narcotrafficking

[ nahr-koh-traf-i-king ]

noun

1. the buying and selling of illegal drugs.

Example Sentences

The quality of the Mexican vote matters to the United States because the challenges our ally and biggest trading partner faces — northward migration, economic development and narcotrafficking — are our challenges too.

From Los Angeles Times

But time and again, he leveraged his extensive contacts in the narcotrafficking underworld to stay alive, avoid the inside of a jail cell and keep making money.

From Seattle Times

The two gangs are the latest to lay siege to Buenaventura, Colombia’s busiest port and the crown jewel of narcotrafficking routes, the jump point from which drugs pour out to the rest of the world.

From Seattle Times

The two gangs are the latest to lay siege to Buenaventura – it’s the crown jewel of narcotrafficking routes, the jump point from which drugs pour out to the rest of the world.

From Seattle Times

When the group disarmed, it cracked open the narcotrafficking business and led to new groups and routes, Ms. González said.

From New York Times