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J-K: 2 drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla, 300 Kg of poppy straw-like sub
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
During Naka checking near Zangam Pattan, the police team signalled a vehicle to stop which was coming from Baramulla towards Srinagar.
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Two held for possessing 155 kgs of poppy husk in Punjab's Pathankot
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Punjab Police arrested two persons for allegedly possessing 155 kgs of the poppy husk (drugs) in Pathankot.
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King Charles lays wreath at Queen Elizabeth's 'most sacred event'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The King, along with Queen Consort Camilla, attended the annual festival for the first time since the passing of the long-reigning Queen Elizabeth on September 8, according to a report by the People Magazine.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed power in August 2021, banned cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics in April 2022.
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Kolkata police seize 3,601 kg poppy straw, arrest three accused
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 22 (ANI): Kolkata Police busted a godown in Anandapur, seized contraband narcotic drug poppy straw weighing 3601 kg priced at Rs 30 crores in the international grey market and arrested three persons in this connection.
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Central Bureau of Narcotics seizes more than 1,000 kg poppy straw in opera
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit seized a total of 1083.150 kg of poppy straw (Doda Chura) on Monday, said a press release.
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Drug smuggler arrested, 70 Kg poppy seized from Afghanistan's Badakhshan p
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): A drug smuggler was arrested and 70 kilograms of opium poppy were confiscated from his possession in the northern Badakhshan province, media reports said citing the state-run Bakhtar news agency.
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Bajaj Healthcare forays into opiate processing, receives two tenders from
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Bajaj Healthcare has forayed into highly-regulated opiate processing as it received two tenders from the central government for manufacturing of concentrated poppy straw and alkaloids/active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from unlanced poppy capsules alon
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Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite ban
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): Poppy cultivation is still being carried out in Afghanistan despite a ban implemented by the Taliban on the growth, production and distribution of illicit drugs.
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Insurgent groups involved in poppy cultivation in Manipur, says N Biren Si
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 5 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said some insurgent groups of his state are involved in poppy cultivation.
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Afghanistan's drug industry continues to thrive despite ban on poppy culti
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view, a US media report said on Monday, weeks after the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation.
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