Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns
InSight Crime spoke to journalist Ioan Grillo to better understand gun trafficking into Latin America from the United States.
President Guillermo Lasso has authorized Ecuador's citizens to possess weapons. But will it reduce insecurity in the country?…
As American-made guns continue to flood the Caribbean, heads of state are demanding that the US do more to stem the flow of weapons.
An arms trafficking investigation involving the Episcopal Church has caused a scandal in Haiti.
Corruption, no supervision, and poor legislation have led to Latin American military weapons ending up in criminal hands.
Trinidad and Tobago's homicide rate has past 400 for the year and authorities appear unable to stop it.
Brazil's border town of Corumbá is a well-known smuggling route from Bolivia. This is unlikely to change soon.
A new rule in the United States seeks to stem the flow of ghost guns, bought in parts online and assembled at home, to Latin America.
Uruguayan authorities have dismantled a smuggling ring moving weapons into the country from Argentina.
Haiti’s Customs Agency has seized an extremely large quantity of illegally imported ammunition.
In its latest bid to curb the flow of illegal firearms and ensuing violence, Jamaica has turned to the United Nations for help.
The loosening of firearm restrictions in Brazil is creating new channels for criminal groups to obtain weapons via legal means – a worrying trend in country long plagued by gun…
Seizures of military-style assault weapons in the Dominican Republic are raising concerns that criminal groups are accessing powerful firearms smuggled from the United States and elsewhere.