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Arms trafficking

Weapons trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations. The illegal trade of small arms, unlike other organized crime commodities, is more closely associated with exercising power…

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Arms trafficking

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Arms trafficking

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related to Iran · 19
Arms trafficking → Ali Naji Gal Farsat, Beirut, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, Iran's, Iranian-aligned, Iraq, IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Lebanon, Middle East, Port, Quds Force, Syria, These, Unit, Yemen
related to External links · 18
Arms trafficking → American Scientists, Archived, Arms Sales Monitoring Project, Arms Trafficking Data, Central American Arms Trafficking, CIA, Federation, Havocscope Black Markets, Illicit Trafficking, June, Market, October, Official, PDF, Report, Retrieved March, Retrieved May, Small Arms Survey
related to Film · 18
Arms trafficking → Afghanistan, America's, Amnesty International, David Packouz, Efraim Diveroli, Inside, International Arms Trade, Killing, Lord, Making, Nicolas Cage, Pentagon, The, Viktor Bout, War, War Dogs, War's DVD, Yuri Orlov
related to Europe · 15
Arms trafficking → Co-operation, Europe, France, Germany, Gun, Imports, In, Organization, OSCE, SALW, Security, Since, The, The SALW, United Kingdom
related to Global market value · 13
Arms trafficking → AK-47, AK-47's, AK-47s, Canada, Comparatively, Dark, In, In Iraq, Iraq, The AK-47, Though, United States, Weapons
related to Asia · 12
Arms trafficking → Action, Arms, ASEAN, ASEAN Plan, Asia, Combating Transnational Crime, In South Asia, In Southeast Asia, India, Southeast Asian Nations, The Association, The United Nations
related to Areas · 7
Arms trafficking → Although, In, India, Pakistan, South Asia, The, United Nations
related to Related theories · 4
Arms trafficking → According, In, Jana Arsovska, Panos Kostakos

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arms weapons war united trafficking small smuggling south states rifles guns israel ammunition smuggled civil groups american nations crime illegal

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Hamas smuggle weaponry via underground tunnelsinstance ofgroups0.80text
boatsinstance ofgroups0.80text
disguising arms shipments as civilian goodsinstance ofemploying covert methods0.80text
using front companies to obscure the true nature of their operationsinstance ofemploying covert methods0.80text
U Nu's Parliamentary Democracy Party.Meanwhileinstance ofand M16s began flowing into the hands of rebel groups0.80text
the authoritarian government under Ne Win imported G3 riflesinstance ofand M16s began flowing into the hands of rebel groups0.80text
MG3 machine guns from West Germany in 1962 after student protests were violently suppressedinstance ofand M16s began flowing into the hands of rebel groups0.80text
Thailand or India.According to the BBCinstance ofvarious factions still source their weapons from neighboring countries0.80text
explosive powders imported from China meant for mining operations is diverted to EAOs in Shan State for ammunition manufacturing.North KoreaNorth Koreainstance ofvarious factions still source their weapons from neighboring countries0.80text
via Room 39instance ofvarious factions still source their weapons from neighboring countries0.80text
engages in weapons smuggling to increase its foreign currency reservesinstance ofvarious factions still source their weapons from neighboring countries0.80text
explosive powders imported from China meant for mining operations is diverted to EAOs in Shan State for ammunition manufacturinginstance ofvarious factions still source their weapons from neighboring countries0.80text

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