drug deal

drug deal

The exchange of money for drugs. I think I just watched a drug deal take place on our corner!
See also: deal, drug
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • deal stock
  • great deal
  • a square deal
  • square deal
  • square deal, a
  • deal out
  • take the body
  • make a deal (with one)
  • make a deal with
  • strike a deal
References in periodicals archive
Undercover police were threatened with a blade after spotting a drug deal in Wolverhampton city centre.
Police threatened with blade after halting city drug deal
That culminated in a strike phase at the start of the month that saw a vehicle linked to the property stopped by police after they witnessed a drug deal. Two men were arrested and police seized nearly PS3,000 in cash, 1kg of cannabis resin and four mobile phones from inside the car.
Cannabis ring broken in city; PS130k op hit by police house raids
Trio in court on drug deal charge Three women have appeared in the dock accused of drug dealing in Motherwell.
Trio in court on drug [...]; In brief
Taoyuan Police arrested a man surnamed Pan on June 19, on the way to a drug deal with over NT$10 million (US$330,000) worth of ketamine on his person.
Taiwanese police arrest dealer in Taoyuan's largest ketamine bust
Pc Ian Thompson, neighbourhood beat officer for Werneth and Godley, said the discovery, on Wednesday last week, came just two days after a further PS2,000 worth of suspected cocaine and heroin was seized after being thrown from a car following a 'drug deal'.
Empty car used by drug dealers to stash PS11k haul
Aneigbok had arrived for a separate drug deal, however, the time period of his abduction is unknown.
Rangers recover 2 foreigners held by drug peddlers
PROSECUTOR James Bide-Thomas accused O'Connor of telling a "pack of lies" about a drug deal.
Defendant's drug deal claim a 'pack of lies'
Anti-narcotics operatives are hunting for a Chinese national who eluded arrest in a foiled drug deal involving P100-million worth of shabu Wednesday night.
Chinese drug dealer flees, leaves behind P100M worth of shabu
During an interview with Vanity Fair, the music mogul asserted that you need to know what you can spend and what you need to save when you are involved in a drug deal, the Mirror reported.
Jay-Z credits early drug dealing days for present business skills
Byline: A drug deal is thought to have been at the centre of a gun battle at a bar in Ohio.
Chaotic shootout in US bar
FORMER X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos was put on suicide watch by her manager after newspaper reports that she had been involved in a drug deal.
Suicide fear over Tulisa
Cops spot suspected drug deal in street where they witnessed the suspected transaction.
Cops spot suspected drug deal in street
"You were vetting the undercover officer to see if he was a good person to do a drug deal with.
Father and son found guilty of drug dealing
A SUSPECT from the original Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry has featured on Crimewatch in connection with an alleged multi-million pound drug deal connected to the North East.
Acourt a Wanted Face
Her original drug deal in a supermarket car park was spotted by an undercover police officer who was waiting for his colleague to leave the store toilets, Teesside Crown Court heard previously.
Heroin-dealing mum's prison sentence has increased after being caught smuggling drugs into jail