The Diplomat1d
Getting Out of Afghanistan’s Opium Quagmire
According to the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2019, opium harvesting provided the equivalent of up to 119,000 full-time ...
Victoria Advocate13d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph13d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...
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257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid seized at Dulles Airport
STERLING, VA. (7News) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at Washington Dulles International Airport last week.
The Straits Times13d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar’s war-racked landscape
PEKON, Myanmar – Scraping opium resin off a seed pod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by ...