CO129-522-1 Illicit traffic in Chinese opium 7-12-1929 - 29-10-1930 — Page 101

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REPORT ON LEE KEE (CHINAMAN) ST. JOHN, N.B.

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On September 24th, 1929, information was received

from the Customs Department that a parcel containing a

suspicious substance, addressed to the above named, was

being held at the local Post Office. This parcel

contained a Chinese book, with the inside pages cut so

as to form two receptacles, in which were two rubber

condums filled with a substance found to be 'opium prepared

for smoking; weight approximately two ounces, one

hundred and seventeen grains.

It was subsequently ascertained that there was no

Chinaman of the above name at the address given on the

parcel. According to the wrapper on the parcel the

sender is Choi Wah Co., Hong Kong, China. A rubber stamp

mark was on the book as follows:-

"Man Bow Sing,

No. ? Bonham W.,

Hong Kong, China."

and on page one the writing "Inside forty small, Sai Shan

mentioned it."

December 7th, 1929.