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TONY ALVAREZ
MARIHUANA DRUG LORD
Name: - Tony Alvarez - Location: - Sacramento, Ca. - Date: - Sept 14, 1939


What the Narc’s were claiming
California - Sacramento
Police in Sacramento, Calif., arrested Tony Alvarez and confiscated 175 cannabis cigarettes and a supply of the plant in bulk form sufficient to produce 5,000 additional cigarettes.

Sacramento   On September 16, 1935, Sacramento police broke into a room at 1207 ½ Third Street and discovered a quantity of dried marihuana that would make 5,000 cigarettes.   Tony Alvarez, 35, who had been pointed out to the police as a car looter, was arrested on a charge of possession of marihuana weed which was found spread out under a bed and drying on a window sill.   In addition, 125 manufactured cigarettes were seized.   The plants were cleverly camouflaged by cornstalks.   --- ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN MARIHUANA - aka Gore File

NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS:
Note Sacramento Bee Sept 15, 1935 is missing from micro-film for the date Sept 15, 1935 and we have NOT been able to located any physical newspaper articles.
HOWEVER:
We’ve been able to locate Mr. Alvarez’s San Quentin prison records, including: Mug shot, Index and entry cards.

[Key-finder - Case#CA30]
Tony Alvarez
Tony Alvarez
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