DRUG TRAFFIC
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DESPITE RIGID PRECAUTION'S. THE MINISTER'S STATEAIENT. (UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 12.25 p.m. to-day. SYDNEY, April 12. Referring to the prevalence of the drug traffic, the Hon. H. E. Pratten, Minister of Customs, said that with legislation in other States similar to that in New South Wales the position might be considerably improved. Notwithstanding the most rigid precautions, it was impossible for the Customs. Department to police every avenue of importation, hut the department was fully alive to its responsibility, and was leaving no; stone unturned to effectively control the importation and disposal of drugs. j\tr. an nounccd Iris' hi tenlion of having the matter discussed when the House of Representatives mot.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 April 1928, Page 9
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121DRUG TRAFFIC Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 April 1928, Page 9
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