MIAMI, Aug 17 ― US authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean in recent months, officials said yesterday, promising to boost efforts to...
MIAMI, Aug 17 ― US authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean in recent months, officials said yesterday, promising to boost efforts to combat the trade that is fuelling rampant gang violence in Haiti and rising crime in the region.
“Not only have we seen a marked uptick in the number of weapons, but a serious increase in the calibre and type of firearms being illegally trafficked,” said Anthony Salisbury, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations Miami. A display of seized arms that were destined for Haiti included hand guns and an array of semi-automatic weapons, one of which officials identified as a sniper rifle.
Guns are frequently acquired in the United States via straw buyers, some of whom identify themselves as the ultimate end users of the guns but later illegally export them.
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