drug cartel

Noun

Meaning

an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drug lord

Hypernyms

trust combine cartel corporate trust

Examples

If you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true. Milton Friedman

drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

drug baron drug bust drug cabinet drug cartel insurgency drug cartel terrorism drug cartel violence