In a brazen attempt to evade the long arm of the law, a notorious rum runner was caught red-handed in Brooklyn, thanks to the tireless efforts of the U.S. Customs Service’s Dry Navy. On Friday, August 4, 1922, Inspector Hokensen and his team of four agents, led by Deputy Surveyor William R. Sanders, searched the Clyde Line steamship Yaque, which had arrived in New York from Halifax earlier that day. The vessel, which typically plied the waters between New York and Santo Domingo, had been under suspicion for some time, with Sanders revealing that liquor had been found on board during previous searches.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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