traffickingtraf‧fick‧ing /ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 
Examples
drug trafficking2the activity of taking people to another country and forcing them to work: human trafficking
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- In Thailand the penalty for drug trafficking is death.
- The two girls were arrested for trafficking in hard drugs.
- Coalition slates won the key mayorships of the cities of Medellín and Cali, both centres of drug trafficking.
- Drug trafficking is international big business and your money is their profit.
- He also suggested seeking technical and military assistance from abroad to deal with such problems as drug trafficking.
- Linked to the Mafia he was also behind counterfeit currency scams and drug trafficking.
- The Assembly also agreed on closer co-operation on the environment, on regional security and in the fight against drug trafficking.
- The problems in fighting trafficking are legion.
- The provisions on drug trafficking streamline the confiscation procedure.
- This new power to presume guilt of unspecified offences was advertised as a unique response to the unique evil of drug trafficking.
Longman Language Activatorbuying and selling drugs► drug trafficking
Collocations the illegal activity of taking drugs from one country to another and selling them: · He's wanted in the US on charges of drug trafficking.· The government's efforts to limit drug trafficking have mostly failed.
► drug dealer/dealer someone who sells illegal drugs, especially to someone that they know: · He was accused of purchasing cocaine from an Indianapolis drug dealer.· Police arrested a dealer yesterday who was selling marijuana to 12-year-olds.
► pusher/drug pusher someone who sells illegal drugs, especially in order to encourage people to start taking drugs: · A pusher approached us, asking if we wanted to buy any crack.· Being a university city, Oxford is an obvious target for the pushers.
to sell illegal goods► peddle to sell illegal drugs to people: · The gang earned as much as $10 million a month peddling heroin and cocaine.peddle something to somebody: · Stricter punishments will be given to those convicted of peddling drugs to children.
► deal in to buy and sell illegal goods such as drugs or weapons: · The police suspect him of dealing in stolen goods.· Police believe Fry was dealing in narcotics.· The article accuses Davis of dealing in arms.
► push informal to sell illegal drugs, especially to people who are trying them for the first time, to make them want more: · Anyone caught pushing heroin or cocaine is given a long prison sentence.
► trafficking selling large quantities of illegal drugs or taking them into another country in order to sell them: · In Thailand the penalty for drug trafficking is death.· Customs officials claim to have uncovered a major drug-trafficking ring.trafficking in: · The two girls were arrested for trafficking in hard drugs.
► black market the system by which people illegally buy and sell goods or foreign money, especially for high prices, often because these things are difficult to obtain legally: · Authorities are worried about the growing black market in the city.on the black market: · You can get a much better rate for your dollar on the black market than in a bank.black market in: · The immigration service is concerned about a thriving black market in phoney ID cards and working permits.
WORD SETS► Drug Cultureacid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drug trafficking/smuggling
1the buying and selling of illegal goods, especially drugs: (=the crime of bringing drugs into a country)· The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► drug· This new power to presume guilt of unspecified offences was advertised as a unique response to the unique evil of drug trafficking.· The provisions on drug trafficking streamline the confiscation procedure.· The army, where profiteering and corruption was endemic, had profitable interests to protect, especially its involvement in drug trafficking.· Linked to the Mafia he was also behind counterfeit currency scams and drug trafficking.· He also suggested seeking technical and military assistance from abroad to deal with such problems as drug trafficking.· Co-operation on drug trafficking was also discussed.· Coalition slates won the key mayorships of the cities of Medellín and Cali, both centres of drug trafficking.
drug trafficking2the activity of taking people to another country and forcing them to work: human trafficking