drugs ‘n’ thugs
n.— «Rand Beers, a Foreign Service officer who handled intelligence, counterterrorism and peacekeeping issues on the National Security Council and was later assistant secretary of state for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, (the bureau also known as drugs ‘n’ thugs), is working the Homeland Security Department’s transition portfolio.» —“Under Obama, the Envoy Convoy May Screech to a Halt” by Al Kamen Washington Post Nov. 6, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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