The Archive · 1933

POLICE REPORT FOR JUNE Increased Activity in Narcotic Cases

A total of 1,590 crimes were recorded in the police report for the month of June, which was released yesterday by the authorities, This shows a decrease of 162 in com-Danson with the figure for May and 227 more than for the corresponding period of last year, the latter crease being ace for by me creased police activity in gambling and narcotic cases.

'Arrests for crime during the month show a decrease as compared with May and an increase over the figure for April; 2,106 having been apprehended in' June, as against

addition, 138 persons were tak BAL n May and 2:00 in Ap custody' for crimes committed in previous months. Seventy-nine per-fons were arrested on behalf of their authorities, Besides the large number of suspected kidnappers and robbers "arrested, the Settlement police seized more than ten pistols, Several hundreds rounds of ammunition, and three bombs, and effected the Ye-govern of stolen property valued at Hero "Cheaper valued at $196,817.57 was alleged to have been alen during the month). In 18 raids carried out by. the Narcotics Section, a large quantity of red pills and pill-making paraphernalia were seized,

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