Without heroin and meth, the state probably wouldn’t exist, and the Wa would be one more indigenous people preyed upon by ...

Afghanistan’s new rulers have intensified a nationwide crackdown on drugs and poppy farms ahead of the approaching harvest ...

Political developments of the past 6-7 years and factors like demonetisation, lockdown and the implementation of the GST were ...

Police in northeastern Thailand detained four drug smugglers and recovered 1.4 tons of heroin transported across the Mekong ...

Front line health workers and drug experts have warned Australia is unprepared for a possible wave of overdoses linked to an emerging drug that is up to a thousand times more potent than morphine.

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Myanmar became the world’s largest producer of opium in 2023 after the Taliban ... This drove a nearly 95 per cent drop in production ...

Over one million Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Myanmar, have fled military persecution fin multiple waves of displacement.

Its mission: destroy opium poppies used to make heroin ... “The authorities are attacking the weakest link in the production chain,” he added, referring to eradication efforts.

The opposition in Myanmar has called on China to stop providing arms to the ruling military junta, saying the regime is using them to “kill their own people and civilians”. “We are trying to ...

Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies ... the weakest link in the production chain,” he added ...

ABUJA – Nigeria’s oil palm sector has been urged to adopt modern technologies and sustainable practices to improve production and competitiveness. This call was made by experts at a media ...