Wednesday's seizure of opium was the largest to have been made this year, but it is known that large quantities of the drug are finding their way into Shanghai for local consumption." In the outlying districts. of course, the sale of the drug has been made legal by the Japanese authorities, The seized consignment was alleged to have been shipped to Shanghai from India, via Hongkong, on a coastal steamer, and was discovered in seven large sacks by Customs Inspectors while they were being transferred from the steamer to a junk in the middle of the Whangpoo River.
Following the discovery of the sacks, the River Police affected the arrest of the four men, but these are believed to be only workers for the ringleaders of the gang. It is pected, however, that further revela tions of a huge smuggling ring in the city will be furnished as a result of the case.
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