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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
- Offences and crimes
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drug trafficking
1, record 1, English, drug%20trafficking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- narcotics trafficking 2, record 1, English, narcotics%20trafficking
correct
- drug dealing 3, record 1, English, drug%20dealing
correct
- narco-trafficking 4, record 1, English, narco%2Dtrafficking
correct
- narcotrafficking 5, record 1, English, narcotrafficking
correct
- dealing 6, record 1, English, dealing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Drugs are related to crime in multiple ways. Most directly, it is a crime to use, possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and amphetamines). Drugs are also related to crime through the effects they have on the user's behavior and by generating violence and other illegal activity in connection with drug trafficking. 7, record 1, English, - drug%20trafficking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
deal: sell (illegal drugs). 6, record 1, English, - drug%20trafficking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
- Infractions et crimes
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trafic de stupéfiants
1, record 1, French, trafic%20de%20stup%C3%A9fiants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trafic de narcotiques 2, record 1, French, trafic%20de%20narcotiques
correct, masculine noun
- narcotrafic 3, record 1, French, narcotrafic
correct, masculine noun
- trafic de la drogue 4, record 1, French, trafic%20de%20la%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le problème du trafic de stupéfiants ne peut être résolu uniquement à l'échelle nationale, mais exige une coopération internationale. À cet égard, les pays fournisseurs et les pays consommateurs doivent collaborer davantage, de même que les pays qui servent au transit entre pays fournisseurs et pays consommateurs. 5, record 1, French, - trafic%20de%20stup%C3%A9fiants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les effets secondaires du narcotrafic - par exemple la violence qui va de pair avec la production, le trafic et la distribution de drogues illicites - peuvent causer la mort d'innocents. Qui plus est, les drogues illicites sont lourdes de conséquences, sur le plan social et au chapitre de la santé, pour les familles et les jeunes. 6, record 1, French, - trafic%20de%20stup%C3%A9fiants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- narcotráfico
1, record 1, Spanish, narcotr%C3%A1fico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tráfico de drogas 2, record 1, Spanish, tr%C3%A1fico%20de%20drogas
correct, masculine noun
- tráfico de estupefacientes 3, record 1, Spanish, tr%C3%A1fico%20de%20estupefacientes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] algunas organizaciones guerrilleras en Colombia comenzaron su relación con el narcotráfico al cobrar impuestos sobre la pasta de coca y la cocaína procesada que se producía en las extensas zonas del sur del país controladas por ellas y al derivar otros ingresos de la protección militar a cultivos y laboratorios. 4, record 1, Spanish, - narcotr%C3%A1fico
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