An Indian Arrested: Plea for Working for Unknown Russian Fazal Shah Afgal was brought before Mr. Peter Grain at H. M. Police Court on Saturday charged sith carrying arms and ammunition without a permit or licence, our BT. Maiiland, Police trary to by-law 37.
Prosecutor, stated that, acting on information received, a Chinese detective kept watch at Whangpoo Wharf on Friday morning and saw ihe accused coming away with something bulky under his coat. He followed him and eventually found that he was carrying 10 automatic pistols and 40 packets of ammunition containing 1,000 rounds. His explanation was that a Russian had asked him to go to the wharf and get the weapons and take them yo a place he would show him, but he nas unable to give any information about the man. There was no doubt the arms were being smuggled into the Settlement, and the police regarded it as a very serious offence.
A Chinese detective attached 10 Headquarters' Staff gave evidence that accused brought the pistols and ammunition ashore from the French boat. Witness followed him ina tram-car down Yangtzepoo Road and arrested him when he got off near Muirhead Road and ran into an alleyway.
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