Boris Johnson Touts New Drugs Strategy In Visit To Police In Merseyside

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson observes an early morning Merseyside Police raid on a home in Liverpool as part of 'Operation Toxic' to infiltrate County Lines drug dealings on December 6, 2021 in Liverpool, England. The government is announcing a new strategy to address problem drug use, pledging £700m over three years as part of a plan focusing on diverting users from the criminal justice system and into treatment. But the strategy also promises new investment to tackle drug gangs and dealers, and novel punishments to deter habitual users. Mr Johnson said in an interview over the weekend that tackling drug abuse will create safer streets and help deliver his "levelling up" agenda. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)