Mexico drugs crackdown

cartel Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a group of similar independent companies who join together to control prices and limit competition:
an oil cartel
sự phối hop hành đong chung

dispatch, UK ALSO despatch Hide phonetics
verb [T]
1 to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose:
Two loads of woollen cloth were dispatched to the factory on December 12th.

2 LITERARY OR OLD-FASHIONED to kill someone:
In the film's last five minutes, our handsome hero manages to dispatch another five villains.
sự gửi đi

navy Hide phonetics
group noun [S]
the part of a country's armed forces which is trained to operate at sea:
My brother is an officer in the Navy.
Gabriel joined the navy in 1997.
a navy ship/vessel
hải wan

intercept Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to stop and catch something or someone before they are able to reach a particular place:
Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Latin America.
Batistuta intercepted Neville's pass and scored the third goal.
chặn đứng

shipment Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
a large amount of goods sent together to a place, or the act of sending them:
A shipment of urgent medical supplies is expected to arrive very soon.
sự gửi hàng

torture Hide phonetics
noun
1 [U] the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information, or as an act of cruelty to a person or animal:
Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation.
He revealed the secret under torture.

2 [C or U] INFORMAL a very unpleasant experience:
The rush-hour traffic was sheer torture as usual.
sự tra tấn