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Help users, don’t punish them says top cop as war on drugs fails

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Police Source: AAP

THE former head of the NSW Drug Squad says the state is losing the war on drugs and should decriminalise first-time use and possession of all illicit drugs - including heroin - to free up police resources to target the big suppliers. Listen to this interview by Manal Al-Ani.



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