"Late last month, federal officers in Orlando, Florida, made a deep dive into two shipments of canned foodstuffs headed to the Eastern Caribbean nation of Dominica, but on closer inspection, they instead found a sizable cache of handguns, magazines, and ammunition. This bust reveals a larger pattern: organized crime groups with Caribbean connections are sending large shipments of illegal weapons to nearly every corner of the Caribbean Community, escalating regional security risks from Guyana and Suriname to Jamaica, The Bahamas, Haiti, and Belize."
"A suspect with connections to the French Caribbean was arrested and charged with smuggling the guns to the Caribbean, in what regional governments and law enforcement officials in the US say is a thriving business they are working to eradicate. Latest figures indicate that the US is the primary source for weapons smuggled to the region, with Florida, Georgia, New York, and Maryland being the main acquisition states."
Federal officers intercepted two shipments of canned food bound for Dominica that contained handguns, magazines, and ammunition. Organized crime groups with Caribbean links are sending large shipments of illegal weapons across the Caribbean Community, increasing security risks in states from Guyana and Suriname to Jamaica, the Bahamas, Haiti, and Belize. A suspect linked to the French Caribbean was arrested and charged with smuggling weapons. US states—particularly Florida, Georgia, New York, and Maryland—are reported as primary acquisition points. IMPACS estimates up to 73% of weapons seized in the Caribbean trace back to the US, prompting Caribbean governments to seek US law enforcement help and legal remedies.
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