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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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
That power dynamic was reinforced Thursday when federal prosecutors in San Diego announced narco-terrorism charges and a $5 million bounty for René Arzate Garcia, who is accused of being a violent Sinaloa lieutenant loyal to the Mayitos.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After his capture, Maduro was brought to New York to face federal charges of narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Both are being held in New York City on federal narco-terrorism charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in New York this month, with their next hearing scheduled for mid-March.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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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
That power dynamic was reinforced Thursday when federal prosecutors in San Diego announced narco-terrorism charges and a $5 million bounty for René Arzate Garcia, who is accused of being a violent Sinaloa lieutenant loyal to the Mayitos.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After his capture, Maduro was brought to New York to face federal charges of narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Both are being held in New York City on federal narco-terrorism charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in New York this month, with their next hearing scheduled for mid-March.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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