Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-01
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$1,000 worth of heroin and are
Investigating the possibility that
the drugs came from Red China.
Federal agents made stimuli
taneous raids in Newport News
and Norfolk, Va. They arrested
two Chinese and seized $1,000
worth of opium.
The raiding party numbering
about 100 men was divided into
four and five man flying squads
which included agents from the
Federal Narcotics Bureau, Sc
cret Service, immigration and
Naturalization Service and Met
ropolitan Police narcotics, gam
bling and vice squads.
They struck at 6:35 pm. in the
500 and 900 blocks Of H street
NV, only five minutes after one
Of four daily drawings held by
Washington's four Chinese lot
teries.
Two Big Operators Seized.
Leroy w. Morrison. in charge
of the washington field Office Of
the Federal Narcotics Bureau,
said the raiders had picked up
two Of the biggest narcotics OPP
orators in the District"
He identified them as Lin Zip,
AZ, of 513 II street, NV, a
member Of the Hip Sing Tong,
and George On, 90, Of 1909 VAL
ley avenue, Sc, a member Of
the On Leong Tong.
On was arrested with his Cau-
casian wife. Betty, %, at their
home. She is a drug addict, Mr..
Morrison said.
Irwin /. Greenfield, Narcotics
Bureau supervisor in charge Of
the Baltimore Office. estimated
that between them On and Zip
have been doing a business OF
at least $3.50, 900 q year.
The raiders said On was SUPP
plying most Of Chinatown's
heroin-now selling at $500 an
ounce land Zip was handling
the opium, which sells for $3.50
an ounce. III
Gather Evidence fof Months.
Both men they said. viii be
charged with sale and possession
of narcotics.
Mr.. Morrison said the Federal
agents had been gathering evil
Edence for they breakdown for
about seven months.
The narcotics agents hit rs
addresses in the three or four
block Chinatown area, while the
gambling squads hit four - at
| Cos, 606, Gil and 612 H street
NV, according to Capt. John
B. Layton of the Metropolitan
Police gambling squad.
The raiders were briefed yeS-
terday afternoon in the United
States Marshal's Office by Mr..
Morrison, Capt. Layton ana
Capt. Howard F. Mowry Of the
squad.
Then they parted. and reap
peared just before the raid,
drifting into the neighborhood
in informal civilian dress. AS
they struck, police blocked of
traffic on H street between Fifth
and Sixth and hundreds of spec
tators gathered to watch the
prisoners brought out and loaded
into police vans and marshals
buses.
Ten revolvers were seized, one
Of them in the possession Of On.
as well as large quantities Of
gambling and narcotics para
phernalia.
Even some safes were brought
out of the darkened stores and
loaded on police trucks by the
departments tow-away crane.
And, at sos H street, police
said. they found seven or eight
| gallons of corn whisky in one OF
the back rooms.
/ Capt. Layton said four Chi
/ nese lottery businesses have
been operating in Washington
at the four addresses the raid
ers hit.
He said two operators from
each of the four will be charged,
as well as seven or eight solicit
tors.
Also, he said. the raiders ar
rested about so players at three
fan tan tables In 606 H street,
Is nah jong players at sos and
i 20 more at GIL II street.