The Mexican army is fighting a surge in violence for control of poppy country against gangs that have engulfed the state of Guerrero in a war to control poppy fields.

Authorities in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, near the Myanmar border, dismantled extensive poppy plantations and seized a substantial quantity of raw opium. Two Myanmar nationals were apprehended ...

GUWAHATI: Security forces in Manipur destroyed poppy plantations in over 470 acres of land during multiple joint operations carried out in two hill districts over the past few days. A joint team of ...