CHINESE ARRESTED

Southland Times, Issue 25312, 15 June 1935, Page 7

CHINESE ARRESTED

OPIUM IN POSSESSION.

DECISION RESERVED.

(Per United Press Association.)

Dunedin, June 14. Allegations that the accused was dealing extensively in opium . were made by Chief Detective Young in the Police Court when a young Chinese, George Fong, was charged with dealing in prepared opium. The policeproduced letters, alleged to refer to opium, one from Hong Kong. It was stated accused had a small laundry. On May 25 detectives accosted him when going to his shop with a small attache case which was found to contain 24 tins of prepared opium, said to be the largest quantity taken fro* ll one person in New Zealand. In the shop were letters from Sydney and Hong Kong in which reference was made to “black-goods.” Although accused ran only a small laundry he had banked £1250 last year and also had £l5O in the savings bank. When told he was to be arrested he offered the detectives a bribe of £5O. The defence was that the .prosecution had failed to prove either dealing or sale. Decision was reserved.