drug trade

collocation in English

meaningsofdrugandtrade

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drug
noun[C]
uk
/drʌɡ/us
/drʌɡ/
any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as ...
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trade
adjective
uk
/treɪd/us
/treɪd/
publishingspecialized
used to refer to the publishing of books, etc. that are aimed at the ...
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(Definition ofdrugandtradefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To stem such an outflow, it would be important to police thedrugtrade.
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Evidence shows that most drug-related violence occurs between people connected to thedrugtrade.
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Second, given expanding markets, an extensive long-distancedrugtradeevolved.
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These changes impacteddrugtradeand drug markets in a number of ways.
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Many young people are affected by pervasive violence in their communities, much of it linked to thedrugtrade.
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However, thedrugtradehas been the subject of international concern and debate for almost a century.
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Has thedrugtradedefeated them?
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Thedrugtradeis not confined by national borders.
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I happen to know something of the retaildrugtrade.
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Such globalization increases poverty, malnutrition, starvation, sometimes abets thedrugtrade, in some places increases illiteracy and increases either joblessness or marginal employment.
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In my view thedrugtradeis one of the most evil features of modern life.
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Thedrugtradeon the islands has been mentioned in colour supplement articles.
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He instanced aspirin; and he hoped to extend thedrugtradevery greatly.
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We have seen initiatives on combating thedrugtrade, or international crime.
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There is an illegaldrugtrade, and drugs empires, because we have prohibition.
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For a long time only 10% of thedrugtradehas been caught by the police.
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One of the serious dangers of thedrugtradeis the vast amount of money involved.
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We have seen that they are willing to move strongly against thedrugtrade.
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There is also the threat that countries may diversify into the dangerousdrugtrade.
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The crime is associated with thedrugtrade—supplying drugs that are currently illegal.
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The same can be said of the menace of thedrugtrade.
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The other crimes that are a threat develop from thedrugtrade, such as money laundering.
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Presumably, the enormous cost of legalising thedrugtradewould be offset by tariffs and taxation.
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We still see the evils of warlordism, ethnic division and a flourishingdrugtrade.
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I believe that we must hit at thedrugtradeby hitting at the drug market.
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