The war on drugs is a United States government campaign against illegal drug trade. War on Drugs may also refer to: *The Colombian conflict, an asymmetric war beginning in the 1960s * Mexican drug war, an armed conflict between the Mexican government and drug trafficking cartels since 2006 * The

Miami drug war The Miami drug war was a series of armed conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s, centered in the Florida city of Miami, between the United States government and multiple drug cartels, primarily the Medellín Cartel. It was predominantly fueled by the il ...

, a violent conflict in the 1980s involving drug baroness Griselda Blanco and the police * Philippine drug war, a crackdown beginning in 2016 *

Puerto Rican drug war The Illegal drug trade in Puerto Rico is a problem from a criminal, social, and medical perspective. Located in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has become a major transshipment point for drugs into the United States. Violent and property crimes hav ...

Bangladesh drug war The Bangladesh drug war or Bangladesh's war on drugs is an ongoing campaign against alleged drug dealers and users by the government of Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers by the elite ...

, a crackdown in 2018 * Lin Zexu, Manchu Qing Dynasty official who led a campaign to destroy opium imports; actions of which ultimately leading to the Opium War

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* ''The War on Drugs'' (film), a 2007 documentary * The War on Drugs (band) * "War on Drugs", a song by Barenaked Ladies from '' Everything to Everyone''

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