On a sweltering Friday night in September 1931, a brazen bootlegging operation in San Benito, Texas, was laid bare. It seemed like a clever ruse, but the authorities weren’t buying it. The perpetrators, determined to evade the recently imposed state tax, had taken to smuggling cigar boxes into the city. However, their scheme was no match for the sharp eyes of the law.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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