They're part of what I call "narco cultura," and it feeds into the way a lot of young people in Mexico idolize the drug dealers. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Several major figures in narco cartels have been captured and prosecuted. From Wordnik.com. [Drugs, Rebellion, And Mexico's Militarization] Reference
But what makes it really remarkable: Valencia's odd career trajectory has a long precedent in the Latin American narco-trade. From Wordnik.com. [Population Statistic] Reference
The drug subs, also known as narco-subs, are homemade and 25 to 65 feet long. From Wordnik.com. [the defeatists!] Reference
But, out of view, the plight of so-called narco orphans like Bryan is just as haunting. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
There is a whole genre of songs in Mexico called narco-corridos, songs that celebrate drug kingpins. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico Captures Reputed Drug Lord 'La Barbie'] Reference
After one reported gunbattle in Reynosa, the Gulf cartel hung a so-called narco-mensaje, or narco-message, from a bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
Developments in Ciudad Juarez and elsewhere in Mexico indicate the army is digging in for a long campaign in the so-called narco war. From Wordnik.com. [news.newamericamedia.org]
And they are at all levels, one could call "narco" the new "naco.". From Wordnik.com. [Safety in Michoacan] Reference
The army also allowed journalists to tour the armed forces "narco" museum, in which artifacts seized from drug traffickers are displayed. From Wordnik.com. [Edelmiro Cavazos, Mexican Mayor, Found Dead After Kidnapping] Reference
"A narco is a person who's guilty of a crime that you or I can't ascertain. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
"He was good, he didn't hang out with gangs, he didn't have 'narco' friends," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference
But today, they are also increasingly getting funding through illicit activities such as narco-trafficking and trafficking-in-persons. From Wordnik.com. [Political Mavens] Reference
Binay dares PDEA to name narco-politicians. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to BUT CONSOLIDATED CARGO THROUGHPUT DOWN--> ANI sees rapid agri growth in 3-5 yrs] Reference
The Sureños are independent of the big narco gangs. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's drug war: 'I shot him in the back and he fell ? in that moment I felt the best'] Reference
So do the same narco-terrorists that are corrupting them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2009] Reference
"If a narco comes up and says, 'You're hot,' you know you're f-- ked.". From Wordnik.com. [The Audacity Of Dope] Reference
We have not dealt with the narco-trafficking that's taking place there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2008] Reference
Burma is now fighting accusations that it has become a "" narco-state. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Burma's Men Of Gold] Reference
Neither officials nor narco-traffickers had yet responded, said Gallegos. From Wordnik.com. [Mexican newspaper asks drug cartels how to prevent its staff being murdered] Reference
"Do we know who the narco barons are?" he asked a NEWSWEEK reporter recently. From Wordnik.com. [The New 'Silk Road' Of Death] Reference
Authorities, too, worry that narco leaders could order hits on city residents. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodshed On the Border] Reference
Italian investigations into narco-trafficking, money laundering and terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Journalists Strike Over Wiretap Measure] Reference
It does stop the flow of traffic, which includes narco-traffickers, human smugglers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2007] Reference
Politicians and the press debated narco-terrorism and the Colombianization of Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico] Reference
"I don't know if a narco would have walked away so easily, or respected those rights.". From Wordnik.com. [The Audacity Of Dope] Reference
"" If we don't help now, we're going to have the first narco country in our hemisphere. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Is This Central America, 1980?] Reference
And a secretive "narco blog" has started posting numerous videos of henchmen and their victims. From Wordnik.com. [Narco-censorship - how drug traffickers silence the Mexican media] Reference
The narco-guerrilla who exists in Colombia derives his power from kidnappings, terrorism and narcotraffic. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Ten Years From Now] Reference
Complicating the war on the narco-guerrillas is Pastrana's two-year-old effort to secure a negotiated settlement with the rebels. From Wordnik.com. [Into The Breach] Reference
Ready is taking matters into his own hands, declaring war on "narco-terrorists" and keeping an eye out for illegal immigrants. From Wordnik.com. [Randall Amster: Climate of Fear: SB 1070 and Extremist Violence in Arizona] Reference
To the southwest, Colombia faces a similar menace from Ecuador, which also supports the narco-insurgents and grants them sanctuary. From Wordnik.com. [Backed Into a Corner] Reference
Education gives them a reason not to join the paramilitary organizations and narco-traffickers that have terrorized Colombia for so long. From Wordnik.com. [Education, the Song of Hope] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.