Definition of "narcoterrorism" [narcoterrorism]

• Terrorism carried out to prevent interference with or divert attention from illegal narcotics trafficking. (noun)

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• "And just as the reality isn’t new, so likewise propaganda falsely accusing enemies of inolvement in narcoterrorism is a hoary old agit-prop trick."
• "Murdering LEOs as a form of gang initiation--how common is this in countries where 'narcoterrorism' has taken hold?"
• "The day after the bombing, Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez insisted there was no evidence of "narcoterrorism" in Mexico or any ideological motive behind the attack."