On August 20, 1931, Vermont residents were reading about a significant confiscation of illegal alcohol on the Canadian border. A party of cars tried to cross from Canada into Holland.

Patrolmen from Derby Line intercepted the caravan, catching four cars, three of which were Cadillac sedans. Patrolmen believed at least two cars got away before they blocked the road. The captured cars and 3,900 bottles of ale and liquor were secured.

The patrol was disappointed they didn’t catch a single driver, because the infamous trafficker, G. Parker of Lyndonville, was believed to be the ring leader.

Photo courtesy Newport Border Patrol.