A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, prepares to help fellow Marines destroy confiscated poppy seeds Oct. 6, 2009, in the Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines' search resulted in the seizure and destruction of more than 4,800 pounds of poppy seeds, more than 60 pounds of opium, improvised explosive device materials and more than 200 pounds of fertilizer used in producing IEDs.