Heroin and Cocaine Bust in Mott Haven
One hundred years ago today … a drug bust in the Bronx.
The Sun and New York Herald. 1 April, 1920, P. 9. Newspapers.com.
Cocaine had been made illegal in 1914, largely due to racial fears, as part of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act. Heroin was expressly made illegal in 1924. The Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 expressly forbid the manufacture, sale, and use of heroin.
The bust started at a drop in the Mott Haven railyards ogf the New York Central line, a.k.a. the Mott Haven Wye. Here’s a 1908 map of the spot:
Courtesy Starts and Fits.