narcotrafficker
Illicit substance trafficker
A narcotrafficker is a person who traffics in illegal drugs, especially on a large scale.
The term appears most often in coverage of Latin American drug cartels and international smuggling operations: The narcotrafficker controlled routes through three countries.
Spanish *narcotraficante* influences the English form, which sounds more dramatic than plain *drug trafficker*.
Price-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- networkInterconnected system
- ringClosed curve shape
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
clan · federation · alliance · consortium · confederation · coalition · cell · operation
Criminal organization's leader
- bossWorkplace superior
- capoString-shortening clamp device
- godfatherMale baptismal guardian
- donPut on attire
overlord · baron · jefe · patron · sicario · lieutenant · underboss · enforcer
Addictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- methamphetamineAddictive synthetic stimulant drug
- marijuanaPsychoactive hemp plant
drugs · kilo · brick · shipment · product · merchandise · precursor · purity
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- courierDelivery person or service
- coyoteWild North American canid
- stashHidden reserve
- routePath from A to B
corridor · crossing · tunnel · submarine · go-fast · concealment · compartment · load
Cleaning fabric items
- frontForward-facing side
- cashReady spending funds
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
payoff · extortion · asset · seizure · forfeiture · proceeds · account
One fleeing authorities
- extraditedTransferred to another jurisdiction
- indictedFormally charged legally
- capturedTaken by force
- wantedLonged for
convict · felon · incarcerated · detained · arrested · manhunt · prosecution · testimony
Murder of a prominent figure
- executionCompleting a planned task
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
dismemberment · retaliation · massacre · beheading · shootout · bodyguard · armored · ballistic
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
mob · clan · federation · alliance · consortium · confederation · coalition · cell · operation · hierarchy
kingpin
Criminal organization's leader
don · overlord · baron · jefe · patron · sicario · lieutenant · underboss · enforcer · hitman
cocaine
Addictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- methamphetamineAddictive synthetic stimulant drug
marijuana · drugs · kilo · brick · shipment · product · merchandise · precursor · purity · wholesale
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
route · corridor · crossing · tunnel · submarine · go-fast · concealment · compartment · load · shipment
laundering
Cleaning fabric items
corruption · payoff · extortion · asset · seizure · forfeiture · proceeds · account
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
- extraditedTransferred to another jurisdiction
- indictedFormally charged legally
- capturedTaken by force
wanted · convict · felon · incarcerated · detained · arrested · manhunt · prosecution · testimony · informant
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
- executionCompleting a planned task
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
torture · dismemberment · retaliation · massacre · beheading · shootout · bodyguard · armored · ballistic
narcotraffickerDEA agent
Federal drug enforcement officer
narcotics officer · border patrol agent · federal agent · customs officer · prosecutor
narcotraffickerhumanitarian
Helper of suffering people
social worker · philanthropist · addiction counselor · public servant · aid worker
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