How to Say "narcotics" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “narcotics” is “drogas” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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a more formal or legal term
Examples
El gobierno tiene una nueva campaña contra el abuso de drogas.
The government has a new campaign against drug abuse.
La policía encontró drogas en el coche del sospechoso.
The police found drugs in the suspect's car.
Hablaron en la escuela sobre los peligros de las drogas.
They talked at school about the dangers of drugs.
Singular vs. Plural
While 'una droga' (one drug) is correct, you'll most often hear the plural 'drogas' when people talk about the general problem or concept of illegal drugs.
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