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Mary Babe Chu, Opium Trafficking, New York City, 1922

The streets of Chinatown ran red with secrets yesterday, as detectives swooped in to dismantle a notorious opium ring. At the heart of the operation was Mary Babe Chu, a 24-year-old American girl with a mysterious past, and her husband Chom Chu. The pair was hauled in on $1500 bail, accused of violating New York’s anti-narcotic laws.

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