Even before becoming president, he had been strict with drug addicts since his time as mayor.
こんにちは!
ご質問ありがとうございます。
ご質問について、いくつか言い方が考えられますが、例えば、
Even before becoming president, he had been strict with drug addicts since his time as mayor.
とすると、「彼は大統領になる以前の、市長だった時から薬物中毒者を厳しく[取り締まっていた。](https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/23211/)」となります。
役に立ちそうな単語とフレーズ
strict 厳しい、厳格な
参考になれば幸いです。
Before he became president when he was the mayor, he came down really hard on drag addicts.
この場合、次のような言い方ができますよ。
ーBefore he became president when he was the mayor, he came down really hard on drag addicts.
「彼は大統領になる前の市長だった時、麻薬中毒者を厳しく取り締まっていた」
to come down really hard on ... で「人を厳しく罰する」
ご参考まで!