In Afghanistan, the price of opium has increased tenfold since the ban on poppy cultivation. The sharp rise in prices could ...

Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...

Dhubri police arrested two individuals on Saturday, March 15 night and seized four cases of suspected heroin, morphinan ...

Punjab, senior leader and finance minister Harpal Cheema on Thursday said that so far, over 81 kg of heroin, more than 51 kg ...

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the ongoing ‘War Against Drugs’ campaign has got encouraging ...

For those displaced by relentless conflict in the world’s biggest producer of opium, poppy farming offers a fragile lifeline.

Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...

In 2024, opium prices reached ₹65,486 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from ₹6,535 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban ...

VIENNA: Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing “massive profits” to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the Taliban authorities, the United Nations’ drugs ...

Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing "massive profits" to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the ...

He says he regrets growing the substance -- the core ingredient in heroin -- but said the income is the only thing separating ...

with 60-gm heroin. He was nabbed near Moti Nagar. In the third case, the CIA staff 2 arrested Umarpal alias Gautam, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, with 2.60-kg opium. The accused was intercepted near ...