Dhubri police arrested two individuals on Saturday, March 15 night and seized four cases of suspected heroin, morphinan ...

Carlyn Zwarenstein writes about science for Salon. She's also the author of a book about drugs, pain, and the consolations of art, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance.

Perhaps most importantly for what was to come, it was wholly man-made — poppies and their opium were not needed ... and the resulting substance dried and ground into a powder.

In total, the dried floral contraband carried a street value of about $25,000. While some might see a missed opportunity for a robust potpourri business, federal law classifies opium poppies and their ...

(DEA) So after the demand for Mexican opium for morphine purposes dried up, what happened? Other organizations or individuals from the U.S. market naturally looked to already established farmers ...

Opium in potatoes? Malai in prawns ... Fry until lightly coloured (about a minute). 5. Add the dried red chillies and nigella seeds. Add the potatoes. Fry for about 5 minutes. 6. Add the poppy-seed ...

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 ...

France24 (Video) Myanmar: Displaced by conflict, farmers grow opium poppies to survive Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: February 28, 2025 Last year, Myanmar became the world's biggest ...

"If anyone were in my shoes, they would likely do the same." - Displaced and desperate - Myanmar's opium production was previously second only to Afghanistan, where poppy farming flourished ...

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-old ...

CBSA found 14 kilos of opium in his luggage You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. After an Ontario real estate agent returning from a trip to ...