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Definition of Buy-and-bust operation
1. Noun. An undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers.
Generic synonyms: Undercover Operation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buy-and-bust Operation
Literary usage of Buy-and-bust operation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prosecutorial Response to Heavy Drug Caseloads: Comprehensive Problem by Kerry M. Healey (1994)
"First, narcotics officers go in and arrest dealers in a buy and bust operation;
officers then pose as dealers to arrest users. In advance of such operations ..."
2. Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Strategies: Reducing Supply And Demand (1993)
"A likely response to a persistent problem of small scale transactions is a "buy
and bust" operation by ..."
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