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Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250,000, African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl.(...)
Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250,000, African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl.(...)

Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250,000, African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl.(...)

Date11/22/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stuffed with Marijuana worth $250;000; African tribal drums are broken open and emptied by RCMP officers who seized 150-pound shipment yesterday. Cpl. Keith Trail (left); Cpl. Enzo Santori (at rear) and Sgt. Peter Pallister found the marijuana in small plastic bags securely taped inside 1;500 drums; imported from Kenya for sale as novelty lamps. Police are seeking 500 more missing drums.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005480F