US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat the US painkiller‑addiction epidemic.
He outlined the capital punishment proposal during a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, a state hard hit by the opioid crisis.
Health officials say the US opioid crisis claimed 63,600 lives in 2016.
Around 2.4 million Americans are estimated to be addicted to opioids, a class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers and heroin.
Source: BBC News
