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Thesaurus: narcokleptocracies
A narcokleptocracy is a society ruled by "thieves" involved in the trade of narcotics. The term was used specifically to describe the regime of Manuel Noriega in Panama. The term narcostate has the same meaning. > The CI…
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- A narcokleptocracy is a society ruled by "thieves" involved in the trade of narcotics. The term was used specifically to describe the regime of Manuel Noriega in Panama. The term narcostate has the same meaning. > The CIA runs [narcokleptocracy] foreign states like Afghanistan (opium) and Colombia (cocaine).