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NARCOMAFIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- narco-mafia
1, record 1, English, narco%2Dmafia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- narcomafia 2, record 1, English, narcomafia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An organized crime syndicate that controls drug trafficking in its territory. 3, record 1, English, - narco%2Dmafia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... that "family" could easily be the Family as in the narco-mafia who, based in Pakistan, Iran and former Soviet Central Asian Republics, help move thousands of pounds of opium ... 4, record 1, English, - narco%2Dmafia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- narcomafia
1, record 1, French, narcomafia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- narco-mafia 2, record 1, French, narco%2Dmafia
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Syndicat du crime organisé qui contrôle le trafic de drogue sur son territoire. 3, record 1, French, - narcomafia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les agents américains de l'Agence fédérale contre le trafic de drogue (D.E.A.) [...] savent qu'une équipe de mercenaires anglais se préparent à tenter un coup d'État au Surinam [...] pour le compte de ce qu'on appelle maintenant la «narco-mafia» colombienne. 4, record 1, French, - narcomafia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le trait d'union n'est justifié qu'entre deux voyelles et encore là, on le retrouve de moins en moins (autoorganisation, microordinateur, microinformatique). 5, record 1, French, - narcomafia
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- narcomafia
1, record 1, Spanish, narcomafia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los funcionarios reconocieron desde el principio que cualquier esfuerzo para parar el tráfico de drogas en Colombia tendría que abordar las causas del poder de la narcomafia: un gobierno débil, un ejército que comete abusos contra los derechos humanos, una guerrilla de izquierda que se ha unido con la narcomafia para financiar su rebelión, y unas milicias de derecha que combaten a la guerrilla y que también reciben dinero del narcotráfico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - narcomafia
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