"drug cartel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drug cartels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drug cartel (plural drug cartels)
  1. (criminology) A criminal organization consisting of independent druglords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade. Categories (topical): Criminology
    Sense id: en-drug_cartel-en-noun-bOiwA-4G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences

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