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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 ...
Afghanistan: Opium prices soar after Taliban banned poppy farming, UN says traffickers earning 'massive profits'
Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...
Opium Farming Becoming Trend in Pune Villages? Another Crackdown, Another Farmer Detained
Pune Police have seized 66 illegally cultivated opium plants from a farm in Alandi Mhatobachi village, Haveli taluka. The ...
4 kg banned opium poppy crops seized from Pune village, woman held
The banned opium poppy crops worth around Rs 40,000 was recovered from the farm of a woman identified as Mangal Dadaso ...
UN News5d
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...
Why are Afghan opium prices soaring? Explained
In 2024, opium prices reached ₹65,486 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from ₹6,535 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban ...
In Myanmar’s fields of fear, farmers sow opium poppies for survival
For those displaced by relentless conflict in the world’s biggest producer of opium, poppy farming offers a fragile lifeline.
Voice of America8d
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 ...