variants
or less commonly antinarcotics
: acting against or opposing illicit drugs and their use and distribution
an anti-narcotics operation
anti-narcotics officials
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In the meantime, the administration’s anti-narcotics campaign carries on: The U.S. military struck two more boats suspected of carrying drugs last week, bringing to 104 the death toll of the campaign, which began in September.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2025
The move, while largely symbolic, lays legal groundwork for targeted strikes beyond traditional anti-narcotics operations.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Experts have also questioned the motivations behind the deployment, claiming American firepower far exceeds what is needed for the US’ stated anti-narcotics operations.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Dec. 2025
But the idea of Maduro as the head of a criminal enterprise terrorizing the United States has allowed Rubio to repackage military action against Venezuela as an anti-narcotics campaign.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And those involved in the country's anti-narcotics fight have warned that recent funding cuts by the White House threaten to reverse the decline in overdose deaths and jeopardize other gains in the battle against synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues.
—Mariam Sunny, Freep.com, 15 May 2025
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2025
The move, while largely symbolic, lays legal groundwork for targeted strikes beyond traditional anti-narcotics operations.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Experts have also questioned the motivations behind the deployment, claiming American firepower far exceeds what is needed for the US’ stated anti-narcotics operations.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Dec. 2025
But the idea of Maduro as the head of a criminal enterprise terrorizing the United States has allowed Rubio to repackage military action against Venezuela as an anti-narcotics campaign.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And those involved in the country's anti-narcotics fight have warned that recent funding cuts by the White House threaten to reverse the decline in overdose deaths and jeopardize other gains in the battle against synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues.
—Mariam Sunny, Freep.com, 15 May 2025
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“Anti-narcotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-narcotics. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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