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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—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Mohammed had been sentenced to life in prison for narco-terrorism.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
That document includes charges of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists; narco-terrorism conspiracy; racketeering conspiracy; and alien smuggling conspiracy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Taliban prisoner first convicted of narco-terrorism Mohammed, 55, was a prisoner in California after his 2008 conviction.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he and 14 other Venezuelan government officials were charged by the U.S. government with corruption, drug trafficking, narco-terrorism and other criminal offences stemming from Maduro’s connections to Colombia’s leftist terrorist group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism in 2020 by U.S. prosecutors who accused him of backing a terrorist group in Colombia and facilitating cocaine shipments to the United States.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
His regime is a criminal enterprise that fuels narco-terrorism, suppresses independent media, and violates human rights with impunity.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Trump claims Tren de Aragua is a foreign terrorist organization engaged in warfare against the U.S. in the form of narco-terrorism – the use of drug trade to influence government operations.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Mohammed had been sentenced to life in prison for narco-terrorism.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
That document includes charges of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists; narco-terrorism conspiracy; racketeering conspiracy; and alien smuggling conspiracy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Taliban prisoner first convicted of narco-terrorism Mohammed, 55, was a prisoner in California after his 2008 conviction.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he and 14 other Venezuelan government officials were charged by the U.S. government with corruption, drug trafficking, narco-terrorism and other criminal offences stemming from Maduro’s connections to Colombia’s leftist terrorist group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism in 2020 by U.S. prosecutors who accused him of backing a terrorist group in Colombia and facilitating cocaine shipments to the United States.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
His regime is a criminal enterprise that fuels narco-terrorism, suppresses independent media, and violates human rights with impunity.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Narco-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narco-terrorism. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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