BIG CARGO OF OPIUM.
SEIZED BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. (UITITBD PRIM ASSOCIATION—>T BLBCTBIO TBLMBAM —GOfTBIBHT.) SYDNEY, September 26. Two hundred and seventy-six tins of opium, vaiued at about £3OOO, were discovered by Customs officers in a secret cupboard aboard the steamer Tin da, which is lying at VVoolloomootoo Bay. * The illegal cargo, which was concealed in a concrete bed in a linen chest, is one of the largest hauls made for many years.—Australian Press Association.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19735, 27 September 1929, Page 11
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