noun
drug cartel
Refers to a criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking.
メキシコの麻薬カルテルは国際的な問題になっている。
Mexican drug cartels have become an international problem.
Compound of 麻薬 (mayaku, 'narcotic') and カルテル (karuteru, from German 'Kartell' or English 'cartel').