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DRUG LORD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drug lord
1, record 1, English, drug%20lord
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drug baron 2, record 1, English, drug%20baron
- kingpin 3, record 1, English, kingpin
- drug kingpin 3, record 1, English, drug%20kingpin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Furthermore, by equally conservative calculations, the cocaine trade returns between $1 billion and $1.5 billion a year to the Andean economies. These resources allow the drug lords to buy a lot of protection -- firepower, fast aircraft and boats, informants and intelligence networks, and compliant government officials. 4, record 1, English, - drug%20lord
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baron de la drogue
1, record 1, French, baron%20de%20la%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caïd de la drogue 2, record 1, French, ca%C3%AFd%20de%20la%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
- gros bonnet de la drogue 3, record 1, French, gros%20bonnet%20de%20la%20drogue
masculine noun, familiar
- parrain de la drogue 3, record 1, French, parrain%20de%20la%20drogue
masculine noun
- gros trafiquant 4, record 1, French, gros%20trafiquant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est clair qu'il faut un président fort pour s'opposer [...] aux barons de la drogue au Mexique ou en Colombie. 1, record 1, French, - baron%20de%20la%20drogue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- capo de la droga
1, record 1, Spanish, capo%20de%20la%20droga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- capo narco 2, record 1, Spanish, capo%20narco
correct, masculine noun
- capo narcotraficante 3, record 1, Spanish, capo%20narcotraficante
correct, masculine noun
- barón de la droga 4, record 1, Spanish, bar%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20droga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los hechos más importantes de la vida política en los últimos veinticinco años han estado marcados por el sino de la droga: [...] el asesinato del ministro Lara Bonilla, que evidenció la inserción de los barones de la droga en las altas corporaciones democráticas [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - capo%20de%20la%20droga
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