Philadelphia Set to Clear Homeless Encampment, ‘Drug Market’

Philadelphia will clear a homeless encampment Wednesday in an area known as the center of the city’s opioid crisis, a fulfillment of a campaign promise by recently elected Mayor Cherelle Parker.

Parker’s initiative was specified in her 100-Day Action Plan as a means to address the violence connected with the rampant illicit drug use and homelessness in the area.

The clearing will include a closure in part of that section of the city for several hours, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday.

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