SMUGGLED GOLD
Much Leaving Darwin (N.Z.P.A^Rnter—Copyright) DARWIN, April 30. Gold worth many thousand* of pounds has been smuggled through Darwin in the last three weeks. Police, believing more operations are planned, have begun an all-out drive to smash the gang behind the smuggling. The police may ea!l in Interpol to help break branches of the ring in Singapore and Hong Kong, where high black-market prices are paid for the gold. Sydney newspapers reported today that it was well known that an Australian confidence man passed through Darwin a few weeks ago on a “dummy run.” carrying a heavily-weightert attache case.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 13
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100SMUGGLED GOLD Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 13
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