Paris, July 19, 'The nigger in the wood-pile is "tremendously rich" Russian nam. ed Raskine, according to "Lo Matin. chronicling the result of its invest gations into the mystery of four [Soxes of personal effects, consigned' under cover of diplomatic iamanity, to the former Afghan Minister here and found to contain heroin and cocaine valued at 832,000 franes.
"Lo Matin" says that Raskine, who is an extensive traveller, bought the heroin for export to Bombay. Complications arose in feonnection with its transit and therefore he conspired with an employee of the Afghan Legation to obtain diplomatic immunity for the consignment, for which he received 8,000,000 francs. He then disay-Peared without paying the factory at. Morchwiller Haut-Rhin from which he purchased the heroin under perfectly legal conditions.—Reuter.
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