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Arms 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 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects was held in New York City from 9–20 July 2001 as decided in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/54 V. Preceded by three preparatory committee sessions, the two-week Conference resulted in the adoption of the 'Programme of Action to ...
Illicit trade is the production or distribution of a good or service that is considered illegal by a legislature. [1] It includes trade that is strictly illegal in different jurisdictions, as well as trade that is illegal in some jurisdictions but legal in others. [2] Illicit trade can occur either in black markets or in
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - The head of the United Nation's drugs and crime office on Thursday warned of a "vicious cycle" of arms trafficking to increasingly powerful Haitian gangs, fueling an ...
The arms industry, also known as the defense (or defence) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and other military technology to a variety of customers, including the armed forces of states and civilian individuals and organizations.
US prosecutors unsealed an indictment Monday charging the co-director of a think tank with illicit arms trafficking, ... economics and geopolitics. Luft is a fugitive, prosecutors say. He was ...
Examples of transnational crimes include: human trafficking, people smuggling, smuggling/trafficking of goods (such as arms trafficking and drug trafficking and illegal animal and plant products and other goods prohibited on environmental grounds (e.g. banned ozone depleting substances), sex slavery, terrorism offences, torture and apartheid.
Bout was one of the world's most wanted men prior to his 2008 arrest in Thailand on multiple charges related to arms trafficking. He was extradited to the U.S. and in 2012 was convicted and ...