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PUBLIC LAW 728-JULY 18, 1956
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SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND BUREAU OF CUSTOMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 78 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (discovery of liability and enforcement of title) 26'\jlcf*76o°7!* js amended by renumbering section 7607 as section 7608 and by inserting after section 7606 the following new section: "SEC. 7607. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND BUREAU OF CUSTOMS. "The Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant to the Commissioner, and agents, of the Bureau of Narcotics of the Department of the Treasury, and officers of the customs (as defined in section 401 49 Stat. 521. (1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; 19 U.S.C. sec. 1401 (1)), may— "(1) carry firearms, execute and serve search warrants and arrest warrants, and serve subpenas and summonses issued under the authority of the United States, and "(2) make arrests without warrant for violations of any law of the United States relating to narcotic drugs (as defined in 4761." ^^ '^^ 3 I, section 4731) or marihuana (as defined in section 4761) where the violation is committed in the presence of the person making the arrest or where such person has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such violation." (b) AMENDMENT or TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 78 is amended by striking out "Sec. 7607. Cross references." and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec. 7607. Additional authority for Bureau of Narcotics and Bureau of Customs. "Sec. 7608. Cross references." SEC. 105. IMPORTATION, ETC., OF NARCOTIC DRUGS.
Section 2(c) of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as 65 Stat. 767. amended (U.S.C. title 21, sec. 174), is amended to read as follows: "'(c) Whoever fraudulently or knowingly imports or brings any narcotic drug into the United States or any territory under its control or jurisdiction, contrary to law, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale of any such narcotic drug after being imported or brought in, knowing the same to have been imported or brought into the United States contrary to law, or conspires to commit any of such acts in violation of the laws of the United States, shall be imprisoned not less than five or more than twenty years and, in addition, may be fined not more than $20,000. For a second or subsequent offense (as determined under Ante, p. 568. section 7237(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), the offender shall be imprisoned not less than ten or more than forty years and, in addition, may be fined not more than $20,000, "Whenever on trial for a violation of this subsection the defendant is shown to have or to have had possession of the narcotic drug, such possession shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction unless the defendant explains the possession to the satisfaction of the jury. "For provision relating to sentencing, probation, etc., see section 7237 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.'SEC. 106. SMUGGLING OF MARIHUANA. supra;poat p.571. Section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whoever, knowingly, with intent to defraud the United States, imports or brings into
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