Speech #820191295

C. DEAR MR. HcWE: Pursuant to your telephonic request. this Is to advise that during the fiscal year 1951 and the first 6 months of the fiscal year 1952 officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the three Mexican border districts effected at least 80 arrests in which there were seizures of narcotics. In the brief time since your telephonic request it has not been possible to obtain reports from the other districts. although the number in such other districts probably would not be substantial. As of further interest in this connectiofi. attention is invited to the recent arrest of Salvatore Vitale by" the Immigration and Naturalization Service when he was attempting to enter the United States at San Pedro. Calif.. en route to Italy. A short statement of the pertinent facts concerning Vitale and items appearing in Washington newspapers April 1 and 2. 1952. are attached. The ringleaders of this huge narcotics ring in Italy were deported aliens on whom the Immigration and Naturalization Service maintained a constant lookout to prevent their future entry Into the United States. Also attached is a statement concerning the arrests by the Immigration and Naturalization Service ofa number of alien narcotics violators who were illegally In the United States and who were associated with the notorious Joseph Orsini narcotics ring. In this same statement there are listed other alien narcotics violators arrested by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in various parts of the United States. Also of interest is the apprehension by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of Sam Carollo and Salvatore Guarneri near New Orleans. La.. following their illegal entry Into the United States from Mexico. Both of these aliens have been previously deported and have been the subject of lookout by the Service following advice that they had entered Mexico. Carollo is a convicted narcotics violator and Guarneri was suspected of dealing in narcotics and of being associated with Carollo. Both of these aliens have been deported since their last apprehension. Sincerely yours.