CAUGHT REDHANDED.
American With Pearls Worth
1,000,000 Francs.
COSTS SMUGGLER £23,000,
(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.)
PARIS, January 21
An American named Karlener was caught by Customs officers at the frontier between France and Belgium with pearls worth 1,000,000 francs hidden in a small bag.
Karlener was convicted, the pearls were confiscated and he was fined £14,000, that sum including costs. His attempt to smuggle the pearls cost hiin ' £23,000 in all.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 18, 22 January 1929, Page 7
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