Large Amount of Confiscated Narcoties Destroyed Opium Weighing 245,095 ounces and 8,418: ounces. of morphia and other narcotic drugs together with a great quantity of hypodermic syringes and anti-opium pills, al~ together worth more than $260,741 were destroyed at Pootung: Wednesday morning. 'The burning commenced' at 9 am. and was witnessed by the representatives of the Customs perintendent, the Shanghai Mixed Court, the Shanghai Magistrate, the Chinese Bureau of Foreign Affairs, the National Anti-Opium Association, and' Gustoms Officers.
Air. W. C. Roberts, the Transport Officer, who is well-known for his faithful service in connexion with narcotic seizures, first weighed every number of contraband articles before the eager looking witnesses; then. the packages of opium and narcotics were thrown into the huge furnaces: built for that purpose. The scenes were made memorial by ithe taking of a dozen of photos -by the National Anti-Opium Associa tion. The latter Association almost get hold of. every label that was found attached to the confiscated opium and narcotics, and has found a considerable amount of information concerning the way narcotics are sold in disguise of common The following are the figures showing Customs Seizures:—Narcotics Quantity. Approximate Value Indian opium Unmarked: foreign 20,058.22 taining narcotics 11, tubes and 81/2" 02. 10.40 Hypodermic syringes ote. 74 pisces 47.00 Hypodermie needles......884
Opium Tamps and lamp shad te, 1,609 pieees and 1 catty' 235.55:
Total 74198
Seizures made by the Municipal Poli Opium 10 piculs, 524 catties $30,000
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