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Smuggling Opium Schemes Highlight Border Reckonings
A Vancouver born college graduate seeks a Chicago venture and is lured into opium smuggling. He purchases 25 pounds, hides it across the border by rail and road, and is finally trapped in a Chicago meeting with a buyer. He faces years in prison while the Chinese middleman profits from the operation. The article surveys border schemes and the risks of smuggling and highlights notable cases from Winnipeg to Seattle.
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Vancouver
Chicago
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Seattle
Portland
Portal
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Oie
Clark Street
Winnipee
Prairie
Ehlekens
Manitoba
North de Hotr
Ile
United States
Canada
Winnipeg
St John
St. John
Sam
Hegina
Moose Jaw
Neche
Emerson
Winnipes
Uncle Sam
South Clark Street
Sony
Winnipeg Sa'ea
Charee
Buethers
Mort
St. Paul
Caugh
Puget Sound
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Chinatown
Chinamin
Borme
Mexico
Mier Me Alten
Tog Tong