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Definition of narco-state in English English dictionary
- A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs
With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.
- an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day
- narcostate
- A country that is heavily involved in the trafficking or production of illegal drugs