Narco-state
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Narco-state, also called narco-capitalism or narco-economy, is a political and economic term applied to countries where all legitimate institutions become penetrated by the power and wealth of the ill
Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, following his arrest by U.S. authorities
Seized opium from Afghanistan, 2005
1976 mugshot of Pablo Escobar
Cocaine seized by Colombian Police
Illegal drug trade
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The illegal drug trade is the global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of prohibited drugs; Drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking are commonly used to desc
Narco-state
…narco-economy, is a political and economic term applied to countries where all legitimate institutions become penetrated by the power and wealth of the illegal drug trade. The term was first used to describe Bolivia following the 1980 coup of Luis García Meza which was seen to be primarily financed with the help of…
The nephews of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas, after their arrest by the US Drug Enforcement Administration on 10 November 2015
US$207 million and additional amounts in other currencies were confiscated from Mexican Zhenli Ye Gon in 2007.
Hashish seized in Operation Albatross, a joint operation of Afghan officials, NATO, and the DEA
Maher al-Assad, younger brother of Bashar al-Assad and commander of the Syrian Republican Guards, oversaw the operations of Ba'athist Syria's drug trade.