Neil Woods spent 14 years as an undercover detective infiltrating some of the most dangerous drugs gangs in Europe.

His operations put his own life in constant danger, and led to the arrests of countless dealers, gangsters and drug users.

Over this time, Neil came to realise just how contradictory and self-defeating our drug policy truly is. Most of all, he realised how damaging this policy is for the police themselves.

In a stunning reversal, he quit the police and now campaigns with Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) to end the War on Drugs altogether.

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