Soviets Find Hashish in U.S. Raisin Cargo
United Press International
MOSCOW —
Customs agents found more than a ton of hashish worth about $30 million in a shipment of raisins belonging to a U.S. firm and bound for West Germany, Tass said today. It was the largest drug bust in Soviet history, Tass said.
The press agency said the cargo of raisins was registered to the U.S. firm Specific International and bound for Hamburg, West Germany, via Soviet territory. There was no listing in Hamburg for the company and Hamburg police denied knowledge of the case.
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