narcotic
Example Sentences
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The scale of illegal waste activity in England saw it once dubbed the "new narcotics" by former Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan.
From BBC
Berry said in the wake of Maduro’s capture, “numerous state and nonstate actors involved in the illegal narcotics trade remain unaffected.”
From Los Angeles Times
Myth One: This was a law-enforcement operation to bring to justice a notorious narcotics trafficker.
County prosecutors and detectives from the LAPD’s homicide and narcotics units.
From Los Angeles Times
Washington has not yet provided any evidence that the boats were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the United States.
From Barron's
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