The First Recorded Drug Bust in Mason Valley

The First Recorded Drug Bust in Mason Valley

Long before marijuana, cocaine, crack or meth, Mason Valley did have a drug problem.  It was opium.  Around 1910 the newspaper reported that there was a drug bust at the Mason Hotel in Mason.  At the time, the Hotel was run by a China man by the name of Charlie Foo.  Apparently he had quite a business selling opium to the Indians who frequented his establish.  In the raid, $2,500 worth of opium was obtained.