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President George H. W. Bush holds up a bag of crack cocaine during his Address to the Nation on National Drug Control Strategy on September 5, 1989.. The crack epidemic was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the United States throughout the entirety of the 1980s and the early 1990s.
Operation Snowcap (1987–1995), launched in the spring of 1987, was a counter-narcotics operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), BORTAC (U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit) and military/police forces in nine Latin American countries.
Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by American artist and social activist Keith Haring.. Located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, the mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid to late 1980s.
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A shootout at Dadeland Mall on July 11, 1979, started the drug war. [8] Two members of a Colombian drug gang entered a liquor store and shot two men in broad daylight. [3] The murderers were quickly dubbed "Cocaine Cowboys" by a police officer. [8] [9] Due to ensuing turf wars between drug lords, Miami soon became known as the "Drug Capital of ...
So the first thing to know is that this is not going to be a comprehensive history of the war on drugs. Anti-drug laws in the United States date back to the 19th century with anti-opium laws ...
War on drugs A U.S. government PSA from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration with a photo image of two marijuana cigarettes and a "Just Say No" slogan Date June 17, 1971 – present (53 years, 7 months and 5 days) Location Global Status Ongoing, widely viewed as a policy failure Belligerents United States US law enforcement Drug Enforcement Administration US Armed Forces ...
Operation Jackpot was a federal drug task force based in South Carolina that captured and convicted more than 100 marijuana smugglers from 1983 to 1986 during President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs.