OPERATIONS IN MELBOURNE.
The extensive traffic in opium in Melbourne and country districts for some time past is causing the detective force some anxiety. Following upon the arrest recently of several Chinese and a customs official for being in possession of the drug, the police have directed their attempts to locating the principals. It is known that most of the Chinese caught are only agents, although large quantities of the drug have been found in their possession. Police investigations revealed two men in Bendigo, who were responsible for the distribution of opium to a large district north of Melbourne. One of them, a halfcastc Chinese, was in the habit of making trips to Melbourne to meet boats from the E-\st. On May 25 he met the steamer St. Albans, and the police followed him to the station where they questioned him. Opium to the value, of £l2O was found in his possession. He was arrested. The traffic in the drug is said to be assuming alarming proportions.
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Shannon News, 21 July 1925, Page 4
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167OPERATIONS IN MELBOURNE. Shannon News, 21 July 1925, Page 4
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