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Drugs are in the mail? Ontario man charged with importing opium

London - A London, Ontario, man has been charged with several drug-related offences after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Drug Section intercepted a package mailed from Turkey.

In the Media by John Duarte

Report: US Dept of Energy lab missing cocaine, amphetamines

Washington - The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California has maintained shoddy records of controlled substances including cocaine, opium, black tar heroin and amphetamines, a new Inspector General report reveals.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 1 comment

Project Khiar nets 66 drug related charges in Toronto

Toronto - For a year the Toronto Police Drug Squad Major Projects Section, in partnership with York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police and the Canada Border Services Agency have been investigating opium importation in the Greater Toronto Area.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Opium profits and production decline in Afghanistan

Land used in Afghanistan for the cultivation of opium has declined 22 percent in two years. Many Afghan fields formerly filled with poppy flowers, needed to make heroin, are now wheat fields.

In the Media by Kay Mathews

Opium addictions plague Afghanistan

Afghan families are dealing with a double problem when it comes to poppy fields. With a governmental ban on the production they face prison or poverty. They also have to deal with the huge addictive nature of opium, made from the milk of the plant.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Things we didn't know - 'stoned' animals make crop circles

The puzzler over who was responsible for crop circles in Tasmania was put to rest with the recent discovery that Wallabies, who after eating some of the poppy crops, hop around in circles in the fields.

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing

Pomegranate May Impede Terrorism Replacing Poppies to Drugs

Afghanistan farmers grow poppies that makes opium used to fund terrorism. Now the U.S. is encouraging pomegranate as the cash crop to replace it, because farmers can make more money from pomegranate than opium. This is an effort to control terrorism.

In the Media by Carol Forsloff - 11 comments

UN Drug Tsar Says Opium Trade Finances Taliban

The opium industry is largely funding the Taliban's war budget and is a major source of revenue for criminal groups and terrorists in Afghanistan.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 7 comments

Each Bowl of 'Wheaties' Equals A Crushing Attack To The Taliban

Recently, the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan vowed that the jihad will continue in Afghanistan. Now, the Taliban may come across a new formidable opponent.

In the Media by Can Tran

Canada: Green Party Says Legalize Opium Production in Afghanistan

Poppy production is on the rise in Afghanistan and efforts to end the illegal trade have failed. Elizabeth May, Canada's Green party leader says it is time for a new approach, legitimize the trade.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 11 comments

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VIDEO: Burma cracks down on poppy farming

After a significant rise in poppy cultivation in Burma in the last few years, the government has started destroying poppy fields to control opium production.