Myanmar's police have destroyed 20 acres of opium poppy fields in Panglong town in Loilem township of Shan state, ...

In a major crackdown on illegal opium cultivation, the West Singhbhum Police launched an extensive campaign, resulting in the destruction of 27 acres of illicit poppy fields. The anti-narcotics drive ...

In a major crackdown on illegal opium cultivation, the West Singhbhum Police launched an extensive campaign, resulting in the destruction of 27 acres of illicit poppy fields.

While opium poppies have long flourished in rural Myanmar, production soared following the 2021 military coup and subsequent conflict between the ruling junta and armed resistance groups, devastating ...

Only recently has the Afghan government seemed to take stock of the obvious: For the outside world's largesse to continue, the national economy's addiction to opium must end. The poppy fields must ...

Security Forces, with Forest Division support, eradicated illicit poppy plantations in Manipur, destroying crops worth crores ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are discovering that many no longer grow easily here because of the impact of ...

A mob of around 80 people on Friday confronted a security team that went to destroy illegal opium poppy cultivation in ...

Opium can be stored for up to 10 years without ... and typically do not grow in the same fields where poppies were previously grown, Bjelica says. It also takes years before such crops begin ...