"counternarcotics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: counter- + narcotics Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|narcotics}} counter- + narcotics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} counternarcotics (uncountable)
  1. (often noun adjunct) The enforcement of laws against the use or distribution of narcotics Tags: uncountable Synonyms: antidrug, antinarcotics, counter-narcotics
    Sense id: en-counternarcotics-en-noun-i~c3GvS6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

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          "text": "I was in counternarcotics for many years."
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