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This document is communicated to Governments for ofidential information in view of the fact that it has not t been considered by the Advisory Committee on Traffic Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs. Communiqué au Conseil et C.96. M.43.1935. XI. aux Membres de la Société. 0. C.294(v) Errata. Genève, le ig juillet 1935. SOCIETE DES NATIONS COMMISSION CONSULTATIVE DU TRAFIC DE L’OPIUM ET AUTRES DROGUES NUISIBLES. RESUME DES TRANSACTIONS ILLICITES ET DES SAISIES COMMUNIQUEES AU SECRETARIAT DE LA SOCIETE DES NATIONS DU 1er OCTOBRE AU 31 DECEMBRE 1934. Errata. CAS No 1307 (pages 6 et 7), SAISIE, EFFECTUEE A DAYTON, OHIO, LES 18 et 20 JUIN 1934, DE COCAINE, PORTANT LES ETIQUETTES DES MAISONS FERDINAND ROQUES, PARIS, ET E. MERCK, DARMSTADT. A la demande des Gouvernements de la France et des Etats-Unis d’Amérique, la troisième phrase du deuxième paragraphe de la page 7 doit ôtre remplacée par la phrase suivante: "Cette commande avait été exécutée par la maison Ferret, en deux livraisons, dont les sor ties ont été contrôlées par les douanes françaises le 20 juillet et le 19 août 1922." La dernière phrase, à savoir "Cette maison a cessé d ’exister depuis plusieurs années, etc." doit être supprimée, car M. A.C. Ferret dirige toujours sa maison qui avait fusionné, du 21 décembre 1932 à mars 1935, avec deux autres sociétés. 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 OCTOBER 1st AND DECEMBER 31st, 1934. Errata. CASE No. 1307, ON PAGES 6 AND 7. SEIZURE AT DAYTON, OHIO, ON JUNE 18th AND 20th, 1934, OF COCAINE BEARING THE LABELS OF FERDINAND ROQUES, PARIS, AND E. MERCK, DARMSTADT. At the request of the Governments of France and of the United States of America, the third sentence in the second paragraph on page 7 should be replaced by the following sentence: "This order was filled by Messrs. Ferret in two deliveries the exports of which were controlled by the French Customs on July 20th and August 19th, 1922." The last sentence - namely, "This firm has not existed for several years, etc." - should be suppressed in view of the fact that M- A. C. Ferret still manages his firm, which between December 21st, ‘932, and March 1935 was amalgamated with two other companies. rfommunicated to the Council and Official No. : C. 96. M. 43. 1 9 3 5 .XL the Members of the League.] [O.C.2 9 4 ^ ;.] Geneva, January 1st, 1935. LEAGUE OF NATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS SUMMARY OF ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS AND SEIZURES EPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 s t AND DECEMBER 31s t , 1934 PART I. C A S E S REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. No 356— Seizure of Benzoylmorphine at Yokohama ex the “ Amur Maru ” in September 1930. See O.C.294(7J> The Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee reports page 11; O.C.29A(n), (November 5th, 1934) that one of the accomplices of Kyoji Kitada was pa^e 3 n ’ Sennosuke Asai, who, at the time of Kitada’s arrest, escaped justice. pag He was, however, found by the Japanese authorities early in 1934 and 29288/157. examined. In previous reports in connection with another case (see 0.C.S.19. O.C.294(g), page 31; O.C.294^, page 8 , and O.C.294f/^, page 6 , No. 94), Sennosuke Asai is identified with Katsutoshi Tsunemitsu, but, in fact, they are two separate persons, Tsunemitsu using the name of Asai while in Europe. During the examination of Asai, the public procurator brought out evidence against Tsunemitsu, who has not as yet been found by the Japanese police, but it has been decided to mâke a preliminary examination of the case of Tsunemitsu at the same time as that of Asai. The case is now before the courts. No. 668.— Seizure of 3 kg. 155 grs. of Heroin and 2 kg. 155 grs. of Morphine at Trieste, November 1931. Hollinger Case. See O.C.W4(n), The Turkish Government reports (October 2nd, 1934) that the Pafel(|’ ai() c S 8^4 ' ^ ’enquiries undertaken at Istanbul have established the fact that a certain page . Negri Panti, who has since disappeared, was for a time at Istanbul 3421/157(28). and that he had a large correspondence through the Post Office at Pera. This individual was in close relations with Basil Grimaldi,1 at present undergoing sentence at Istanbul, and with another trafficker, Basil Conias, and probably took part in their illegal activities in the drug traffic. No. 954.—Seizure at Paterson, New Jersey, on July 10th, 1933, of Heroin bearing the Label of the Firm of Merck & Co., Darmstadt, and of Morphine, both despatched from France. See 0.C.294 (q), The Government of the United States of America reported on October q 13th, 1934, that Abraham Stupniker, who was wanted in connection 0.C.S.144 with this case, had been arrested on September 9th, 1934, at Black Rock, N.Y., on his arrival from Canada. He was held in $25,000 bail. 1281/388(14), No. 234(b). No. 1044.-— Illicit Traffic between France, Canada and the United States of America by the Polakiewitz-Davis Gang, 1930-1933. See 0.C.294 (r), The Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, forwarded on October 29th, 0*0294h janda e 6 1934, a report on this case from the Canadian authorities. This report page . corroborates all the information forwarded to the Secretariat by the 0.C.S.162. Government of the United States and adds that Pincus Brecher was 3094/38 7. extradited by the United States authorities and put on trial in Montreal. The chief witness, Charles Feigenbaum, who had been released from the penitentiary where he was serving his sentence of five years’ imprisonment in connection with the case, was shot and killed on the street in Montreal, on August 21st, 1934. Brecher was nevertheless found guilty and remanded for sentence. On returning to his cell, he managed ** escape his guards and committed suicide by leaning over a rail and falling some thirty leet to the floor below. No, 1164.—Seizures at San Francisco, December 21st and 27th, 1933, of Morphine labelled “ Carlo Erba, Milano PaL°2fi'294 ^ The Government of the United States of America reports (November 24th, 1934) that investigations at Shanghai have disclosed that 3 kg. '?8l/388(28), of the morphine sent to the firm of May Kee, Ltd., of Shanghai, were sold s«.269(b). ’ to the Shanghai Mutual Trading Co., while the rest (7 kg.) were disposed of piecemeal to druggists and pharmacists. The firm of Carlo Erba kg. of heroin to May Kee, Ltd., at the same time as the 10 kg. of morphine. Of this a®ount, 1 kg. was sold to the Shanghai Mutual Trading Co. and part to druggists and pharma- ?. • No evidence of the sale of morphine to Adam Power could be established. The Shang- J^utual Trading Co. imports chemicals and exports watch crystals, medical apparatus, etc. ‘ sce documents O.C.294fpJ, No. 901, top of page 28, and O.C.294(I), page 10, Nos. 1120 and 1121. ^ 525 (F.) 500 (A.) 2/35. — lmp. Réunies, Chambêry. ’ — 4 — The company maintains a chemical factory with a complete outfit of chemical apparatus f manufacturing ampoules and medicines. On August 16th, 1933, these premises were raid°I and the following articles seized : Morphine hydrochloride : 6 kg. 339 grs. and 1 box of ampoules ; Heroin ; One large bottle half full ; Empty bottles labelled " Laboratories Clin, Morphine Chlorhydrate, Comar et Cie. Sei Cocial, 20 rue des Fossés St. Jacques, Paris ” ; °e Empty bottles labelled “ morphine ” in Chinese characters. M. K. C. Hsu, General Manager of the company, was arrested. Immediately upon his arrest, he made representations to the Nanking Government that his company was engawH in the manufacture of narcotic drugs for medicinal purposes in competition to replace legallv imported drugs, much to the benefit of Chinese hospitals and the medical fraternity, and that his activities should be encouraged. His case was dismissed by the Chinese courts. The Bureau of Health of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai issued a licence to the Shanghai Mutual Trading Co. to engage in the manufacture of medicines and syringes. No mention was made in the licence of permitting the manufacture of narcotic medicines. No. 1166.—Seizure at Wilmington, California, January 4th, 1934, of Morphine labelled “ Poulenc Frères, Paris See O.C.294 (I), The Government of Nicaragua reports (October 17th, 1934) that 6 enquiries made by the Nicaraguan authorities established the fact that ‘ 70 grammes of the consignment in question had been legally sold by the 1281/388(26). firm of Robleto Bros., Masaya. The remaining 30 grammes, in their original flasks of 10 grammes each, had been stolen from the firm on August 5th, 1932, the police having been unable to trace the thieves. There would seem to be little doubt that these three flasks are the ones seized at Wilmington, California. No. 1176.—Arrest of Mechel Halpern at Warsaw, December 11th, 1933. See O.C.294 (I), The Polish Government reports on November 13th, 1934, that the page 22, and sentences pronounced on Mechel Halpern and on Rabi are not yet O.C.294 (u), page 7. definitive, as both the accused have appealed. The 3 kg. 53 grs. of 35696/157. heroin found with Halpern has been handed over to the Ministry of 12730/387.