Show I Opium Smuggled Into Detroit PETBOIT March 12Large quantities of opiu have been shipped recently from Detroit De-troit in some way The customs authorities learned this fact They ascertained thatno such quantities had passed through their quaties hands as were being sent out of the city regularly A careful investigation revealed to them that the opium was being brought to America by way of British Columbia shipped thence to Ontario only to disappear and find its way to Detroit A search for the offenders resulted in the arrest of R A West a temporary resident of this city West was taken before United States Commissioner Com-missioner Graves yesterday afternoon and held in 10000 bail to appear today to answer appar swer to the charge of smuggling The customs cus-toms authorities say that by smuggling this opium the Government has been swindled out of nearly 6000 The opium was sent out from this city usually to California and labeled Glassware Drugs etc On its receipt at Windsor it appeared as Chinese I curios |