drug baron
Britishnoun
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That meant using effects and make-up such as a fake beard, she explained, so she could play the drug baron in the first section of the musical.
From BBC
“When the state was not shouldering its responsibility towards this region, the drug baron was taking care of us by buying the crop every year.”
From Seattle Times
Once listed by the United States as one of the world’s most wanted narcotics dealers, Mr. Noorzai was a prominent drug baron in Kandahar Province for decades.
From New York Times
Colombia has extradited the drug baron leader of the country's biggest crime gang to the US, Colombia's president has announced.
From BBC
Some say this has made the country a fertile ground for drug barons.
From BBC
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