The Archive · 1934

Elaborate Machinery

Inspection of the premises revealed a comparatively small quantity of crystalline heroin hand, perhaps two pounds, Beside, eleven pounds of crude morphine was found, but no red pills. "There was, however, a whole Unit devoted to the making of rod pills, with driers and other equipment, It is thought the supply of pills had been recently exhausted.

The following data will help give jan idea of the actual capacity of the factory:

There were two electric motors of Jone horsepower each.

Five. suction. pumps.

One large brass still with condense ing apparatus,

trays each.

"Three drying slages with about ten A large quantity of retorts, filters ing flasks, porcelain filters and other distilling apparatus also was found, 'The liquid resources included bottes of acid, ether and various filtrates. Rubber' gas masks, used by workers handling ether, were found in profusion.

Tt is estimated that the combined floor space of the four unite was 1,150 square feet,

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