Shanghai, June 17, Acting upon information supplied by the U.S, Consulate-General, members of the Settlement and French Police Forces on June 15 carried out raids which resulted in the arrest of four Chinese alleged to be members of a dope ring supply~ ing narcotics to smugglers on board the U.S.T, Chaumont and other vessels, The four men—Asu Zal-deny, tailor Mu Ping, jeweller; Wu Ping: nyoh, and Zung'Ling-zien—all denied the charges, at the First Special Dis-let Court yesterday, before Judo All the prisoners were arrested by detectives of the S.M.P. Narcotic Soetion under Detective Sub-Inspector A, Rhind, following the receipt of the Information from the U.S." author!-
In court it was stated that, as the result of two American sailors being caught in possession of eighty-one tael_tins of opium on their arrival at San Francisco from "China, 0 slagement was taken from the two men—Robert Pinson and Andrew: Horvayth, In this statement. certain information was given which led the USS. Consulate-General to inform the Shanghai Municipal Police, who immediately carried out raids, the results of which were the do'ention of the four Chinese, IL was stated that the prisoners had made a confession at the Police Station, after being arrested, but they denied this in court, They are alleged 10 have said that one man named Tyenit Pan-yn was implicated, In the smuggling, buy up to the pipsent this man is at lure, All denied supplying the opium to the two accused sailors, although Mr, S, Lea, prosecuting, stated that 3 letter from one of the sailors, dressed to the first-named prisoner, was found during the raids.
Tsu wax arrested at his home, 49-4 Vu Ya Ching Road, where he carries on a tailoring business cate ing for American servicemen and others, Hu was apprehended—at Hope Grand Dragon Company, jowel~ lers, 421 Bubbling Well Road, and Wu was taken into custody at the Far Bayern Hotel on Vu. Ya Chine Road, Sung, a cousin of Tsong, the man whom the rest accused of bein member of the dope ring, arrested at his home on Avenue Foch, According to the police the value of the opium supplied to the two sailors was $1,300, and Tsu made a contact with the Americans by virtue of his profession as a tailor which allowed him a pass to board the American vessels.
An application for a yemend of tone week on a writ of detention, in order that the police might continue further enquiries, was granted by the Judge, The arrest of Tsong is expected shortly, and it Ie hoped to have the ease completed by next Thursday, June 23,
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