Largest seizure of raw opium (from ship in Long Beach), 1951

2 images. Largest seizure of raw opium (from ship in Long Beach), 10 September 1951. Captain Frank Robinson (Head of San Pedro Enforcement Division of U.S. Customs); Lawrence H. Kohl (patrolman); Charles O. Jones (patrolman).; Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. City desk. Largest seizure of raw opium. Captain Frank Robinson, head of San Pedro's Enforcement Division, U.S. Customs, declares 7 packages of raw opium seized from ship in Long Beach to be largest made in 17 years. Left to right: Patrolman Lawrence H. Kohl, demonstrates how packages were concealed in parts of rubber inner tubing, while Patrolman Charles O. Jones watches Captain Frank Robinson tear open corner of packages to reveal black, gooey, opium. Seizure was valued at $21,000 on open American marke. Chinese who tried to smuggle it past the two alert patrolmen shown in picture paid $350 for it in Singapore. They were crew members of Isbrandtsen Line's freighter Flying Arrow".

2张图片。1951年9月10日，长滩港船只查获最大宗生鸦片案。弗兰克·罗宾逊上尉（美国海关（U.S. Customs）圣佩德罗执法分局局长）；劳伦斯·H·科尔（巡警）；查尔斯·O·琼斯（巡警）。补充材料内容如下：「格申，城市新闻组。此次生鸦片查获案为17年来规模最大的一次。美国海关圣佩德罗执法分局局长弗兰克·罗宾逊上尉宣布，从长滩港船只中查获的7包生鸦片为该分局17年来查获的最大宗鸦片案件。从左至右依次为：巡警劳伦斯·H·科尔演示如何将包裹藏于橡胶内胎部件中，巡警查尔斯·O·琼斯一旁观摩，弗兰克·罗宾逊上尉正撕开包裹一角，露出黑黏状的鸦片。此次查获的鸦片在美国公开市场估值达21000美元。试图蒙混过图中两名警觉巡警的中国籍走私者，以350美元的价格在新加坡购入这批鸦片，二人系伊斯布兰德森航运公司（Isbrandtsen Line）货轮「飞箭号（Flying Arrow）」的船员。」