narcotics
- plural of narcotic.
Example Sentences
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Mayor Carmella Mantello said the technology has helped reduce crime and solve homicides, robberies and narcotics cases, plus recover missing persons and stolen cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In his new job, he controlled criminal investigations, crime-scene investigations, internal affairs, the narcotics team and drug-analysis units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The scale of illegal waste activity in England saw it once dubbed the "new narcotics" by former Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Berry said in the wake of Maduro’s capture, “numerous state and nonstate actors involved in the illegal narcotics trade remain unaffected.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
I had been around long enough either to know or to spot instinctively most regular detectives and cops, though not the narcotics people.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
