Despite the U.S. spending approximately $8.97 billion over the past two decades trying to eradicate Afghanistan’s illegal drug trade, it remains the world’s biggest supplier of illicit opium and the ...
Myanmar remained the world’s top producer of opium in 2024 despite a marginal drop in poppy cultivation, the United Nations said in a new report, warning that the country’s ongoing conflict could lead ...
India's government continues to supply medicinal opium to six states. This controlled substance is distributed annually to registered opium addicts. The Central Bureau of Narcotics allocates quotas to ...