In 1815 Perkins and his brother James opened a Mediterranean office to buy Turkish opium for resale in China.

These were fought to force China to buy opium from Western traders so that they could pay for Chinese tea and silks.

Osh is rapidly becoming the best place in the world to buy opium, the hub of a newly resurgent Silk Road, perhaps history's most famous highway.

Although some officials say it is hard to buy opium on the streets here, Mr. Kassymbekovhe suggested that a reporter see for himself.

I am looking for my brother who seeks to buy opium.

It was only to buy opium that I stole; it is only to buy opium that anybody steals.

He was speaking of the aggressive wars waged by Britain from 1839-42 and 1856-60 to force China to buy British opium.

The company bought opium from local traders and later directly from farmers, and sold it at auction in Calcutta.

Cases of selling off their properties for the sake of buying opium was widespread in recent years.

It's not that the leaders are buying opium and taking it down to the Golden Triangle.