If you've ever taken a drug test, you’ve probably heard the warnings about eating a poppy seed bagel beforehand. Or maybe you ...

The Taliban claims opium poppy cultivation was stopped and the flow of illegal drugs halted when it was last in power in Afghanistan. But although there was a sharp drop in 2001 - when it was last ...

Where does opium come from? The opium poppy grows best in warm, dry climates. Most opium is grown in a long, narrow stretch of mountains in central Asia, an area that starts in Turkey and moves ...

On the other hand, tea made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and overdose, doctors said.

poppy cultivation has practically come to a standstill. For the first time in decades, Myanmar has replaced Afghanistan as the world's largest opium and heroin producer. It would be natural to ...

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium ...

The woman police inspector was booked along with two constables who allegedly conspired with her to let the drug peddlers go ...

Goodman Reporting from Grants, N.M. Never mind that everyone calls him Groovy, or that the company he oversees — Bright Green — is preparing to grow cannabis and opium poppies inside ...

By Laura Gil, Laos High in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Laos in an area historically known for opium ...

In a thrilling operation in Bhilwara, police seized 392 kg of opium valued at Rs 60 lakh following a shootout with smugglers.

A youth known as Kohinoor was apprehended in Fatehabad with 7 kg of opium as police ramp up their efforts in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking. Discover the details of this arrest and the ...