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narcoterrorism
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Etymology
From narco- + terrorism; coined by President of Peru from 1963 to 1968 and from 1980 to 1985 Fernando Belaúnde Terry in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nation's anti-narcotics police.
Noun
narcoterrorism (uncountable)
- Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics.
- Synonym: narcoterror
- 1993, James Rochlin, Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Latin America, page 223:
- Canada has continued to work within this agency to promote a multilateral solution to the problems of narcotrafficking and narcoterrorism.
- 2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN:
- Noboa did not provide details on the partnership but said on X that it aims to help in the fight against narcoterrorism and illegal fishing in Ecuador.
Derived terms
Translations
terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking
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