A young girl squeezes "gum," a milky fluid that seeps out of poppy flowers and is later converted into heroine, in the Mexican State of Guerrero, on April 23, 2016. Guerrero is one of the world's biggest producers of opium, trailing only Afghanistan and Myanmar.

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Location: Guerrero, Mexico
Photo credit: © Brett Gundlock / Alamy / Afripics
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