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'3 document is communicated to Governments for °nfid■; lal information in view of the fact that it has not 1 be: considered by the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Çium d Other Dangerous Drugs. rCommunicated to the Council C. 27. M. 27. 1942, XI and the Members of the League.] O.C.S.300 (/). Geneva, March 1st, 1942. 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 1st AND MARCH 31s t , 1941 APPROXIMATE AVERAGE RATES FOR 1940 OF CURRENCIES MENTIONED IN THE PRESENT DOCUMENT. CALCULATED FROM THE STATISTICAL YEAR-BOOK OF THE LEAGUE OF V I 770A 8 1940/41 Country 1 unit Swiss francs U.S.A. dollars Africa : Egypt ............................................................ pound 17.30 3.90 America : Ghile .............................................................. peso 0.18 0.04 Colombia....................................................... peso "2.50 0.57 , , • i dollar 4.40 United states ot Am erica........................ ', gold, , dollar, ,, ntA i Asia : C h in a .............................................................. dollar 0.27 0.06 H ong-Kong................................................... dollar 1.01 0.23 British India ............................................... rupee 1.33 0.30 Japan ............................................................ yen 1 0.23 Palestine ........................................................ pound 17.80 4.03 Philippines..................................................... peso 2.20 0.50 Thailand ........................................................ tical 1.60 0.35 Europe : F ra n ce ............................................................ franc 0.09 0.021 Portugal ........................................................ escudo 0.16 0.04 PART I CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED No. 1840. — Seizures at San Francisco, California, Tacoma and Seattle, Washington and New York in March, April, May and July 1S4G. On February 6th, 1941. the Government of the United State.- communicated the following further information concerning this case. Reference : 3. The investigation in this case disclosed that one Samuel C.160.M.14o.l940.XI Onuma, Japanese, was implicated in the shipment of these narcotic ' ' drugs to the United States. Onuma was previously considered an O.L.b./Loni. , p . j . rp tx-1 i • I i important smuggler ol narcotic drugs m 1 acoma, Washington, being arrested in possession of thirty pounds ( 13 kg. 635 gr.) of morphine in February 1933, sentenced to imprisonment for nine years, but paroled and deported to Japan see seizure report No. 196 i 1 . According to correspondence received by Lum XX"ah from Chigeo Shiraishi, Onuma made a special trip to China from Japan for the purpose of securing narcotic drugs to be shipped from Japan to Lum XX"ah in the United States, it i> understood that Samuel Onuma is now residing in Shanghai. A copy of this report is being transmitted to the Japanese authorities. 4. To date, the following sentences have been imposed on defendants in this case : May 18th, 1940. C.hotaro Minatogawa was sentenced at Tacoma, Washington, to imprisonment tor ten years, and fined §1,100 ; May 28th, 1940. Iwakichi Ivinoshita was sentenced at New York City to imprisonment for five years ; August 3rd, 1940, Yoshitomo XX'ada was sentenced at San Francisco, California, to imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of $1,000 ; August 9th, 1940, at Seattle, Washington, Koki Osugi was sentenced to imprisonment for eleven years and fined $500. On August 9th. at Seattle. Washington. Shohei Take da was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and fined $500. RESULTS OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH CASES OF ILLICIT TRAFFIC PREVIOUSLY REPORTED Result Reference Name Imprisonment Fine International Settle ment, Shanghai : C.72.M.69.1941.XI Sixteen persons on One fined Y.50, one fined Y.30, [O.C.S.SOOf.s')], paa;e 18, remand from Quar nine fined Y.20 each. Pro No. 1894 ter ending June secution suspended for two, (seizures during the 30th, 1940. Koreans, while three were second quarter 1940) discharged. C.72.M.69.1941.XI Three Formosans on One fined Y.40, the second, [0,C.S.300(s)], page 8, remand at the end prosecution suspended, and No. 1866 of September, 1940. the third was discharged. (seizures between July 3rd and September 16th, 1940). C.72.M.69.1941.XI One Korean on re Fined Y.60. [O.C.S.300(s)], page 19, mand from the -No. 1894 Quarter ending Sep (seizures from July 1st tember 30th, 1940. to July 29th, 1940). C.72.M.69.1941.XI Thirteen Koreans on One was fined Y.60, one Y.40, [0,C.S.300(s)] page 20. remand at the end and one Y.30. Six were No. 1894 of September, 1940. each fined Y.20. Four (seizures from August were discharged. 2nd to August 27th 1940). C.72.M.69.1941.XI Seventeen persons on One was sentenced to One was fined Y.100, one [O.C.S.300(s)], page 20, remand at the end No. 1894 imprisonment for Y.80, one Y.50, two each of September 1940. two years and six Y.40, one Y.30 and four (seizures from Septem months. each Y.20. Five were dis ber 3rd to Septem charged, and one was still ber 25th, 1940). on remand at the end of the year. See document O.G.S.Conf.l 17, C.498.M.251.1933.XI [O.C.S.294(p)], page 17, No. 874. S. d. N. 720 (F.) 625 (A.) 5/42. Imp. Granchamp, IAnnemasse. — 4 — PART II A. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF CLANDESTINE MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND OTHER SIMILAR CASES B. NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS : 1. R aw Opiu m . 5. Co c a in e . 2. P r e p a r e d O pium and D r o s s . 6. N arcotic P il l s . 3. M o r p h in e . 7. I n d ia n H e m p . 4. H e r o in . 8. M iscellaneous . A. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF CLANDESTINE MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS No. 1926. — Shanghai International Settlement. Report communicated by the Municipal Council, Shanghai, February 6th, 1941. : No clandestine drug factories were discovered in the International O.G.b./Loni.l276. Settlement during the third Quarter. B. NEW CASES OF SEIZURES 1. RAW OPIUM No. 1927. — Seizures in China by the Chinese Maritime Customs at various dates from June to October 1940. Report communicated by the Chinese Government, November 30th, 1940. 1. Lungkow (Shantung). 1 (a). Raw opium : 758 grammes. 2. Canton. 1(a). Prepared opium : 4 kg. 753 gr. 3. Kowloon. 1 (a). Opium : 1 kg. 950 gr. 4. Foochow. 1 (a). Prepared opium : 48 grammes. In five tins, without any label or printed matter. Formosan origin. 5. Chefoo (Weihaiwei). 1 (a). Raw opium : 2 kg. 220 gr. Mordyne : “ Hata ” — 400 ampoules and 280 boxes. For details, see document O.C.S./Conf. 1288. No. 1928, — Seizures in the Shanghai International Settlement, during the Fourth Quarter, 1940. Report communicated by the Shanghai Municipal Council, February 6th, 1941. Reference : O.C.S./Conf.1276. October lAih, 1940. 1 (a). Raw opium : 3 kg. 635 gr. (128 ounces). North China origin. No marks. T ■ vv Tohe °Pium was seized from a private motor-car occupied by Dzien Yang Yuen and Liu Ming Sung and driven by Sau Moh Sung. The accused admitted that they were transport ing the opium to a certain address on Shantung Road for sale. QUESTIONNAIRE REFERRING TO PART II 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. 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. Additional details. Legal proceedings and penalties. — 5 — 4. The first two accused were each sentenced to imprisonment for five years and ordered, in addition, to pay a fine of $1,000, while the third was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and six months. November lsf, 1940. 1 (a). Raw opium : 994 grammes (35 ounces). North China origin. Consisting of three small packets, each bearing a trade mark of an “ Urn ” and also bearing a “ Felix ” type cat chop mark. 3. Acting on information received, detectives raided the Moh Shing Transportation Company, House 9, Uane 47, Canton Road, and seized the opium in Question, which was concealed in three packages of ham and which were to be transported to Kashing. The transportation company’s accountant and his assistant named respectively Mang Kuo Uiang and Yao Kyi Daung, who were arrested, denied all knowledge of the opium concealed in the packages of ham, claiming that these were received from one Zee Hoong Sung for despatch to the interior. Exhaustive enQuiries subseQuently led to the arrest of Zee, who admitted having sent the packages containing the opium to the transportation company. 4. Zee Hoong Sung was sentenced to imprisonment for four months while the other two accused were discharged. November 3rd, 1940. 1 (a). Raw opium : 7 kg. 498 gr. (264 ounces). North China origin. No marks. 3. Kuh Foong Ming was arrested on Nanking Road in possession of the opium in Question. He claimed that he had obtained the opium from a man named Tsang Ts Doong at the Great Eastern Hotel, 635 Nanking Road, and was taking it to Wusih. EnQuiries made at the hotel ascertained that Tsang had absconded a few minutes prior to the arrival of the Police. 4. Kuh Foong Ming was sentenced to imprisonment for six months and deprived of civil rights for the same period. October 28th lo November 19th, 1940. 1 (a). Raw opium : 1 kg.