narco-state

Definitions of narco-state
  1. noun
    an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
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    type of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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