Show SMUGGLE mm OPIUM IN fROM CANADA Frisco Customs Officers Discover Smugglers Operating Operating Ope rating on rn Vessels From Victoria B B. C. C SAN Jan 29 The The customs cus cus- t toms officials of this port have for some sometime time thus suspected suspected- tho the existence of an organized or or- rin ring of opium smugglers operating opo ope rating on steamers running between Victoria B. B C. C and San Francisco Startling confirmation of this suspicion was was obtained yesterday when the custom custom cus cus- tom torn house searchers found five fi tad bel tins tins' of tho the contraband stowed away on 1 top top-of of tho danke donkey boiler of the steamer City of Puebla a few hours ater after that vessel veasel reach reached cd tho the Broadway street stroet wharf Opium can be bou bought ht in Victoria Vic Vie toria for about 8 a a round pound Duty paid it sells here for about abou 14 a pound In Inthe Inthe Inthe the tins found yesterday were about pounds of the drug Tl The duty on the opium seized would amount to about and the tho capture Is ono one of ot the larg largest st made at this port I in jil years yeats |