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

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

Lawyers for the actor Sean Penn have reportedly warned Netflix that a documentary about the Mexican druglord known as El Chapo places their client in danger.

From The Guardian

By 1983, the film Scarface had even fictionalized a Marielito as a druglord and violent criminal.

From Time