anti-narcotics
adjective
an·ti-nar·cot·ics
ˌan-tē-när-ˈkä-tiks 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antinarcotics
: acting against or opposing illicit drugs and their use and distribution
an anti-narcotics operation
anti-narcotics officials
Examples of anti-narcotics in a Sentence
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Relations rapidly deteriorated in recent weeks after the U.S. indicted several Mexican officials on drug trafficking charges, and two CIA officers died after an anti-narcotics operation in northern Mexico — American involvement that Sheinbaum said her government had not authorized.
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Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Mexico steps up anti-narcotics efforts Isai N's arrest comes one month after Mexican authorities apprehended Audias Flores, a senior commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region's two dominant powers -- Brazil and Mexico -- as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
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Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region’s two dominant powers — Brazil and Mexico — as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
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Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region's two dominant powers — Brazil and Mexico — as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
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CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region’s two dominant powers – Brazil and Mexico – as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
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Aamer Madhani,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2026
Last August, a drug trafficking group in Colombia used a drone to attack a police anti-narcotics helicopter near Medellin, killing 12.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Mexico steps up anti-narcotics efforts Isai N's arrest comes one month after Mexican authorities apprehended Audias Flores, a senior commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region's two dominant powers -- Brazil and Mexico -- as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
—
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region’s two dominant powers — Brazil and Mexico — as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region's two dominant powers — Brazil and Mexico — as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
—
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Notably missing at the summit were the region’s two dominant powers – Brazil and Mexico – as well as Colombia, long the linchpin of U.S. anti-narcotics strategy in the region.
—
Aamer Madhani,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2026
Last August, a drug trafficking group in Colombia used a drone to attack a police anti-narcotics helicopter near Medellin, killing 12.
—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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