narco-state

Noun

Meaning

an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

narcostate

Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Examples

this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day Source: Internet

To threaten them with violence and murder simply because they refuse to be used in the ongoing House hearing is the height of Mafia tactics and gangster-style operations that make this government worse than a Narco-State. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

narco-crime terrorism narco-guerrilla warfare narco-insurgency narco-terrorist narcoanalysis narcoanalyst