US president Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid drug addiction calls for harsher punishments for drug traffickers, including the death penalty, a White House official said. US president Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid drug addiction calls for harsher punishments for drug traffickers, including the death penalty, a White House official said. This is a fate for drug dealers Mr Trump has been highlighting publicly in recent weeks. “The only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness,” Mr Trump said in Moon Township. “So we’re going to have to be very strong on penalties.”White House officials referred questions about the death penalty and drug traffickers to the justice department, which said the federal death penalty is available for several limited drug-related offences, including violations of the “drug kingpin” provisions in federal law.

Source: Irish Independent March 19, 2018 17:03 UTC