drug baron


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drug baron

n
(Recreational Drugs) the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
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Noun1.drug baron - a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs
boss - a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
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It is paradoxical for a drug baron to enjoy full-time security provided by government policemen who do it in triplet-shifts.
Obviously, in beaming searchlight, areas that require thorough audit include the airlines because without the connivance of an airline staff, it will become almost impossible for any drug baron to know the weight of a passenger's baggage which can only be achieved through having access to the airlines computer assistance passenger pre-screening system.
Trump reportedly called Senator Antonio Trillanes IV a 'little Narco' with narco being the colloquial for a 'drug baron' or 'drug lord'.'
It would be recalled that a complaint for libel was filed against Nieto by Senator Antonio Trillanes after the blogger called the senator a 'narco,' 'drug baron' and a 'drug lord' in his October 31, 2017 blog post titled 'Trump calls Trillanes a drug lord.'
Mexican authorities are offering a reward equivalent to Dh12 million for information leading to the recapture of drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who escaped from a high-security jail near Mexico City on Saturday night.
Among them is Diego Rivas, who was shot dead in 2011 after composing a song in praise of Joaquin Shorty Guzman, Mexico's most wanted drug baron.
Always ambitious, this tale of a minor criminal up against a ferocious drug baron and the full might of the NYPD becomes just a little too convoluted.
Mexico, May 18 (ANI): Mexico drug baron Joaquin Guzman Loera has been named as the world's most wanted man following Osama bin Laden's death.
Summary: Authorities in Mexico report the death of a drug baron as the bodies of men found in a mass grave last week are buried.
Summary: The judicial police arrested on Tuesday one of the most notorious drug baron in Lebanon.
Summary: Lebanese soldiers on Friday killed a drug baron after he refused to stop at an army checkpoint in the eastern Bekaa Valley, the military said in a statement.