DRUG TRAFFIC
HEADQUARTERS FOUND IN
BERLIN.
(Sydney Sun Cable.)
1 (Received 13th January, 2 p.m.)
:■;.- LONBON, 12th January/ The "Daily News" Berlin correspondent, states that after six months' search the police unearthed the headquarters of international, cocaine traffickers. The archr-gangster is a Russian doctor, one'Sirkorski. His accomplices include analytical chemists. The gang supplied world-wide centres with cocaine, heroin, and opium,! and other drugs. The extent of its operations can be judged by a telegram which arrived on the premises when the police were in possession ordering 242 pounas>^or the United, States. A. woman .accomplice,iemplojped .byjra for- ■
warding firm, secured ' parcels, and after they passed Customs examination substituted drugs for the contents. So skilful'was the tampering that it was unsuspected. The bulk of the trade was done via Copenhagen.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1927, Page 10
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