New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Two Million Grains of
Morphine, Cocaine and
Heroin Hidden in Tins.
Oven and Ice Chest
Narcotics Trail
Leads to Canada
Madison Street Occupant
Had Police Badge; Wife
Had Bundle of Furs

Detectives wro climbed four reeking
fights Of stairs 20 dingy. four-room
fat on the top floor OF 81 Madison
Street yesterday afternoon ,amc upon
he richest Illicit trove of drues ever
unearthed ia is city, it is said.
Two million grains about 2s5
pounds - of morphine, cocaine and
heroin, conservativcly valued, at whole
sale. 8. $500 600, were discovered slowed
away in tins, preserve jars, kettles,
.eapots, snitcases, paper bags, and even
IN the refrigerator and in the oven of
the stove.
santo Paresi, who said he was e.
iaborer, was arrested as proprietor Of
the place, charged with having mar
cotics in his possession illegally. 1t is
,he opinion Of the police and the Fed
eral detectives who made he raid that
the drugs were bought in Canada and
smuggled across the border.
DR.. Simon's First Raid
It vas the first drug raid since the
appointment Of DR.. Carleton Simon as
Special Deputy Police Commissioner in
charge Of the narcotic squad, but was
made upon information obtained bv
the police and internal revenue agents,
the forces acting together in making
the raid,
For several days it had been noticed
that drug peddlers were well supplied
and active IN the vicinity of lower
Madison Street. Many arrests were
made and the information obtained
rom the prisoners was patched to-
sether, directing suspicion toward
Paresi.
After the Federal agents under
Ralph 0yler and the detectives under
Acting Captain Shcrb had assembled
for the raid. an internal revenue agent
vas sent TO spy out the land. He re
turned with about teaspoonful of
white powder said to be morphine. for
|rich re said he paid So, buying it
rom man hc met in Madison Street
contident that the center OF the bust
ieSs had not shifted overnight, the
4"lders climbed the narrow stairs of
me tenement at 35 Madison Street.
l-s. Paresi opened the door at tneir
sAocA and started in surprise at sight
u the group of men.
Notnlne doing!' she exclaimed, ac-
oofding to Oyier, seizing him by the
a'm as ii to thrust him back.
Woman Defends Drug Cache
Speak 10 her in Italian" Oyler said
1" on OF ms men who is a linguist.
:, speak English as good as YOU"
.'fS' PareS SAID, according to the Fed
era! detective. There is nothing here
lor you
While she was speaking Detective
Higgins and the others pushed past her
mo the tour poorly furnished rooms
1neir frs. brief search seemed to CON
Nfm her words
WHAT'S tlis?' exclaimed one of the
Searchers Is he pulled from a closet
sAeI suitcase SO heavy that it came
70 lne noor with thud, mingled with
mu'ied tlnkte from within.
was pred open and found to be
Uammed with bottles of white powder.
some or which had been broken bv the
TTOugn handling the bae had received.
ne bottles are SAID to contain NOR
pn'he' A moment later another detec-
I'VE gave an exclamation OF surprise
a. a. ne opened sizable cracker tin.
DER '0 20"
After that the searchers opened
.elS container they could find Pickle
,a,s' Veapots, kettles and pals were
ryunu to be crammcd with drugs.
srS "i'e was cocaine in the refrigerator
N,u morphine IN the oven A vial of
I'v.pn'he IS,.e vas found in a big covered
Sue rp.,.ie which two OF the five small
'''es4S were rolling about on the floor.
Many Containers Used
ihey set up & doleful wall when
neI e1r piaythings, which included :. fur
nel and sitter as well as the Kettle
dr. ~,e taken away by the raiders. More
s;ste ;Jes were found in box under the
nan~. r,nA' come were under the bed and two
s'pei RE oags' one containing pound and
.m nall OF cocaine and the other a like
"".ouht t OF heroin, were found placed
s,n s,raeeSSiy close to the edge of a rick
,oAaoner Aaotner paper bag containing white
f'wuer w.i was said to be full of morphine
""iie the floor was Uttered with
fNrOash en- strange looking contraband to
doo '"e tonneau of an automobile, the
f~' fosa opened and in walked Paresl Be
we sS,e fsresi had recovered from his
vnisnment Detective Moog stuck
revolver muzzle into his waistcoat
wa MN he was under arrest.
Search went on and Mrs. Paresi,
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