Sentences with phrase «cultivated opium»
Ancient Sumerians cultivated opium - containing poppy plants more than 5,000 years ago, calling their crop the «joy plant.»
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Recent research from the DEA indicates that the cartels are now producing white - powder heroin from opium cultivated in Mexico, which could allow them to wrest control of the production process away from South Americans, target new customers, and keep more of the profits from heroin sales.