DRUG SMUGGLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 255, 28 October 1929, Page 10

DRUG SMUGGLING.

REVELATION IN CANADA.

"SAM THE, RUSSIAN'S" STORY

(From Our Special Correspondent)

VANCOUVER, September 30,

How an elaborately-planned plot J smuggle narcotics off an Onflg steamer into this city failed wuWJg by "Sam the Russian," a Royal Canadian police agent at the trial of Lee Jjjj a Victoria, 8.C., merchant, charged■»» having narcotics in his possession. The agent declared that he had njjthe acquaintance of Lee Kim, fc stated that he wanted a man to J" for him. After several conferences, was revealed to him that lus, "» would be to "take stuff off the boat*. He was given, he stated, a piece paper with Chinese characters on ft was told to hire a rowboat row out t the Empress of France in the tagj and watch for-a porthole with » r lamp burning. From the jorflg would find a string protruding, ana this he was to attach the f P & The arrangement was to be comPj when he gave a slight tug on the cor* ■ "Sam the Russian" 6 aid that he |d he was directed, after he had Wi whole -plan before police ofh«»«• • securing a package of opium wtog, dropped to him from the porthole, ft Lee Kim in a room in a local hotel, arranged. «?-«.«' ivere Unknown to Kim, police oftceis stationed in an. adjoining room, from a loophole in the wall, tiie/ see all that happened. The case is proceeding- .