Today, 36 years ago, on August 19, 1989 (July 18, 1989), Colombia launched a comprehensive anti-drug war. Colombian police seized two tons of marijuana during the anti-drug operation. On August 19, 1989, Colombian President Barack Obama officially announced a comprehensive anti-drug war. Colombia was one of the major cocaine producers and exporters in South America. The country had two of the world¡¯s largest drug groups, Medellín Cartel and Cali Cartel. They had strong arms. In 1989, the drug trafficking group assassinated the senior judges of Valencia, Antioquia, and the Colombian National Police Commander, Colonel Franklin, after the ¡°comprehensive anti-drug war¡± began, in the ten largest cities of drug trafficking groups, such as Medellín, they imposed a ban