South American crackdown on illegal gun trade reveals serious trafficking despite pandemic
Date of Publication
2021 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Transnational Organized Crime
Keywords
Transnational Organized Crime, Firearms trafficking, crime networks, smuggling routes, Operation Trigger VI, illicit firearms, weapons trafficking, gangs, tri-border area, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile
Description
“LYON, France - A police operation targeting firearms trafficking across South America has seen thousands of illicit firearms seized, thousands of arrests and investigative leads generated on crime networks and smuggling routes. Over three weeks (8 - 28 March), Operation Trigger VI saw the arrest of almost 4,000 suspects across all 13 South American countries, with some 200,000 illicit firearms, parts, components, ammunition and explosives recovered."
South American crackdown on illegal gun trade reveals serious trafficking despite pandemic
“LYON, France - A police operation targeting firearms trafficking across South America has seen thousands of illicit firearms seized, thousands of arrests and investigative leads generated on crime networks and smuggling routes. Over three weeks (8 - 28 March), Operation Trigger VI saw the arrest of almost 4,000 suspects across all 13 South American countries, with some 200,000 illicit firearms, parts, components, ammunition and explosives recovered."
