Evening star., 1927-11-07
FOUR CHINESE HERE
HELD IN DRUG RAID
Arrest of Four Others in New
York Held Likely to
Smash Ring.

Rivalry between two Chinese, al
legged by the Government, 20 be among
the biggest dealers of opium in Wash.
ington. has led to eight arrests in
New York and Washington, which
Federal officials today declared may
result in breaking up big drug ring.
Four Of the arrests were made here.
One case, as announced by DIR. B.
r. Rhees, head Of the Washington di.
vision Of the narcotic unit, was
worked up by his agent. who dis
covered the rivalry here between two
alleged dealers. The arrests were be.
gun in New York last Friday and cul.
minated in early morning raids on two
houses at 318 and 325 Pennsylvania
avenue. OF this city.
Three Sent to Jail.
Eight Chinese in all, including the
alleged leaders of the so.called rival
dealers. were in custody, three of
them going to Jail early this after
noon in default of bond.
Narcotic agents, headed by DR..
Rhees, were reinforced by police, max
ing raiding party of 20 men.
Descending upon the two addresses
shortly after midnight, DIR. Rhees
said they found at 318 Pennsylvania
avenue heavily barricaded door be-
hind which eight or nine men were
later discovered. Unable to break
through the heavily reinforced door,
the raiding party broke a small hole
through and by the time the Chinese
finally lifted a heavy scantling from
the inside and opened the door, red
hot stove in the center. DR.. Rhees
said, was blazing with a fire which,
he said, gave off a. smell as Of mar
cotics and smoking paraphernalia
burning.
Tins Litter Floor.
Tins in which opium Is sold were
scattered about the floor, he said.
The first arrested here was Henry
Wong of 213 John Marshal place.
Wong and an agent went to New
York City, where they purchased six
pounds of gum opium for SIS
pound.
Wong then was arrested and three
other Chinese in New York City were
taken into custody charged with pos
session and sale Of smoking opium.
They were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Cotter Saturday
and held in bond of $1,000 each.
The other three Chinese arrested in
New York were Ong Fun. 1S Pell
street, New York: Lung Do. 100
Eighteenth street, New York; Chang
Fat, 66 Duffield street, Brooklyn.
The narcotic agent who made the
New York arrests then returned to
Washington and last night opened ne
gotiations with Ching Wing alias
James Lee Of 1882 Fourteenth street.
The meeting was arranged at 325
Pennsylvania avenue.
Arrested in Taxicab.
James Lee, according to the agent,
arranged to make a trip for the pre-.
tended inspection Of large quantity
of opium somewhere in Washington.
Lee was then taken into custody in a
taxicab en- route to police headquar.
ters and plans were then made for
the joint raid last night upon both 325
and 31S Pennsylvania avenue.
The raiding party arrested Lee Lee
at 325 and at 31S they took Charley
Lee and Ben Lee.
Some opium and paraphernalia
were seized at both places, according
to DR.. Rhees.
Arraigned before United States Com
missioner Turnage today, the four
were held under charges of sale and
possession Of smoking opium and were
held for the grand jury.
Ben Lee made bond Of $1,000
shortly after the hearing. Charles
Lee and James Lee were held in
$4,000 bond, and Lee Lee in $4,000
bond.