Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-10-21 | Page 15 | Police Smash Nevada Narcotic Ring

Police Smash Nevada Narcotic Ring Special to the Telegram ELY Nev A dope ring In northern and eastern Nevada was was' smashed Tuesday by federal state and city officers with the arrest arret of Sam- Sam C Curly Curly Howard 60 Ely wh who police said was the distributor distributor dis dis- dis- dis r for the area Officers said Howard had more than 2500 worth of narcotics in his possession when arrested on Aultman st. st between 1st let and 2nd ts Howard was wan b over bund to to federal federal federal fed fed- eral district court at Carson City following arraignment on violation violation violation viola viola- tion of the federal narcotics act before U. U S. S Commissioner William Nelll Neill Tuesday afternoon The commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner set How Howards Howard's rd's bond at Au Authorities th 0 r 1 tie s confiscated 1150 I I grains of smoking opium several I other types of narcotics an and 10 complete hypodermic outfits for forgiving forgiving giving injections in the home Police Po Po- PoI I lice said that a search of Howards Howard's home also rev revealed led letters and tele telegrams grams addicts in Elko Reno Rena Winnemucca and Wendover During part of the ring breakup break break- up Monday afternoon n thre three thred other persons were arrested arest d' d and placed in White Pine county jail jaB booked for investigation of the federal narcotics act They were were listed as Nellie Rhodes 38 ElIte Elko John 33 his wife Mary 29 both former Ely residents who w were re nabbed in Elko At the time of their arrests arrests arrests ar ar- ar- ar rests police said smoking opium totaling gr grains ins guns and a quantity of ammunition was con con- Arnold C. C federal agent said that George N. N Foley Elko O also was being held in White WhitePine WhitePine Pine county Jail for federal agents for investigation tion of the act viola viola- tion He was a arrested rested ago Aiding the federal officers Walter Parsons Russell Plank and Shirley Robison all state te police