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The poppy capsule which is harvested, Afghanistan, 2 August 2004. As soon as the capsule is lanced the heroin sap starts to emerge. The botanical name for opium poppy is 'Papaver somniferum'. According to historians it was Genghis Khan, the 13th century M
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  • The poppy capsule which is harvested, Afghanistan, 2 August 2004. As soon as the capsule is lanced the heroin sap starts to emerge. The botanical name for opium poppy is 'Papaver somniferum'. According to historians it was Genghis Khan, the 13th century M

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