Inspector Loftus
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- Feb 24, 1894The Opium Trunk With Everything but the OpiumA federal tip sent customs officers to a Seattle justice's office hunting forty pounds of opium. They found the trunk, but not the drug—then seized 23 cans aboard the City of Kingston.Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1894The Long Arm of the Law: Opium Smuggler Jack Ford Captured in SeattleAfter months on the run, Jack Ford was arrested aboard the steamer Rosalie for smuggling opium, and will face charges in Tacoma.Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1894A Wealthy Englishman's Opium Run Ends in a Tacoma JailJack Forbes, a young man with a family allowance and a taste for risk, is jailed after two trunks of opium are traced to a Tacoma hotel.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 21, 1895Two Chinese Men, Forged Papers, and the Exclusion Law's Long ReachFederal officers in Seattle charged Wah Ah Ling and Wang Chong with being in the country illegally, setting off a paper chase over certificates, residence and a Washington Street address.Washington Street, Seattle, WA