Philippines has a real epidemic of drug use and abuse and it's big business as of 2013, the illegal drug trade in the Philippines amounted to $8.4 billion. The Philippines is a narco state and getting worse every year.  According to the 2011 UN Drug Report, the Philippines has the highest methamphetamine hydrochloride abuse rate in East Asia.  Either a narco state is a legitimate state or it isn't.  Extrajudicial killing is indeed scary and I don't think anyone really wants that so jailing thousands of people instead is the only other option  If Canada eventually becomes a narco state too will that be acceptable to everyone?