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The New York Times January 12, 1952
District Attorney George B. DeLuca of the Bronx, who headed a six-month investigation, said last night that "this may lead us into other channels" and that "there may be other arrests." He declared that he could not "say at this time" how much narcotics was involved or how many prisoners had been supplied. The investigation on the 400-acre island in the East River off the southeast Bronx shore was brought to a climax yesterday morning with a raid by members of the District Attorney's staff and thirty detectives. Arrests Made on Ferry Boat
Three of the corrections officers and three civilians were charged with violating two sections of the Penal Law--- section 1751, which prohibits the illegal sale of narcotics, a felony, and section 1691, which prohibits taking contraband into or out of a city penitentiary, a misdemeanor. The three other corrections officers were charged with extortion. Mr. DeLuca said these three attempted to "shake down" an inmate for $300. He said a tenth person, the wife of an inmate, was being held as a material witness and that another woman, an "offshoot" of the case, was arrested for possession of hypodermic needles.
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