About two years ago, however, the Bureau got into touch, quite by chance, with a native boy, former bootblack, who. worked' the cafe where the band had thei town headquarters, He had. been treated by the head of the family and was ready to revenge himself fon him by telling all he knew. Over Tong period he gave full details of all that they. were doing. Mis star ments were" "hover at any. time proved to be incorrect.
Penule ofthe compete details favo, that last December st was de-that the time had come. to arranged on the nly carried oUt when the ex-bootblack had given the signal (the throwing out into the roadway of an amply egarette tin) that the "prey" was within, Mahmud Sawi and five of his lieutenants, who were there engaged in discussing operations, were taken red-handed, The arrest of the head of the organization was immediately followed a thorough search of his strong hold inthe hills. In his own house a clever hiding place was discovered in'which were found a fully. loaded automatic Pistol, his passport and important papers, giving details "of various drug transactions. The houses, of his numerous relatives were also searched and similar docu ments found. The next link in the chain was. the finding of a secret flat, which Sawi had been in the habit of using. Im this were seized the bulk of his correspondence and, equally important, a sole cut out of cardboard, This, from the heavy Ineliable pencil ays round its Setvea o's pattern for the. coting edges, q@owed that it had evidently
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