The opium is valued at $400,000, and was seized because of a violation of the custody rules, which provide that no Chinese shall import the drug. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

But the fentanyl crisis dwarfs the opium crisis in its sheer ... that go into making the synthetic drug. The chemicals are processed into a deadly powder or pills by powerful Mexican cartels ...

Mr Aung Hla says he regrets growing the substance – the core ingredient in heroin – but said the income is the only thing separating him from starvation. Myanmar’s opium production was ...

Ten kilograms of opium were discovered by the anti-drug force during a routine vehicle search in Mafraq, Jordan. The Administration of Media Security in the directorate of General Security ...

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab, senior leader and finance minister Harpal Cheema on Thursday said that so far, over 81 kg of heroin, more than 51 kg of opium, and more than ₹60 ...

But after the Taliban government launched a crackdown, Myanmar overtook Afghanistan as the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).