drug baron
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Even for a prosecutor’s office that has won trafficking convictions of such figures as Mexican drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and former Mexican Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna, Úsuga was a major target.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023
Attorney General William Barr said officials have uncovered "serious irregularities" at the jail, which has housed other high-profile detainees such as Mexican drug baron El Chapo and fraudster Bernie Madoff.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2019
Mexican authorities have said Penn’s meeting with Guzmán, arranged by the actor Kate del Castillo, helped lead them to the drug baron.
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2016
The midnight out-of-competition opener will be a romantic action movie, “Machete,” Robert Rodriguez’s tale of “a legendary ex-federale with a deadly attitude” and his personal battle against a Mexican drug baron.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2010
Many cite the influence of the movie "Scarface," in which Al Pacino's drug baron Tony Montana keeps tigers, and of Michael Jackson who posed with a 6-week-old cub on the cover of his "Thriller" album.
From Newsweek • Jul. 28, 2010
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