narco-terrorism
noun
nar·co-ter·ror·ism
ˈnär-(ˌ)kō-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm 
: terrorism financed by profits from illegal drug trafficking
Narco-terrorism should become a major issue in bilateral discussions in the international community …—
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In 2020, he and 14 other Venezuelan government officials were charged by the U.S. government with corruption, drug trafficking, narco-terrorism and other criminal offences stemming from Maduro’s connections to Colombia’s leftist terrorist group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism in 2020 by U.S. prosecutors who accused him of backing a terrorist group in Colombia and facilitating cocaine shipments to the United States.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
His regime is a criminal enterprise that fuels narco-terrorism, suppresses independent media, and violates human rights with impunity.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Their families have also been impoverished by a regime whose leaders have been sanctioned by the U.S. and others for narco-terrorism, corruption, and drug smuggling.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
During the Trump administration, the U.S. indicted Maduro and other high-profile government officials in 2020 for crimes related to narco-terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
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Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism in 2020 by U.S. prosecutors who accused him of backing a terrorist group in Colombia and facilitating cocaine shipments to the United States.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
His regime is a criminal enterprise that fuels narco-terrorism, suppresses independent media, and violates human rights with impunity.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Their families have also been impoverished by a regime whose leaders have been sanctioned by the U.S. and others for narco-terrorism, corruption, and drug smuggling.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
During the Trump administration, the U.S. indicted Maduro and other high-profile government officials in 2020 for crimes related to narco-terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Narco-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narco-terrorism. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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