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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1929
Page
7
Inspector Knox observes a couple at the Artista Ball outside the Almanza Rooms. A powdery trace on a steps leads to a fountain pen and a possible cocaine ring, while a mysterious woman accompanies the man as local drug trade spreads through Sydney.
An inspector and sergeant examine a fountain pen in a crime scene search. The pen hides a silk bag of powder replacing ink, suggesting a method to smuggle small quantities of a substance. Knox, Houston, and the inspector piece together the disguise and the suspect’s pattern as they interrogate the evidence and surrounding clues.
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