Interpol arrests over 14,000 people, seizes 8,000 weapons in an anti-firearms operation across Central and South America
The body said its actions had helped uncover other crimes including"corruption, fraud, human trafficking, environmental crime and terrorist activities".
As well as weapons, the raids swept up over 200 tonnes of cocaine and other drugs worth $5.7 billion, as well as 370 tonnes of drug precursors , the France-based police cooperation body said in a statement on Tuesday.The operation was conducted from March 12th until April 2nd. Beyond the people arrested and guns seized, police and other authorities also laid their hands on 305,000 rounds of ammunition.
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