They were all directors of one of tions on the P: operated through W: of Pender St, Vancouver Ostensibly the company operated as impor of Chinese herbs, but. according the evidence given at the trial, t company imported enormous quant ties of opium from Hongkong. paying for the narcotic with arms destined for China The Import and Export Dept. in Hongkong materially aided in gathering evidence and data to aid the Canadian Police, and the first rè headway was made when the Narcotic Bureau lent clever crypt experts to the Canadian authorities, These men succeeded in decoding cables sent to and from Hongkong by the directors and their agents, Other narcotic agents. working under cover, completed the chain of evidence against the five men. and, after gaining the confidence of the Chinese. they were able to make a purchase of opium from them
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