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'Operation Justice') is an ongoing anti-drug operation conducted by the Sri Lankan Police following directives from the Ministry of Public Security. [1] Starting from 17 December 2023, the police, the Special Task Force and the Sri Lankan Army carried out islandwide raids with 38,525 suspects being arrested as of 17 January 2024. [ 2 ]
The war on drugs is the policy of a global campaign, [6] led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, foreign assistance, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the US.
In January 2012, Hari announced on his website that he was writing his first book, a study of the "war on drugs". [1]The release of the book coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act in the United States, which was the world's first drug control legislation when it passed in December 1914.
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines' deadly “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going ...
The War on Drugs began during the Nixon administration with the goal of reducing the supply of and demand for illegal drugs, but an ulterior racial motivation has been proposed. [1] The War on Drugs has led to controversial legislation and policies, including mandatory minimum penalties and stop-and-frisk searches, which have been suggested to ...
From 'Winning Time's' portrayal of Spencer Haywood to the U.S. war on drugs, we dive into the true story of recreational drug use in the NBA.
NEW YORK (AP) — When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, The post War on drugs locked him up; now he’s a weed entrepreneur appeared first ...
The appointee Rodolfo Azurin Jr., also believes the war on drugs should be "relentlessly" continued but must be refined to include rehabilitation. [258] [259] He insisted that "killing is not the solution in drug war" and that drug lords should be arrested and have communities affected by the illegal drug trade developed instead. [260]