Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey

Nov 01, 2022

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed...

Farmers in Afghanistan continue to grow opium poppy amid Taliban's unclear policy

Dec 13, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 : Afghan farmers have said they will continue to grow opium poppy as the Taliban have not sent any clear...

Opium price hike lures Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger profits

Nov 20, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 20 : Opium price hike is luring Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger profits, amid the deepening humanitarian crisis...

2 held with 5 kg opium, 75 kg poppy husk in Kurukshetra district

Jul 14, 2020

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 14 : Haryana Police have arrested two persons with 5 kg opium and 75 kg poppy husk from a truck...

Shimla: Man arrested for possession of opium and poppy husk

Jan 07, 2023

A case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 at the Sunni Police Station.

Two arrested with 17 kg opium, 1,860 kg poppy husk

Aug 11, 2020

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 11 : Ranchi police have arrested two accused and seized 17 kgs of opium and 1,860 kgs of poppy husk...