Definition

1. Noun:
   • The illegal trade or business of transporting, distributing, or selling controlled substances: "Drug trafficking" refers to the commercial exchange of illegal drugs, including their production, transportation, and sale across borders or within a country. It is a serious criminal activity.

Usage

• "Drug trafficking" is used as a compound noun. It typically functions as the subject or object of a sentence and is often discussed in legal, news, and law enforcement contexts.
• It is an uncountable noun.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The international community is working together to combat drug trafficking.
  • He was arrested and charged with drug trafficking.
  • The profits from drug trafficking fund other criminal enterprises.

Advanced Usage

• "to be involved in drug trafficking": to participate in the illegal drug trade.
  • The cartel leaders were deeply involved in drug trafficking.
• "drug trafficking ring/network": an organized group engaged in the illegal drug trade.
  • Authorities dismantled a major drug trafficking ring operating across three countries.

Variants and Related Words

• Drug trafficker (n): a person who engages in the illegal trade of drugs.
  • The drug trafficker was sentenced to life in prison.
• Trafficking (n): the act of trading in something illegal. Often used in other compound terms like "human trafficking" or "arms trafficking."
  • Human trafficking is a grave violation of human rights.

Synonyms

• Narcotics trade: the business of dealing in illegal drugs.
• Drug trade: the commercial activity of buying and selling illegal drugs.
• Drug smuggling: the secret movement of illegal drugs, especially across borders.

Related Phrases

• "to traffic in drugs": (verb phrase) to engage in the business of selling illegal drugs.
  • The gang was known to traffic in drugs and weapons.
• "drug trafficking offense": a crime related to the illegal drug trade.
  • Conviction for a drug trafficking offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence.

Noun

1. traffic in illegal drugs