BALTIC BOOTLEGGERS
RIVAL GANGS AT WAR
FOURTEEN ALREADY DEAD
STOCKHOLM, Ist October,
Kival smuggling gangs in the Gulf of Finland have embarked on a career of murderous revenue rivalling Chicago at its worst.
A motor-ship carrying spirits was mined and five were drowned, including , Captain Malinberg, Sweden's "bootleg king." ■~ Koxt day a' motor-boat exploded almost on the same spot, killing four. The polico wore convinced that -it had been mined by Malmberg's gang in revenge for their leader's death.
Finally, a police boat, hurrying to tho scene to investigate, was wrecked, and its crew were drowned, including a detective. I
The death roll in the bootleggers' war thus far totals 14. | \
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 13
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