11/17/2016 Duterte’s war on drugs: bitter lessons from Thailand’s failed campaign https://theconversation.com/duterteswarondrugsbitterlessonsfromthailandsfailedcampaign66096 1/5 Duterte’s war on drugs: bitter lessons from Thailand’s failed campaign September 29, 2016 7.35am BST Janjira Sombatpoonsiri and Aries Arugay The body count from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” is growing by the day. While he’s not the first national leader to condone violence and extrajudicial killings in the name of controlling illicit drug use, Duterte would be wise to learn from Southeast Asian history on what works, and what doesn’t. Duterte’s policy has already resulted in more than 3,000 casualties , leading to broad international condemnation. The deaths have resulted in either police operations where suspects have resisted arrest or summary executions by unknown perpetrators. Drug pushers and users are voluntarily surrendering to the police in huge Duterte’s war on drugs has already resulted in more than 3,000 casualties. REUTERS/Czar Dancel