Japanese Admission of Running Drug Past Customs The hearing was concluded at the Japanese Consular Court on Thursday of the charges against 5 Yoshida, T. Ohya and.G. Nagazawa who are alleged.to have smuggled into Shanghai morphia to the value of $30,000, and, further, to have attempted to bribe Chinese police officers with $8,000 to release them. The examining magistrate, Police Inspector Kobayashi, reserved judgement.
Yoshida admitted bringing the morphia from Japan and sending! the trunks through the Customs. He opened other trunks containing clothing. These were duly passed by the examiners. He then slipped off the labels and affixed them to the baggage which contained the morphia.
The Magistrate said he considered the man was' not telling the whole' truth.
When asked whether he had bribed any foreign officials, or any other individuals. employed in the Customs, the defendant absolutely denied any such: thing.
Ohya admitted serving a sentence of 29 days in the local Japanese gaol for a similar offence.
Nagazawa said he merely acted as an interpreter. He was asked by Yoshida to go to the jetty onthe arrival of the tender frowe' the Mishima Maru.
Supt. Vaughan (prosecuting) urged that the accused should not be dealt with summarily. There were articles in the Japanese code which rendered the offence of bribery punishable by " lengthy term of imprisonment which that Court could not impose. As stated above, police Inspector Kobayashi reserved judgement.
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