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Definition of Narco-state
1. Noun. An area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent. "This Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day"
Definition of Narco-state
1. Noun. A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Narco-state
Literary usage of Narco-state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afghanistan Reconstruction: Despite Some Progress, Deteriorating Security by David Gootnick (2005)
"... the verge of becoming a narco-state.62 The increase in opium production and
trafficking is threatening reconstruction and state-building in Afghanistan, ..."
2. Threat To U.s. Trade And Finance From Drug Trafficking And International edited by Charles E. Grassley (1999)
"Nigeria has become a virtual narco-state, the home of major drug rings. The American
sailors arrested in Naples in May for narco- trafficking were working ..."
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