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This document is communicated to Governments for confidential information in view of the fact that it has not yet been considered by the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs. [Communicated to the Council C. 135. M. 80 iqqs y i and Members o, the League., [0 30<WO Geneva, April 1st, 1938. LEAGUE OF NATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS SUMMARY OF ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS AND SEIZURES REPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1s t AND MARCH 31s t , 1938 — 2 — PART I. CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. Nos. 190 and 402. — Seizures at Seattle, Washington, on April 2nd, 1936, and a Los Angeles, California, on October 11th, 1936. Reference : The United Stales Government forwarded the following information C.124.M.77.1937.XI received from the Japanese Government in connection with this case, [0.0.1-300(0], on March 14th, 1938 : As a result of enquiries made by the Japanese cafo 7.M.’l 90.1936.XI authorities, the following persons were arrested : Noa Makino, ex-seaman, [Ô.C.S.300(a)], living at Kobe ; Koshu Osugi, ex-seaman, living at Kobe ; page 35; Tatsuo Yamada, fireman on the Koei Maru, living at Kobe ; Niichiro O.C.S./Conf. 3 (a). Nighino, helmsman on the Kosei Maru ; Shinjiro Shimizu ; Heijiro Reports Nos. 525(a) Sawaguchi, a broker who lent money under the name of Einosuke, and 586(a). living at Osaka. Makino was closely acquainted with Genichi Yagi, implicated in the seizure at Seattle in April 1936. Yagi was asked by Toshiyoshi Nagai, one of the accused in the seizure at Los Angeles in October 1936, living at Seattle, to bring narcotics on the mail boat on the understanding that Nagai would purchase them at a high price. On his return to Japan, Yagi got into touch with the above-mentioned persons who determined to make money by smuggling narcotics to America. It was decided to pool the money for the purchase of narcotics and, using the word “ ueki ” as a code-word for narcotics, Makino had already established contact by letter with Nagai. At Osaka, Shimizu obtained morphine from Sawaguchi, which was secretly packed in rubber-coated bags and hidden on board the Koei Maru, the Kosei Maru, the Hikawa Maru, the Keian Maru, and other boats going to America. The case is pending. No. 478. — Seizures at New York on October 29th, 1936, on the s.s. “ Ile-de-France ” and on November 9th, 1936, on the s.s. “ Normandie ”. Reference : The French Government on January 28th, 1938, reported that, in 937-x I connection with these two seizures, it has been impossible to identify pa°-e io ; the person who handed the opium to Pierre Juliau at Le Havre. O.C.S./Conf. 154(a). Juliau had stated that it was given to him by one “ Auguste ”, who was 1981 /oqq /q]n , 10, first identified by the American authorities as Auguste Brining, stoker on board the s.s. Normandie. Investigations by the authorities of Le Havre, however, cleared Brining of complicity in the matter, and Juliau, when confronted with Brining in New York, failed to recognise him as the person who had supplied him with the opium. The person who handed the heroin to Georges Limacher and Henri Poncefc, members of the crew of s.s. Normandie, has been identified as Joseph Mancuso, an Italian who has on various occasions supplied seamen with drugs. The French authorities have as yet been unsuccessful in their search on French territory for Mancuso, whose extradition has been requested by the United States. No. 541. — Seizure at New York on January 15th, 1937, ex the s.s. “ Paris ” from Le Havre. Reference : The French Government reports, on January 28th, 1938, in connection r ^ s S )!9 7- with this case, that they have been unable to identify the individual page 30 ; ’ known as “ Victor ” , stated by Rio, the accused in the case, to have O.C.S./Conf. 196(a). handed him the heroin at Le Havre on January 6 th, 1937. 1281/388 (341). No. 683. — Illicit Traffic in Heroin and Morphine in the United States of America, between June and December 1936 and in August and September 1937, by the Ginsberg Gang. Reference : The Government of the United States of America reported on January C.317.M.213.1937.XI [O.C.S.300(e)], 31st, 1938, that Louis Ginsberg had appealed against the sentence page 30 ; imposed on him in connection with a previous case. While out on O.C.S./Conf. 226(a). bond, pending the hearing of this appeal, he and two associates, Richard Report No. 637(a). Luke West and Eddie Salibo, made three sales of heroin to narcotic 1281/388(352). agents and wrere arrested on September 8 th, 1937. The amount of heroin sold to narcotic agents wras 1 kg. 291 gr. Ginsberg was sentenced to an additional imprisonment for eight years. The case against the other two defendants is pending. No. 731. — Seizure at Chicago, Illinois, in June 1937. Reference : The Government of the United States of America reported on March C527.M.366.1937.XI 4th, 1938, that no action was taken by the United States Attorney [O.C.S.300(/)], page 9 ; toward criminal prosecution of the Rev. Zaniolo but, as a result of the O.C.S./Conf. 329(a). narcotic charges against him, he was declared incorrigible by his church, 1281/388(391). the Pious Society of the Missionary Fathers, and was permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States for Italy on August 27th, 1937, Report No. 677(a). on the understanding that he |would not be permitted to obtain an immigration visa to return to the United States, his voluntary departure being interpreted as abandonment of his residence in the United States. No. 735. — Seizure of 14 grammes of Prepared Opium at Swansea on July 5th, 1937. Reference : The representative of the United Kingdom on the Opium Advisory C.527.M.366.1937.XI Committee forwarded on March 3rd, 1938, the following information [O.C.S.300(/)], page 10 ; received from the Austrian representative concerning this case : The O.C.S./Conf. 326(a). name of the person implicated in this seizure is Thomas Zonjic, not Thomas Zonzie, and it is incorrect for this person to represent himself 30243/387. as an Austrian national in view of the fact that the original passport was not issued in the name of Thomas Zonjic, but in the name of Kata Zonjic, his wife. Thomas Zonjid and their child, Marie, were entered on this passport as accompanying persons. This passport was issued by the former K.k. Bezirkshauptmann- schaft (District Office) of Metkovic in Dalmatia, on December 18th, 1900, for three years, and thus became invalid on December 18th, 1903. The passport can be considered only as proof of the fact that the Zonjics once possessed the right of citizenship in the Austrian part of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, but not that they were ever citizens of the Austrian State which entered into existence in 1918. The name of Thomas Zonjic appears neither in the records of the Federal Police Directorate, Vienna, nor in those of the International Bureau at the seat of the Federal Police Directorate in Vienna. He was never registered at the police department in Vienna. No. 743. — Arrest of Several Chinese at Vancouver on March 11th, 1937, on a Charge of Conspiracy with Other Chinese in Hong-Kong to smuggle Opium into North America. Reference : The Canadian Government communicated a supplementary report C.527.M.366.1937.XI on this case on March 30th, 1938, the details of which are as follows : [C>.C.S.300(/)], page 12 ; A long investigation was made in the early part of 1937 to establish O.G.S./Conf. 355(6). the methods utilised and ascertain who were actually connected with Gordon Lim in this traffic. An agent was employed to get into touch 1873/388(3): with the suspects. On March 4th, 1937, the agent visited the Wat Sang Co., Chinese druggists and herbalists in Vancouver, of which company Gordon Lim was the proprietor. This company has a branch at Victoria. There he met Gordon Lim and three other Chinese and arrangements were made for a subsequent delivery of opium at $140. The agent was supplied with marked money, which he paid over to Chan Sing Jun, one of the Chinese. During that afternoon, Gordon Lim was seen in a car returning from the Sunlight Greenhouses, and that evening he handed over to the agent a can of Lo Fook Kee opium. This can had soil of a clay nature upon it, and the soil at the Sunlight Greenhouses is of that kind. On March 11th, the agent negotiated another deal, for which he again paid in marked money. Shortly afterwards, the Wat Sang Store, the Sunlight Greenhouses, Gordon Lim’s house and that of Wong Quong (another member of the gang) were raided. Marked money was found in a safe on the W at Sang premises, the key of which was in Gordon Lim’s possession, and on the persons of two of the Chinese. A large mass of correspondence, cables, telegrams and codes, account books, etc., was seized, but no narcotics were found in any of the premises raided. However, Gordon Lim, Chan Sing Jun, Wong Ying and Lum How were arrested and charged with possession of opium, selling opium and conspiring to distribute opium.