Show SYNDICATE lOCATED AT VANCOUVER B. B C. C Drug Landed There Comes Largely to the United States S VANCOUVER B. B C. C Jan 1 An An opium smuggling syndicate lias has been brought tel to light here headed heade by a R wealthy company of Chinese that sends out opium on the Empress liners The Chinese Chinee on board the boat are said to lo share in the profits of landing that drug in Canada Once One landed lande in Canada it is isa isa a a. comparatively easy elasy matter to get gett Jt across the line into the United States Detectives yesterday arrested Tomaso Hernandez z a Spaniard captured almost In the act of selling seven soven cans of opium to two tUO Chinese The Th latter were decoys deys from the th local Chinese Reform league which has bias joined with the customs department department department de de- de- de to stamp out opium smuggling smuggling- From information furnished by these Chinese Chinse th the tho detectives gained information which It started a wide investigation It was found fount that in China several veral wealthy smugglers smugglers' lerr give Ive the opium to Chinese aboard steamers as a sp speculation and take talie a 11 chance on getting half tho the money that It Is lit receiver received for It on this side of the water A pound half-pound can of opium Is worth 6 in tn China and 35 in Chicago o. o In an effort to stamp out smuggling the Chinese e Reform TIt league is ts offering re rewards rewards rewards re- re wards of or a day daj- ar for each day da daa a smuggler smuggler smug smug- gler glen serves in jail up lIT to and ani a substantial sub su- amount mount o over or r that d depending upon up up- on Ih the character of the easo etso a o and antI how howlong howlong long a JiE sentence has hall hell bem Imposed |