A field of poppy plants that could be used to make opium was discovered in North Carolina and had an estimated value of $500 million, a sheriff says. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid said the only o… ...

This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin.The plants ...

CLAREMONT, N.C. (CBS) A field of poppy plants that could be used to make opium was discovered in North Carolina and had an estimated value of $500 million, a sheriff tells CBS affiliate WBTV.

Most culinary poppy seeds come from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a hardy annual that produces stunning flowers in shades of red, purple, and white.

Monterey County deputies unearth more opium poppy fields Eight fields of opium poppy flower fields were discovered in Moss Landing, Royal Oaks, and Aromas. The plants can be converted into heroin.

Beset by poverty and joblessness, farmers in the hills around the Guerrero state hamlets of Tenantla and Amatitlan say that prices for opium paste — which oozes from the bulbs of poppies after ...

The seeds of the poppy are widely used as the popular "poppy-seed" found in and on many food items such as bagels, muffins and cakes. The seeds can be pressed to form poppy seed oil, which can be ...

A state lab is analyzing samples to confirm the plants are opium poppy. There was no evidence of the plants being made into opium on the property, officials said, WBTV reported.

Police find 900 opium poppy plants behind Winder homeThe hit-and-run accident happened in the parking lot of Hill’s Ace Hardware store in Winder about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Cooper ...

A field filled with opium poppy plants in 2012 in Marjah, Afghanistan. Heroin is derived from raw opium gum, which comes from opium poppies. (Michael P. Snody/U.S. Marine Corps) ...

This spring, the opium fields have again erupted in a sea of bright pink poppy flowers. The new poppy seeds allow farmers to almost double the output from each plant, said Helmand’s provincial ...