| May 28,
2003 |
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| Investigators Seize Mailed Opium |
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| On May 22nd, the Burke County Narcotics Task
Force, U.S. Postal Inspector, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and
ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) intercepted two packages of cloth place
mats reportedly impregnated with 3.5 kilos of opium. |
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| The packages were addressed to a Morganton
address, according to authorities, and appear to have originated in southeast
Asia. The street value of the opium is estimated to be around $840,000. |
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| Task force officials have not made any arrests,
but continue to investigate. |
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