Hawker from Pootung Has 44 Ib, in Bundles A smart Chinese policeman, CP.S. 1043, was responsible for the seizure of 44 1b. of raw opium at the Cus toms Jetty on February 6 and the arrest of the man who was' tryin to smuggle the narcotic in from Pootung. The value of the haul, at the present high price, is estimated at about $8,000.
The seizure was made at 5.10 pam. when the potions of a hawker Who was carrying two big bundles of clothing attracted the attention of the Chinese sergeant. The sergeant halted the man and insisted searching the bundles. The clothing contained we 22-pound tins pounds is the largest seizure of opium made in the Inter: national Seltlement since the Nationat Government's suppression plan started to operate in 1036, There has been a recrudescence of opium smuggling:
long the waterfronts of the Settle: ment and the French Concession since last year's hostilities.
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