FRENCH OPIUM DENS
Wealthy Drug Addicts A number of lightning raids by the Nantes police revealed the existence of a veritable chain of opium dens in and around the town. Among the buildings visited was a mansion, before which long lines of luxurious cars are to be seen at all hours of the day and night. A number of men and women wore arrested, some of them caught in the net of ‘smoking,” and further arrests are expected. Connections are believed to exist with similar establishments in Paris and Marseilles. The raid followed an anonymous letter received by the Paris police. After visiting three houses while the owners were absent a quantity of pipes, lamps and needles was found. Inquiries are expected to lead to further important discoveries in Nantes and other towns.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 79, 14 March 1936, Page 3
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