Arms Trafficking

Prisoners at the door of an overloaded jail cell in Brazil.

News

Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse

by Chris Dalby 1 Aug 202313 Oct 2023

How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela’s Criminal Arsenal

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 7 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

Paraguayan authorities posing for a picture with men arrested for arms trafficking in an international Interpol-led operation.

News Arms Trafficking

Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns

by Henry Shuldiner and Anastasia Austin 24 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

President Guillermo Lasso making the announcement that guns would again be legal for civilians in Ecuador

Ecuador Eases Access to Guns Amid Spike in Violence

by Sean Doherty 7 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

A seizure of US guns bound for the Caribbean

Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown as Murder Rates Soar

by Gavin Voss 24 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Episcopal Church Embroiled in Arms Trafficking Accusations in Haiti

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 20 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

A military arsenal in Paraguay

News Arms Trafficking

Military Arsenals Provide Convenient Source of Weapons for Latin American Gangs

by Raquel Ballestin and Chris Dalby 4 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's Acting Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob talks about homicide rates

Trinidad and Tobago Struggling to Put Brakes on Rising Homicide Rate

by Peter Appleby 21 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Police forces stop buses

News Human Smuggling

Corumbá: The Beating Heart of Bolivia-Brazil Smuggling

by Peter Appleby 9 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Guns seized in Mexico after being smuggled in from the US

News

Can New US Regulations Stem Firearms Flowing to Latin America?

by Anastasia Austin 24 Aug 202213 Oct 2023

Trafficked weapons that were seized by Uruguayan authorities

Uruguay Becoming Arms Trafficking Hub Between Argentina and Brazil

by Gabrielle Gorder 12 Aug 202213 Oct 2023

Scandal at Haiti Customs After Over 100,000 Rounds of Smuggled Ammunition Seized

by Alessandro Ford 8 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

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