noun
narco-state
A country whose economy, government, or society is heavily involved in or dependent on the illegal drug trade.
その国は麻薬国家と呼ばれるほど、麻薬取引が経済に深く浸透している。
The country is so deeply permeated by drug trafficking that it is called a narco-state.
Compound of 麻薬 (mayaku, 'narcotic drug') and 国家 (kokka, 'state, nation').