First Anniversary of Operation Clean Sweep

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP MAYFAIR MANOR KENILWORTH AVENUE AND J STREET N-E- THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987 10:30 A-M- ON AUGUST 31 OF LAST YEAR, I ANNOUNCED A CITYWIDE DRUG ENFORCEMENT PLAN CALLED "OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP-" IT WAS TO BE OUR MOST AGGRESSIVE EFFORT - OUR MAJOR BATTLE - IN THE WAR AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND DISTRIBUTION* NOW, AS WE APPROACH THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP, WE HAVE COME HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SCOPE AND THE SUCCESSES OF THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM- THE USE AND TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING AND DESTRUCTIVE REALITIES OF LIFE TODAY- DRUGS ARE