The UK government will “come down hard” on drug-dealing gangs, put “problem drug users” into rehab, and potentially take away users’ passports and driving licences, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. It comes as policing minister Kit Malthouse gave a statement in Parliament on Monday outlining the government’s 10-year drugs strategy. According to the government, the illegal drug problem costs the taxpayer nearly £20 billion ($26.5 billion) every year, and some 300,000 heroin and cocaine addicts—which Johnson called “problem drug users”—in England drove about half of the crimes such as burglary, robbery, or car theft, and half of the homicides. Speaking to broadcasters in Merseyside on Monday morning, Johnson said the government is putting “a lot more investment” into tackling these problem users whose lives are “chaotic.” “They need to be taken off drugs, they need to be put into rehab, so you’ve got to invest in rehab,” he said. A £780 million ($1.03 …