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Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 03 Dec 2025
Myanmar's opium poppy cultivation has hit a decade-record level, the United Nations warned Wednesday, with early indications its heroin output is now being trafficked to Western markets ... .
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Myanmar’s opium poppy cultivation hits highest level in a decade: UN

Straits Times 03 Dec 2025
Conflict and economic hardship are pushing more farmers into the illicit trade ....
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Surge in Myanmar opium poppy farming as conflict pushes farmers into illicit trade

The Guardian 03 Dec 2025
Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, according to the UN, rising 17% in ...
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Myanmar’s opium poppy growing at 10-year high amid civil war, turmoil

South China Morning Post 03 Dec 2025
Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, rising 17 ...
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Police seize 170 kg opium poppy, arrest 2 smugglers in W. Afghanistan

China.dot.org 09 Nov 2025
9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotics forces have confiscated 170 kg of opium poppy and apprehended two ...
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Opinion: Manipur's Lazarus Moment To End Illegal Opium Poppy Crisis

NDTV 22 Oct 2025
Poppy cultivation in Manipur happens under the shadow of fear so pervasive that people have accepted as 'normal' the existence of drug lords and armed traffickers in their society ... .
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Edmonton police seize about 60,000 opium poppy plants

CBC 14 Oct 2025
Police have charged four people in connection to an opium poppy bust, which they say is worth between $160,000 and $500,000 ... .
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Edmonton Police Seize 60,000 Opium Poppy Plants From Property

The Epoch Times 14 Oct 2025
Four people have been charged in connection with an “elaborate” opium poppy-growing operation in northeast Edmonton, police say.
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Police seize more than 60,000 opium poppy plants from northeast Edmonton property (Edmonton Police Service)

Public Technologies 14 Oct 2025
Edmonton Police Service > Newsroom > Media Releases > Police seize more than 60,000 opium poppy plants from northeast Edmonton property. Police seize more than 60,000 opium poppy plants from northeast Edmonton property.
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