Edmonton police say they have charged four people in connection with what they are calling an elaborate growing operation.

The Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) section executed a search warrant on July 4 on a property near 34 Street and ...

Police have charged four people in connection to an opium poppy bust, which they say is worth between $160,000 and $500,000.

CHAPARHAR, Afghanistan -- Three months ago, a truckload of government workers arrived at Malik Ziauddin's village, accompanied by armed guards. Wielding sticks and sickles, they beat and chopped at ...

The Edmonton Police in Canada busted a massive poppy plantation site hidden behind a residence in the city and charged four ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have succeeded in slashing opium poppy production in the country after banning cultivation of the crop, analysis of satellite imagery and reports from the ground suggest.

PELLA, Iowa (AP) -- In an area known for its tulips, a rural Pella family has been charged with growing 22,000 opium poppy plants. ``We had never run across an opium grow before, and we really didn't ...

Opium production rose 33% in Myanmar, the first season after the military's violent takeover of the country, a U.N. report released Thursday. This jump signifies enhanced sophistication in farming ...

TALBOZANG, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Fifty-year-old Abdul Wadud walked for two hours across Afghanistan's remote northern mountains to hear a police commander give yet more promises of aid for those who ...

BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Ethnic groups in northeastern Myanmar have stepped up opium cultivation to buy weapons to defend themselves against possible attacks by the country's military, a United ...