Arms Trafficking

Brief

Contraband Turns to Bloodshed Between Ecuador and Peru

by Alessandro Ford 17 Nov 202024 Apr 2023

El Salvador Seizing Thousands of Guns but Flow of Weapons Continues

by Victoria Dittmar and Chris Dalby 29 Oct 202024 Apr 2023

US Hemorrhaging Weapons to Mexico, One at a Time

by Zachary Goodwin 8 Sep 202024 Apr 2023

Jamaica and Haiti Swap Drugs and Guns

by Seth Robbins 23 Jun 202024 Apr 2023

Overview of Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia

by Maria Alejandra Navarrete and Laura Alonso 18 Feb 202029 Sep 2023

Brief

Lift on Panama Firearms Import Ban May Backfire Amid Homicide Spike

by Parker Asmann 31 Jan 202029 Sep 2023

Lack of US Gun Control Provokes Record Bloodshed in Mexico

by Parker Asmann 31 Aug 201924 Apr 2023

Argentina’s Evolving Role in the Global Arms Trade

by Josefina Salomon and Carolina Sampó 14 Aug 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Homemade Gun Factories Sell Cheap Weapons to Brazil Criminals

by Yuri Neves and Chris Dalby 12 Jun 201924 Apr 2023

Gun Rentals Make Life Easier for Mexico City Criminals

by Chris Dalby 11 Jun 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Brazil’s New Gun Laws Risk Raising Body Count

by Yuri Neves 13 May 201924 Apr 2023

Argentina has dismantled a large arms trafficking organization

Brief

Argentina Traffickers Buying US Arms for Sale to Brazil Gangs

by Josefina Salomon 11 Apr 201924 Apr 2023

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