• Belgian arms trader jailed in Alabama In a six-count federal indictment, Jacques Monsieur is accused of trying to help Iran get fighter jets. How Mobile, Ala., fits in isn't totally clear.Reporting from Washington - The alleged arms deal...
• FBI agent's alleged gun sales to shootout (Mexican drug cartel shootout) A high-powered rifle allegedly sold illegally by an El Paso FBI agent was used in a deadly Mexican drug cartel shootout last year, court records show. According to a 2008 search warrant, agents from...
• Ukrainian plane with weapons detained in Nigeria Comment: Weapons for the Niger Delta Militants? :)Related: Bush Backs Kyiv's NATO Bid Ahead Of Summit ;Putin Threatens Ukraine On NATOExcerpt:Ukraine has been mentioned in connection with weapons...
• Chilean ex-generals sentenced for arms smuggling Two retired Chilean generals have been sentenced to prison for shipping arms to Croatia at the time of its battle for independence from Yugoslavia. Read more
• Russian Customs Expose Massive Arms Smuggling Ring Russia's customs service said Thursday it uncovered a ring of active and retired military officers suspected of involvement in stealing millions of dollars worth of missile components and smuggling...
• Dhaka to prosecute 2 former spy chiefs smuggling arms for Indian rebels Two former Bangladesh Army generals, who headed the National Security Intelligence (NSI), will be prosecuted for facilitating the landing of Chinese arms meant for insurgents in India’s...
• Private-sector Arms Sales to Mexico Sparsely Monitored by State Department The Department of State has weighed in officially on whether the sale of military weapons to Mexico through U.S. private-sector arms exporters might be a source of the high-caliber firearms now being...
• Russia says stolen weapons heading to China found Russian news agencies are quoting a senior prosecutor as saying that his office has exposed an attempt by military officers to smuggle $18 million worth of stolen Russian weapons to...
• Mexico urges 'firm' US moves on arms trafficking Mexican President Felipe Calderon asked Washington for "firm" measures against weapons trafficking from the United States to Mexico that benefits drug cartels.Read more
• Russia Supplying Legal And ‘‘Illegal’’ Arms to Africa Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, plans to grow the volume of Russian armament and military equipment to Africa over the next four to five years. This comes on top of allegations that...
• British dealers supply arms to Iran Investigators have identified a number of British arms dealers trading with Tehran, triggering alarm among government officials who fear Iran's nuclear programme may be receiving significant support...
• Thais detain alleged `Merchant of Death' A Russian dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly supplying weapons to Africa's bloody conflicts over power and diamonds was arrested Thursday in Thailand on suspicion of conspiring to smuggle...
• Flow of U.S. arms alarms Mexico: Drug gangs use powerful guns to kill cops, soldiers MEXICO CITY — Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols and fragmentation grenades from the United States — weapons they say are...
• Mexico says US arming drug gangs Related story: Mexico asks U.S. to help stop arms flowMexico May 15 called upon the US to prevent weapons from landing in the hands of drug gangs that increasingly use them to kill soldiers and...
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