record poppy crop to irk russia, us
vienna : Another record poppy crop in afghanistan, already the source of 90% of the world's heroin, threatens to exacerbate the drug oroblem in Russia and stoke tensions between President Vladimir Putin and the US. As the biggest markrt for illicit opiates, Russia is in the front line as the US withdraws its troops from Afghanistan after spending US7.6 billion in a failed bid to curb narcotics production.Russia faces a public health crisis caused by drugs