MILITARY ARSENALS PROVIDE CONVENIENT SOURCE OF WEAPONS FOR LATIN AMERICAN GANGS

On 4 October, an article in Insight Crime says that corruption within the ranks, a lack of supervision and tracking, and lacklustre legislation are all to blame for weapons and ammunition from Latin American armies finding their way into the hands of criminal groups, a UN report has found.  The report explores the relationships between military forces and criminal gangs around the world and how these led to a steady flow of weapons across international boundaries and into active conflict zones.

https://insightcrime.org/news/military-arsenals-provide-convenient-source-weapons-latin-american-gangs/

https://www.unodc.org/documents/firearms-protocol/2022/UNIDIR-UNODC_Adressing_the_linkages_between_illict_arms_organized_crime_and_armed_conflict.pdf

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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