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… ...

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 ...

His field contained about $500 million worth of opium-producing poppy plants, authorities said. Xiong is charged with manufacturing a Schedule II drug and trafficking in opium, both felonies.

Approximately 160,000 opium poppy plants were destroyed during this operation. At one of the locations, over 500 pounds of opium poppy pods alone were located. Advertisement ...

The plants, which are used to make opium, ... A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy investigating a complaint stumbled across an opium poppy field worth an estimated $500 million, officials said.

What Is Opium? Opium is a highly addictive drug. It’s made from juice extracted from the unripe seed pods of opium poppy plants (the scientific name is Papaver somniferum).). Opium is used to ...

Until 2022, Afghanistan was the country with the largest opium poppy cultivation area in the world. The ban led to a recorded 95% drop in poppy harvests in 2023.

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last year, according to the United Nations and private sources, but the plants are being grown in most provinces despite a ban imposed by ...

CLAREMONT, N.C. -- 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.