opium

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It focuses first on Art Keller, a 47-year-old ex-CIA agent hired by the newly formed DEA to help destroy the Mexican opium trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

British subversion and battlefield mastery not only effectively ended China’s opium prohibition, but it facilitated the British acquisition of Hong Kong.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

They have improved domestic security through crackdowns on armed groups such as the Islamic State, and say they are fighting corruption and opium production.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

He put out a tweet with a video saying that security was vastly improved, corruption reduced and the opium trade "ended".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

He poked fun at those who fled the city, at the power of opium to banish pain, and at the cruelty and indifference of those outside the city.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy