narcoterrorism

English

Etymology

From narco- +‎ terrorism; coined by President of Peru from 1963 to 1968 and from 1980 to 1985 Fernando Belaúnde Terry in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nation's anti-narcotics police.

Noun

narcoterrorism (uncountable)

  1. Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics.
    • 1993, James Rochlin, Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Latin America, page 223:
      Canada has continued to work within this agency to promote a multilateral solution to the problems of narcotrafficking and narcoterrorism.
    • 2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Noboa did not provide details on the partnership but said on X that it aims to help in the fight against narcoterrorism and illegal fishing in Ecuador.

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