anti-narcotics
adjective
an·ti-nar·cot·ics
ˌan-tē-när-ˈkä-tiks 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antinarcotics
: acting against or opposing illicit drugs and their use and distribution
an anti-narcotics operation
anti-narcotics officials
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Mexico steps up anti-narcotics efforts Isai N's arrest comes one month after Mexican authorities apprehended Audias Flores, a senior commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Last month, two CIA agents were killed in a car crash along with local Mexican investigators on their return from an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua.
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Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Last August, a drug trafficking group in Colombia used a drone to attack a police anti-narcotics helicopter near Medellin, killing 12.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Last month, two CIA agents were killed in a car crash along with local Mexican investigators on their return from an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Last August, a drug trafficking group in Colombia used a drone to attack a police anti-narcotics helicopter near Medellin, killing 12.
—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Anti-narcotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-narcotics. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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