Begging is hardly an explanation.
additional enforcement of laws that predated Prohibition
Give the so-called dates.
Windbaggery is hardly a refutation.
Give the so-called dates.
The passage I quoted says arrests increased by certain percentages after Prohibition passed, which means there were arrests prior to Prohibition, which means the laws predated Prohibition. QED.
I still wonder what you hopt to accomplish with your silly games.