GAO Releases Report on Caribbean Firearms Trafficking

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

                On October 15, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that found that the majority of recovered firearms in the Caribbean were traced to the U.S. and trafficked through various means. The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) traces the origin of firearms recovered in Caribbean countries at the request of Caribbean law enforcement agencies or ATF officials in the Caribbean.[1]