OPIUM DEN
RAID BY POLICE. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, June 26Joe Sing pleaded guilty to-day to permitting his premises to be used for smoking opium, wilfully obstructing a Senior-Sergeant in the execution of his duty and being found unlawfully in possession of prepared opium. On the first charge he was fined £5O, on the second £lO, and the third was withdrawn; default being fixed at three months. Ah Lum was fined £l5, in default two months for being found unlawfully on premises used for the purpose of smoking opium. A large quantity of prepared opium and paraphernalia was confiscated. The premises were raided on Friday. They were strongly barricaded and had to be forced after the police received no answer to their demand for admis•fiion» '
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Southland Times, Issue 22052, 27 June 1933, Page 6
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126OPIUM DEN Southland Times, Issue 22052, 27 June 1933, Page 6
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