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DRUG TRAFFICKER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Offences and crimes
  • Criminology
DEF

A person who deals in illegal drugs.

CONT

Adapting to stepped-up pressure from law enforcement, a new breed of Colombian drug trafficker has abandoned the model of the huge narcotics cartel and is shunning the high-profile lifestyle. Out are bodyguards and armor-plated Toyota Landcruisers. In are taxis and conservative business suits.

Key term(s)
  • drug-trafficker
  • dope-dealer
  • narco-trafficker
  • dope-trader
  • dope trader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Criminologie
DEF

Personne qui trafique des drogues, des produits illicites ou dopants.

CONT

Parce que la réussite de certains narcotrafiquants est érigée en modèle, leurs comportements - recours systématique à la violence, consommation ostentatoire, mépris des lois, etc. - sont imités et cela contribue au délitement des normes sociales.

CONT

Les autorités mexicaines ont annoncé hier avoir arrêté à Mexico le narcotraficant Ricardo García Urquiza, alias le «Docteur», lors d'une opération policière menée voilà 10 jours.

OBS

narcotrafiquant; narcotraficant; trafiquant de drogue : Ces termes s'appliquent notamment aux barons des cartels.

Key term(s)
  • narco-trafiquant
  • narco
  • traficant de drogues
  • trafiquant de drogues

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Criminología
Key term(s)
  • traficante de drogas
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