Following a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan imposed by the de facto authorities, the Taliban, in April 2022, opium production plunged by an estimated 95 percent by 2023 from 6,200 tons in ...

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 ...

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 ...

[India], March 20 (ANI): Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Neemuch has arrested a dozen people and seized 905.780 kgs ganja (cannabis), 117.260 kgs poppy straw (doda chura), 26 kgs opium in ...

The spike follows the Taliban government's ban on poppy cultivation in 2022 and destruction of crops. This led to a significant reduction in opium production, the report released on Wednesday said.

For their more "daring" customers, the Black Poppy Tattoo Parlour on Winthrop Street in Cork City is offering a 'lucky dip'. They have installed an American-style gumball machine where ...

Tattoos are no longer taboo. One in every three Americans now has at least one tattoo. As getting inked becomes more common, potential risks and side effects are being more intensely scrutinized.

Tattoos may be linked to an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of South Denmark and the University of Helsinki have found tattoo ink may increase the ...

People in a Cumbrian town have come together to mark the life of Poppy Atkinson, the Manchester United-supporting schoolgirl who died after being struck by a car while playing on a sports pitch.

Judge Joseph Imburgia again scanned the courtroom buried deep within a sprawling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in suburban Denver, looking over the rows of men in ...