drug baron

(Recreational Drugs) the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs

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drug baron - a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs

drug lord

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.

Petty offenders fill prisons while the corrupt roam free

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.

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Trump reportedly called Senator Antonio Trillanes IV a 'little Narco' with narco being the colloquial for a 'drug baron' or 'drug lord'.'

Prosecutor charges blogger for libel

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.'

Pasay Prosecutor's Office indicts blogger Nieto for libel

James McDonald, a gangland killer, has warned jailed drug baron Mark Richardson he's a target behind bars.

Gangland killer warns drug baron over 'trying to woo his ex lover' in explosive jail row; Gangland killer James McDonald has warned jailed drug baron Mark Richardson he's a target behind bars

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.

Mexican government has failed its citizens

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.

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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.

Mexico drug baron named 'world's most wanted' after Osama's death

Summary: The judicial police arrested on Tuesday one of the most notorious drug baron in Lebanon.

Police arrest most notorious drug baron in country

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.

Lebanon soldiers kill drug tycoon