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Foreign News
May 26, 1875
The Louisiana Democrat
Alexandria, Rapides County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
French smugglers near Geneva on the Swiss frontier used a clever trick to hide cigars in train seat cushions, disguising them with dirty linen in their valises to evade customs checks.
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French smugglers are proverbially the sharpest of mortals. A new game was recently discovered on the Swiss frontier that was very clever.
The smugglers got on the cars at Geneva with their valises filled with cigars and their pockets stuffed with dirty linen. As soon as the train started they would rip open the cushions and, extracting the hair with which they were filled, put cigars in its place, and then fill the valises with the dirty linen. After passing the boundary they would repack the valises with the cigars.
The smugglers got on the cars at Geneva with their valises filled with cigars and their pockets stuffed with dirty linen. As soon as the train started they would rip open the cushions and, extracting the hair with which they were filled, put cigars in its place, and then fill the valises with the dirty linen. After passing the boundary they would repack the valises with the cigars.
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
French Smugglers
Swiss Frontier
Geneva
Cigar Smuggling
Train Cushions
Where did it happen?
Swiss Frontier
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Swiss Frontier
Event Date
Recently
Event Details
Smugglers boarded trains at Geneva with valises of cigars and pockets of dirty linen. They hid cigars in train cushions by replacing horsehair, then put dirty linen in valises to pass customs. After the border, they repacked the cigars into valises.