TRAFFIC IN ARMS.
Need for Strictest Control in India. CALCUTTA, December 2. “ Unless a central authority be established to cope with the smuggling of arms and adopt really drastic measures for dealing with those handling illicit revolvers and pistols, no European or Indian official life will be safe.” This view was expressed to-day by a Calcutta official. He said that the organisation for the detection of traffic in arms was far too small and was greatly handicapped by lack of cooperation with other provinces. The need for its expansion was emphasised daily by the capture of smugglers at the port of Calcutta, who were willing to take the risk of bringing in revolvers and ammunition for the good prices provided by terrorist organisations from funds secured from armed robberies. The number of unlicensed revolvers in Bengal is believed to have reached an alarming figure. A new feature is the discovery of locally-manufactured pistols, well turned out. This suggests the possibility of an illicit arms factory in Bengal.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 939, 8 December 1933, Page 1
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