Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-07 | Page 1 | Opium Seized by Government

00 OPIUM SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT San Francisco, July 7 One of the largest seizures of srnuggled opium ever made at this port was accomplished accom-plished today when 563 five-tael tins of the drug were taken by customs house officers from one of the coal bunkers of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Siberia, which arrived yesterday from the Orient Tine contraband opium is valued at about $22,500. In order to secure It 500 tons of coal were moved. The seizure was made by Captain John Stone, aided by customs house operatives, John, Head and John To-land, To-land, who are continuing the search, believing that more is concealed. 00