CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
A CHINESE OPIUM DEALER. By Association. Palmerston N., Tuesday. A Chinaman alighted from the Auckland express at 1-2.30 on Good Friday morning with a suspicious-looking parcel under his arm, and attracted the attention of Detective Quirke, who wanted to know what it contained. The Celestial did not wait to explain, but dropped the parcel and made a dash off the platform, but the detetcive easily captured him. An examination of the parcel proved that it contained seven sealed tins/ of opium, valued at £22. The accused, Ah Fov, appeared before Mr. l'oynton, S.M., this morning. SubInspector Marsack, in asking for the maximum penalty, said, to the knowledge of tlie police accused had been acting as distributor for an opium syndicate for some time. He made' a practice of meeting Eastern boats and receiving opium and carrying it through the country. They had been unable before to get sufficient evidence to convict him, but this time lie had been caught red-handed. The maximum penalty of £SO was imposed. Accused said lie would not pay, and would go to gaol. The inspector intimated that | the syndicate would probably pay the I line.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 270, 15 April 1914, Page 2
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192CAUGHT RED-HANDED. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 270, 15 April 1914, Page 2
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