(2) 9 Port Said January 22nd, 1944 ... 40 December 17th and 18th, January 24th, 1944 .... 40 1944 ...... 9 March 3rd, 1944 ...... 7 Swansea December 1st, 1944 ... 31 March 7th, 1944 ...... 40 April 3rd, 1944 ...... 7 United States of August 20th, 1944 ...... 7 America : Suez January 25th, 1944 .... 7 May 10th, 1944 ...... 40 Baltimore, December 28th, 1943 . . 18 May 14th, 1944 ...... 8 Maryland July 20th, 1944 ...... 23 September 25th, 1944 . . 8 August 25th, 1944 ...... 23 India : September 11th, 1944 . 24 Bombay December 20th, 1943 . . 10 October 23rd, 1944 ... 26 January 31st, 1944 .... 10 October 30th, 1944 .... 25 During January 1944 . . 10 Bayonne, New January 28th, 1944 .... 18 During February 1944 . 10 jersey March '10th, 1944 ...... 20 During March 1944 .... 11 April 10th, 1944 ...... 21 During April 1944 ...... 12 April 22nd, 1944 ...... 21 Mav 23rd, 1944 ...... 12 May 17th, 1944 ...... 22 May 31st, 1944 ...... 12 June 7th, 1944 ...... 22 During May 1944 ...... 12 July 15th, 1944 ...... 23 During June 1944 ...... 12 July 22nd, 1944 ...... 23 During July 1944 ...... 13 August 1st, 1944 ...... 23 August 12th, 1944 ...... 13 August 4th, 1944 ...... During August 1944 ... 13 September 10th, 1944 24, 2o During October 1944 . . 13 Bayway, New November 2nd, 1944 . . 14 Jersey February 17th, 1944 ... 20 December 6th, 1944 ... 14 Blythe, California April 19th, 1944 ...... 48 During December 1944 14 Boston, Calcutta During January 1944 . . 14 Massachusetts January 11th, 1944. ■■ ^ February 27th, 1944 ... 14 Brammel’s Point, April 2nd, 1944 ...... 15 New Jersey September 28th, 1944.. 25 May 1944 ...... 15 Brooklyn, September 1944 ...... 15 New York January 19th, 1944.. ^ October 1st, 1944 ...... 15 January 20th and 21st, November 1944 ...... 15 1944 ...... Madras January 1944 ...... 15 February 27th, 1944. •• 2 May 1944 ...... 16 June 15th, 1944 ...... June 1944 ...... 16 June 20th, 1944 ...... July 1944 ...... 16 June 29th, 1944 ...... August 1944 ...... 16 August 7th, 1944 ...... September 13th, 1944 . . 43 August 25th, 1944 ...... September 1944 ...... 16 September 4th, 1944 • • ■ n. October 1944 ...... 16 September 5th, 1944 . ■ ■ . November 1944 ...... 17 September 29th, 1944 . • , December 1944 ...... 17 September 30th, 1944 . • * Netherlands October 28th, 1944 . ••• ,c Colonies : November 4th, 1944 ■■ ,, December 19th, 1944 Curaçao : San Brownsville, Nicolas, Aruba During 1944 ...... 17 Texas January 9th, 1944 ...... jg Palestine : October 1942 ...... 41 January 25th, 1944 ---- December 1943 ...... 41 February 1st, 1944 — v January 1944 ...... 41 March 15th, 1944 ...... — 61 —

Country and Locality Date Page Country and Locality Dale Page United States of United States of America (continued) : America (continued) : Brownsville, March 16th, 1944 ___ 47 El Paso, Texas February 5th, 6th, 13th, Texas March 17th, 1944 ___ 47 (continued) 14th, 15th, 17th, 25th (continued) March 22nd, 1944 47 and 26th, 1944 ...... 46 March 30th, 1944 47 March 1st, 1944 ...... 32 April 21st, 1944 ...... 47 March 3rd, 10th, 17th, June 3rd, 1944 ...... 47 18th, 19th, 22nd, 25th, June 12th, 1944 ...... 47 27th and 29th, 1944 . 47 June 15th, 1944 ...... 47 April 7th, 14th and 15th, July 10th, 1944 ...... 49 1944 ...... 47 August 20th, 1944 49 April 18th, 1944 ...... 32 September 22nd, 1944 49 April 27th, 28th, 29th and Calexico, 30th. 1944 ...... 48 California January 9th, 1944 . . . 46 May 9th, 11th, 25th, January 16th, 1944 . . 46 28th, and 29th, 1944 48 January 23rd, 1944 . . 46 June 17th, 18th and 19th, January 31st, 1944 . . 32 1944 ...... 48 February 2nd, 1944 . 46 June 19th, 1944 ...... 34 February 9th, 1944 . . 46 June 22nd, 23rd and May 10th, 1944 ...... 48 25th, 1944 ...... 48 May 22nd, 1944 ...... 48 July 3rd, 6th, 12th and May 30th, 1944 ...... 34 13th, 1944 ...... 48 June 7th, 1944 ...... 49 August 2nd and 3rd, 1944 49 June 13th, 1944 ...... 49 August 7th, 16th and June 24th, 1944 ...... 34 28th, 1944 ...... 50 July 8th, 1944 ...... 49 September 3rd, 6th, 9th, August 8th, 1944 .... 49 27th and 29th, 1944 . . 50 October 23rd, 1944 . . 51 September 30th, 1944 . . 27 November 10th, 1944 52 October 2nd, 1944 ...... 50 December 10th, 1944 28 October 6th, 9th, 13th, December 19th, 1944 28 26th and 28th, 1944 . . 51 California November 2nd and 5th, (Levin Case) February-August 1944 31 1944 ...... 51 Carteret, May 2nd, 1944 ...... 22 November 18th and 24th, New Jersey December 19th, 1944 . 27 1944 ...... 52 November 19th and 28th, Chester, May 7 th, 1944 ...... 27 1944 28 Pennsylvania December 7th, 1944 . . 26 December 15th, 17th and Claymont, 27th, 1944 ...... 52 Deleware August 18th, 1944 ...... 24 December 21st, 1944 . . 28 Clint, Texas October 1st and 2nd, 1944 51 Falfurrias, Texas September 26th, 1944.. 51 Colombus, Fabens, Texas November 14th, 1944 . . 52 New Mexico October 12th, 1944 . 51 December 29th, 1944 . . 52 Constable Hook, February 13th, 1944 19 Fort Lauderdale, New Jersey February 19th, 1944 19 Florida February 29th, 1944 ... 44 December 10th-23rd, Gila Bend, 1944 ...... 26 Arizona April 30th, 1944 ...... 33 Cotula, Texas September 6th, 1944 50 Harlingen, May 8th, 1944 ...... 48 Del Rio, Texas January 23rd, 1944 . 46 Texas July 11th, 1944 ...... 49 May 18th, 1944 ___ 49 October 28th, 1944 ___ 51 September 19th, 1944 50 Hidalgo, Texas March 12th, 1944 ...... 47 Dilly, Texas July 29th, 1944 ___ 34 June 5th, 1944 ...... 49 Douglas, Arizona January 2nd, 1944 . 46 June 14th, 1944 ...... 49 January 9th, 1944 . . 46 July 1st, 1944 ...... 49 March 4th, 1944 . . . 47 July 15th, 1944 ...... 49 March 23rd, 1944 . . 47 August 13th, 1944 ...... 49 May 2nd, 1944 ...... 48 September 18th, 1944 .. 50 May 14th, 1944 ___ 48 September 22nd, 1944 . 50 July 16th, 1944 ___ 50 October 9th, 1944 ...... 50 July 20th, 1944 ___ 50 October 17th, 1944 .... 50 July 29th, 1944 ___ 50 October 25th, 1944 .... 50 August 1st, 1944 . . . 50 November 13th, 1944 . . 52 August 2nd, 1944 . . 50 December 13th, 1944 .. 52 August 5th, 1944 . . . 50 Hoboken, March 6th, 1944 ...... 20 August 12th, 1944 . . 50 New Jersey April 15th, 1944 ...... 22 September 1st, 1944 50 July 15th, 1944 ...... 23 September 2nd, 1944 50 August 10th, 1944 ...... 23 September 3rd, 1944 50 August 24th, 1944 ...... 23 September 8th, 1944 50 September 30th, 1944 . . 25 September 26th, 1944 51 Houston, Texas April 27th, 1944 ...... 33 October 1st, 1944 . . 51 May 24th, 1944 ...... 33 October 11th, 1944 . 51 May 30th, 1944 ...... 33 October 13th, 1944 . 51 Jacumba, November 6th, 1944 51 California May 31st, 1944 ...... 49 November 30th, 1944 52 Jersey City, March 8th, 1944 ...... 44 December 1st, 1944 52 New Jersey April 5th, 1944 ...... 21 December 2nd, 1944 52 May 3rd, 1944 ...... 44 December 4th, 1944 52 May 24th, 1944 ...... 21 June 8th, 1944 ...... 44 Eagle Pass, January 4th, 1944 46 August 2nd, 1944 ...... 44 Texas March 19th, 1944 47 Laredo, Texas January 21st, 1944 .... 46 March 22nd, 1944 47 January 24th, 1944 .... 32 April 3rd, 1944 . . 48 February 15th, 1944 ... 46 June 11th, 1944 . . 48 February 17th, 1944 ... 46 June 29th, 1944 . . 48 February 19th, 1944 ... 46 September 24th, 1944 51 February 22nd, 1944 . . 46 El Paso, Texas January 1st, 15th, 16t February 24th, 1944 ... 47 18th and 22nd, 1944 45 March 13th, 1944 ...... 47 January 24th, 27th, 281 April 6th, 1944 ...... 48 and 30th, 1944 45 April 9th, 1944 ...... 48 — 6-2 —

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