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

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 ...

Three men were arrested in Spain last month for allegedly shipping dried opium poppy capsules by mail across Spain and to the United States. The Spanish Civil Guard said Saturday that the three men ...

An opium poppy field bust that is believed to be the largest in California history unfolded in Monterey County this month, the Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Eight fields were found in Moss ...

Spanish police have arrested three men for allegedly shipping dried opium poppy capsules by mail inside the country and abroad, including to the United States ...

Part 1. Opium in antiquity. The mysterious origins of the opium poppy ; Papyruses and poppies ; A journey around the Mediterranean. Part 2. Opium and the birth of modern medicine. Classic cures, ...