The Archive · 1938

Alleged Dope Ring Chief

Shanghai, Nov. 9. Tsung Pah-yeu, alleged to be chief a dope ring, which supplied huge ities of opium to sailors aboard

istrict Court in appeared when he denied charges of sapplying the sailors with the drug.

After questioning Tsung was remanded in custody until next week upon the request of Mr. Thomas Lea, municipal advocate. The latter stated that the police were waiting, for a message from San Francisco Which may be of assistance to them their efforts to establish Tsung's guilt.

It was also stated in court that the three men sent to gaol for being implicated in the smuggling some time logo had refused to identify Tsung as the leader in spite of the fact that at the time of their arrest they had, named him as the chief agent.

As reported in the "North-China Dally News," Twung was arrested lat week at a' restaurant on Foochow Road by Detective Sub-Inspector "A. hing, atter he had been sought by the police since last April,

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