The Dutch military is refusing to get involved in the destruction of Afghan poppy fields that produce much of the heroin which finds its way to Europe. Thursday, 21 November 2024 Newsletters ...

As California poppy fields bloom, officials search for couple that landed helicopter on reserve Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is working hard to keep visitors on the paths. By Abigail Shalawylo ...

The poppy crop is being harvested right now and made into opium which will later be refined into heroin. In fact, two thirds of the world's heroin supply comes from southern Afghanistan.

Watch: Taliban cut down an opium poppy field The Taliban decree wasn't applied to the 2022 opium harvest, which according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) increased by a ...