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Show GIGANTIC DRUG RING REVEALED International Smuggling on Big Scale discovered by Fad- cral Agents. SUPPLIED BY SEAMEN Foreign Sailors 8neak Hug Quantl' tUo ef Narcotic Into United but Through New York City, Say Official. Now York. Tho existence of a t gnntlo Intematlotial ring for aiug-glttig aiug-glttig narcotics Into the United Stales, ha been reveolod In New York city by federal officials active lu a crusade against Illegal drug selling. According Accord-ing to official, seamen from foreign portx mnko New York city the center for their drug selling. The ease with which seamen may conceal the nap-ccticn nap-ccticn in their clothing or nmoug their porxonol effect and the low rate of exclisuge In foreign countries facilitate facili-tate the activities of the baud. Buslies Crew. "The bnalneiw of smuggling narcotic nar-cotic hto the Volttd State has grown extensively," said Hr. Carlton Carl-ton Slmaa, commissioner ot 'the narcotic nar-cotic bureau foe New York city, "that ur department is preparing to recommend recom-mend u fciicxal law by tvh.clt all c-men c-men fren frelgu countries will be subjected ta thorough oxamlnatloa before they ar allowed to go ashore." It la the ballet ot 'official that lb seamen who make n buslnes of smuggling smug-gling drug Into this country have their regular markets. The aaioubt ef narcotics which they must uwUggln through to net them a huge profit Is In such compact form that the 'bust-W5 'bust-W5 of detecting them Is msdu In-rreaalngJy In-rreaalngJy difficult. ,Thr' Money In It. All sorts of queer container .nre. contrived by the smugglers bi order Sailors Sneak Narcotic Into th United Uni-ted State. I to got (lie prectoas powder lot tho .country, accordteg to Doctor Wuuod Uatne of theat'iw small ln placed' la fnUbottoeU Unntcs. Others can be ' hidden tn Bhe clothing or hand baggage of (no smugfiler. "And one tblsg above all others that la making the husIneM of smuggling smug-gling narcotics so attractive to the seamen who are working for tho ring," sold Doctor, Simon, "Is the fact that thoy obtain the 'drugs for virtually nothing In their own country. At .the present rate of exchange ono dollar Is worth more than 28 lire, which makes the purchaiilng power of the dollar for tho drugs very great. They pny lltilo money and the risk Is about nil that la required of them." |