narco-terrorism
noun
nar·co-ter·ror·ism
ˈnär-(ˌ)kō-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm 
: terrorism financed by profits from illegal drug trafficking
Narco-terrorism should become a major issue in bilateral discussions in the international community …—
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The selective application of trafficking claims The narco-terrorism label was selectively applied not only to left-wing guerrillas but to the two communist governments in Latin America.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Maduro faces charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Both the criminal and civil cases against Van Dyke were filed in Manhattan federal court — the same courthouse where Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons charges, and where Flores is charged with cocaine conspiracy and weapons counts.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Maduro was flown to New York to face narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges, effectively ending his nearly 13-year stint in power.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Nearly six years later, prosecutors filed a new indictment charging Maduro, Flores, Maduro's son, and three others with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The charges accuse Maduro, Flores and others of participating in a decades-long conspiracy involving drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, with cocaine shipments moving from Colombia through Venezuela and onward to the United States via Central America and the Caribbean.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Maduro faces an additional federal charge of narco-terrorism conspiracy.
—George Solis, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
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Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Maduro faces charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Both the criminal and civil cases against Van Dyke were filed in Manhattan federal court — the same courthouse where Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons charges, and where Flores is charged with cocaine conspiracy and weapons counts.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Maduro was flown to New York to face narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges, effectively ending his nearly 13-year stint in power.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Nearly six years later, prosecutors filed a new indictment charging Maduro, Flores, Maduro's son, and three others with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The charges accuse Maduro, Flores and others of participating in a decades-long conspiracy involving drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, with cocaine shipments moving from Colombia through Venezuela and onward to the United States via Central America and the Caribbean.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Maduro faces an additional federal charge of narco-terrorism conspiracy.
—George Solis, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
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