PARIS DOPE TRAFFIC

Grey River Argus, 24 July 1923, Page 5

PARIS DOPE TRAFFIC

Doctors Gaoled ALSO CHEMISTS AND VICTIMS. (A. and N.Z. Cable Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PARIS, July 22. The dope traffic trial, started on April 16, has resulted in all the doctors and chemists concerned being found guilty of delivering practically unlimited quantities of morphine ami other drugs. The court declined to accept the defence that the doctors and chemists had acted with a view to enabling the victims of the drug habit to liberate themselves from these vices. Dr Raoul Regnier was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment; two other doctors to six months each; two to three months each, and three others, including a woman doctor, wore fined. Ono chemist was sentenced to six months, and another to four months. Thirty-nine drug-takers were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from three to 10 months, and fines of 1000 to 3000 francs were imposed.