druglord

British  

/ ˈdrʌɡˌlɔːd /

noun

1. a criminal who controls the distribution and sale of large quantities of illegal drugs

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Example Sentences

The highlight of these episodes is the focus on the working-class characters, like Yeimi’s parents, humble bakers who are being extorted by a druglord, or Juancho, a 17-year-old left to raise his siblings after his mother runs off with a lover.

From New York Times

Because while her husband, a journalist, was investigating a druglord, Lydia was flirting with that same narco.

From Los Angeles Times

In October, Sinaloa Cartel gunmen virtually took control of the city of Culiacan to free the son of Sinaloa cartel druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

From Washington Post

If the U.S. government dispatched Special Operations forces to capture a druglord, he said, “they’re going to do it on the basis of a foreign policy decision, not a legalistic pretext” like a terrorism designation, he said.

From Washington Post

Mexico’s botched effort to capture one of infamous druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons was the result of an arrest warrant from the U.S., according to a report.

From Fox News