Afghanistan Police has thwarted attempts to smuggle 43 kg illegal opium type drugs and arrested two individuals on charges of ...

Police have discovered and seized 1,500 kg of illegal drug opium poppy type in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province, ...

Liquid heroin recently made headlines after 370 gallons of it was seized in Oregon on Jan. 25 by four ... Heroin in its natural form is found in the seed pod of opium poppy plants in parts of ...

Nearly 10 pounds of opium poppy pods bound for Dover were intercepted in Wilmington last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The shipment, which came into the Port of Wilmington from ...

Six months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted Dover-bound opium poppy pods at the Port of Wilmington, officials have seized another shipment. The 3-kilogram package ...

DULLES, VA — Customs officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods in 81 air cargo shipments from Madrid, Spain, within the last week that ...

PHILADELPHIA — A few hundred pounds of dried opium poppy pods have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia this month, authorities said. According to U.S ...

Opium is a highly addictive narcotic derived from the poppy plant, used historically for pain relief, but now mainly known for its role in producing drugs like morphine and heroin.

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan jumped 32% during 2022 despite the ruling Taliban regime's ban on narcotics, according to an annual report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Nearly 10 pounds of opium poppy pods bound for Dover were intercepted in Wilmington last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The shipment, which came into the Port of Wilmington from ...