A field of poppy plants that could be used to make opium was discovered in North Carolina and had an estimated value of $500 million, a sheriff says. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid said the only ...

An opium poppy field bust that is believed to be the largest in California history unfolded in Monterey County this month, the Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Eight fields were found in Moss ...

A North Carolina man was arrested last month when police discovered an acre of opium poppies growing in his yard. The alleged grower, Cody Xiong, faces a rare charge in the United States. Despite a ...

WEBVTT I’M ERIN CLARK. DAN GREEN IS OFF TONIGHT. WE ARE BEGINNING TONIGHT WITH AN ILLEGAL POPPY GROW IN MONTEREY COUNTY. DEPUTIES WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE DESTROYED AN ENTIRE FIELD OF POPPIES OVER THE ...

North Carolina police arrested a man after they seized just under an acre’s worth of opium poppy in Catawba County Tuesday morning. Deputies obtained a search warrant for the property after receiving ...

Sprawling poppy fields in Pakistan's Balochistan have overtaken those in Afghanistan, which produced 80% of the world's opium ...

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office seized an entire field of poppy plants Tuesday, the 2,000 plants have an estimated value of $500 million. Authorities admit that’s a rough estimate on the value, ...

The Indian Government today announced licensing policy for cultivation of opium poppy. The policy is currently announced ...

Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how the plant evolved to produce the pharmaceutical compounds used to make vital medicines. The discovery may ...

It is believed that mankind has been utilizing opium poppies for recreational and medicinal uses dating as far back as 7,000 B.C., according to a new book, "Opium: How An Ancient Flower Shaped And ...