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[Communicated to the Council and Official No. : C. 762. M. 359. 1932. XI. the Members of the League.] [ O.C.294 (m).] Geneva, October 1st, 1932. 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 JULY 1s t AND OCTOBER 1s t , 1932. PART I. CASES REPORTED IN PREVIOUS SUMMARIES IN REGARD TO WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. No. 22.—Fleischmann-Simonsohn Case. See O.C.1247 and The German Government reports (July 21st, 1932) that Julius 1247 (c). Also O.C.294 (7j, Landau, alias Lutz Platzheim, and Franz Fleischmann have been pages 140-141, arrested in Germany. Landau was sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment O.C.294f/z), page 6, and to pay the costs of the proceedings. In regard to Fleischmann, and O.C.294 (j), the case is still pending. page 4. 21717/157. No. 52.—Seizure of Morphine at Hoboken, N.J., ex the s.s. " Innoko Minutes of the M . Montanel, delegate of the International Criminal Police ArtvisorvSrnmmittpp Commission, informed the Advisory Committee that the representatives pages 56-57. ’ of the forwarding agents, Messrs. Gordon & Sons, had been cross- See also O.C.1277, examined. They had declared that the cases seized had been delivered 1298 and O.C.294C'g), on June 27th, 1930, to the Express Transport Ltd., Paris, by Angelides, page 18. who had said that they contained electrical apparatus and had transported 1383/157(53) and them in a lorry bearing no distinctive mark. Angelides had stayed at 21667/157. an hotel in Paris from June 19th to24th, 1930. Hehad left France at the beginning of July 1930 and there was no record that he had returned. Chrysalis had been identified, but he had protested that he had acted in good faith and that he was completely ignorant of the traffic in which Angelides was engaged. Nos. 56 & 272.—Seizures of Cocaine at Calcutta, ex the “ Seattle Maru ” and the “ Tacoma Maru ”, August 8 th and September 26th, 1930. Illicit Traffic in Cocaine between Japan and India. O.C.S.48fa ). The British representative on the Advisory Committee forwarded, See O.C.1279, O.C.S.20, on July 11th, 1932, a report received from the Japanese Government 0 .0 .294^;, concerning this case. The report states that, in addition to the pages 19-20, transactions mentioned in O.C.S.48, the Japanese Government reports O.C.294 (i), that Yakushiji and Sato, in collusion with Kokuryo, illicitly exported pages 4 and 8, to Calcutta three consignments approximately between April and July O.C.294(k), page 5, and O.C.294fZ;, 1930, amounting in all to 17 kg. 750 grs. (625 oz.) of cocaine hydro page 3. chloride. This cocaine was bought from Yamanaka and exported to Calcutta in the same manner as the other consignments mentioned in 13336/157. O.C.S.48. 30622/157. The British representative also reports, on the same date, that, up to the time of making the report, Toyojiro Kokuryo has not been traced. Steps will be taken with a view to his deportation from India as soon as his presence in that country is detected. No. 111.—“ Ile de France ” and “ Majestic ” Cases, New York. Minutes of the M. Montanel, delegate of the International Criminal Police 15th Session of the Commission, informed the Advisory Committee that investigations Advisory Committee, page 57. instituted by the French authorities into this case led to the cross- See also O.C.1331 examination of an hotel employee who recognised Samuel Bernstein series and O.C.294(g), and Jacob Bloom from photographs which were shown him. During pages 39-40. Bernstein’s stay in Paris from February 6th to 27th, 1930, he was often 18819/157. visited by Bloom, w ho brought him packets at each visit. It had not been possible to establish as yet whether the French firms concerned were guilty or not. No. 202.—“ Milwaukee ” Case, New York. O.C.S.lOfcj. The Yugoslav Government reports (September 13th, 1932) that the See O.C.S.IO series, enquiry into this case is now completed. There has never been any O.C.294(h), page 13, and O.C.294 (j), firm of Kandra & Co. in the National Bank building or its vicinity, page 9. or in the neighbourhood of Belgrade. According to the Postal and Telegraph Administration, no postal service has been rendered to any firm of that name. The telephone number 1736 is the number of the firm Adrija, Customs agents. It has been established that that firm has had no relations with any firm of the name ofKandra & Co. Moreover, the police have not been able to establish the fact that any Customs agency at Belgrade has been involved in the smuggling of narcotics. S.d.N. 570 (F.) 545 (A.) 11/32.— Imp. Réunies, Chambéry. — 4 — No. 397.—Seizure of Cocaine at Calcutta ex the “ Honolulu Maru ", June 8 th, 1932. O.C.S.48 (a;. The British representative on the Advisory Committee reports (July pase^cf 11th, 1932) that Kozo Kishi, the Japanese quartermaster on board the Honolulu Maru, who wTas implicated in this case, is under orders for 31584/157. deportation on the expiry of his sentence of two years’ rigorous imprisonment. No. 472.—Seizure of Cocaine at Calcutta on the “ Muroran Maru”, August 5th, 1931. O.C.S.48 (a). The British representative on the Advisory Committee reports pa»e°20 294^ ’ (July 11th, 1932) that Masubuchi, the Japanese sailor implicated in ° ~ ' this case, has been deported from India, after having served his sentence 34658/157. of nine months’ rigorous imprisonment. No. 490.—Seizure of Cocaine at Valencia, Spain, in February 1932. See O.C.S.62 and The German representative on the Advisory Committee states O . C . 2 9 4 page 6. (September 9th, 1932) that, of the two labels purporting to be that of the 13555/157. firm of Merck & Co., of Darmstadt, seized in connection with this case, the first is a genuine label of that firm and belongs to a large consignment sent by the firm of Merck to its agent in Barcelona, and there made up into small packages of 10 grammes. It is unfortunately not possible to discover to whom the seized 10 gramme packet was delivered, but the Barcelona agent of the firm of Merck states that it could only have been to a licensed retailer. Messrs. Merck are also unable to determine when and on which export certificate this consignment of cocaine was delivered, as the agent in Barcelona always keeps the cocaine in store and only takes out the packets as they are needed. For this reason also, it is not possible to say to which consignment the cocaine belonged. The second label is a forgery, as the paper on which it is printed lacks the watermark “ E. Merck ” and the lettering is not the same as that usually employed by the firm of Merck. No. 501.—Seizure of Drugs at Cairo Railway Station, November 1930. Habib Aziz Case. See O.C.23(æJ22 and The Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, states (August 9th, O.C.294(k), page 27. 1932) that this case was taken to the Court of Appeal, with the result 38667/157. that the sentences imposed on Habib Aziz, Sarhân, Hemaya, Zeid and 36138/32007. three others were upheld. Sentences of three years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E500, inflicted upon six persons, were increased to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E 1,000. The wife of Habib Aziz, Angèle Aziz, wrho had been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of £E500 wTas sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E 1,000. The sentence of another person was increased from one year’s imprisonment to three years’ and a fine of £E500 and another sentence of one year was increased to two years with a fine of £E200. Three persons who had been acquitted were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E500. No. 508.—Seizure of Hashish on the s.s. “ Pilsna " at Suez, November 1931. O.C.S.66.^ ^ The Italian Government reports (May 1932) that Ettore Papa and cTc 294? ^a-^eGiovanni Cvitanovic, who wrere convicted in connection with this case, { )> Page • are now prison at Syracuse serving their sentences, which will expire 37258/157. on July 27th, 1932. As soon as they are discharged, they will be prohibited from engaging as sailors for two years. No. 551.—Seizure at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, in January 1932. O.C.S.46fa^. The French Government reports (September 21st, 1932) that enquiries _ „ _ , instituted by the authorities have established the fact that there is See O.C.S.46 and . „ . O.C.294 fz), page 15. n0 iirm of the nam e ol C ham bretin, in P ans. 1383/157(82). PART II. NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS : 1. R aw O p iu m . 5. Co c a in e . 2. P r e pa r e d O piu m and D ro ss. 6. In d ia n H e m p . 3. M o r p h in e . 7. M iscellaneous. 4. H e r o in . 1. RAW OPIUM. No. 574.—Seizures at Canton during June Quarter 1932. 1. 315/157(6). 2. The Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor on the Advisory Committee, September 1932. 3. Jane quarter 1932.