Show SMUGGLING RINGS BRING IN DOPE I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON- Jan BY 1 l ByThe The Associated Press Large quantities of narcotic drugs eon con continue con continue to be be smuggled into the I country particularly along the tho east ast coast coast government Io narcotic I officers disclosed today tolay In to a re- re report report re report port for tor the last fiscal year Well ell organized rings both bolh In Inthis this Ibis and foreign countries are carrying on the tho traffic along highly specialized lines it was said and customs officers are experiencing difficulty In meeting the situation because ot of the coos esa with which the tho drugs drus are con con- conceAled concealed con concealed and the extensive ship ship- shipping shipping shipping ping During the year ear ending June 30 20 officers seized pounds ot of opium ouces o icci of at morphine 1 ounces ot of cocaine and G 66 6 ounces ounce of ot heroin Criminal vio- vio violations vio violations 10 lations of the tho narcotic law bw dur dur- dulIng during during ing the tho year totalled d while cases were Nero ere tried In the courts Ot Of these theM the o the government I obtAined GUU convictions cOn I Fines amounting to I md and sentences aggregating l years were Imposed I I Only a n sn-al sn amount of ot the drug drugs manufactured In this thle coun- coun country coun country try were diverted di diverted to to to Illegal use It was said bo 00 |