Police arrest 3 men suspected of shipping opium poppy by mail in Spain and to U.S.

Three men were arrested in Spain last month for allegedly shipping dried opium poopy capsules by mail across Spain and to the ...
KSBW The Central Coast

2nd opium poppy field found in Monterey County

WEBVTT DETAILS. FELIX: MANY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, -- FOR MANY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY’RE ENCOUNTERING POPPY FIELDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OPIATES, IT’S A NEW PROBLEM THE SHERIFF ...
KSBW The Central Coast

9th opium poppy field found on Central Coast

Nine opium poppy flower fields have been found on the Central Coast this spring, including one discovered Tuesday in Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies were called to a property on the ...
Metro US

Huge B.C. opium poppy field bust reveals big problems

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Mounties have wiped out a field of opium poppies in B.C.’s Fraser Valley in a first-of-its kind drug bust that’s also revealed a much larger problem within the South Asian community ...

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

People are being warned to be careful of poppy flower products after thieves ransacked farms and stole hundreds of "toxic" ...
Post-Bulletin

Poppy seed comes from opium poppy

Q: We have some Oriental poppy plants in our perennial garden and my mother says that the seeds can be used in making sweet rolls. Does poppy seed really come from Oriental poppy? A: Oriental poppy, ...
The News Journal

Less than 6 months after opium pods intercepted at Wilmington port, more seized

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 — or 7 ...