NOUN | location | narco-state | an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent |
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Meaning | An area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent. | |
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Example | "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day" | |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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