The gum that produces opium is found in the large bulbs. (Image credit: Sonja C/Shutterstock) Editor's Note: This story was updated at 11:20 a.m. E.T. on Tuesday June 13.

Ranchi: Acting on a tip-off, Ranchi police on Monday seized 3,950 kilograms of opium bulbs worth around Rs 6 crore from a truck during a search operat.

The stalks fly in the air, as does the sap from the poppy bulb, releasing the distinctive, pungent smell of opium in its most raw form. Within a matter of minutes, ...

Police seize 4,018 kg of poppy bulbs used for manufacturing opium from a truck at Rampur under Namkum police station area. Truck driver arrested. Investigation ongoing.

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Six months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted Dover-bound opium poppy pods at the Port of Wilmington, officials have seized another shipment. The 3-kilogram package ...

Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on poppy cultivation, according to a new United Nations report.. The ...

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Item 1 of 5 Vessels that contained opium in the 14th century BC, when it was used by Canaanites as an offering for the dead, according to a study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv ...

The stalks fly in the air, as does the sap from the poppy bulb, releasing the distinctive, pungent smell of opium in its most raw form. Within a matter of minutes, ...