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A report reveals that fifteen organized crime groups, including Los Lobos and Los Choneros, operate along the Ecuador-Colombia border, engaging in various illicit activities.

A man in Itinga do Maranhão, previously arrested for drug trafficking, has been apprehended again shortly after being released for continuing his illegal activities.

Five men, including two Navy soldiers, were arrested in Porto Velho, Brazil, for suspected illegal arms dealing.

The Civil Police in Santa Catarina launched an operation targeting 72 individuals involved in drug trafficking, illegal arms trade, and gambling activities.

Brazil's Federal Police and Military Police have executed multiple search and arrest warrants targeting drug trafficking and illegal arms trade across several states.

A joint operation by the Federal Police and Military Police targeting drug trafficking and illegal arms sales led to multiple search and arrest warrants in Brazil's Piracicaba region.

A graduate from the University of Uyo was arrested for allegedly running an illegal arms fabrication operation in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

A graduate was arrested in Uyo for allegedly operating an illegal arms factory and producing narcotic-laced food items.

The Civil Police seized approximately R$ 58,000 in cash and various firearms during an operation targeting illegal arms trade in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

Carlos Ricart warns that without controlling illegal arms trafficking from the U.S., it will be impossible to prevent new leaders, like the one potentially following ‘El Mencho’, from emerging in Mexico's drug trade.

The number of firearms from inheritances in Finland is rapidly increasing as the large elder population passes away, posing challenges for authorities and raising concerns about potential illegal access to these weapons.

Dozens were arrested in a police raid in southern Israel on suspicion of trafficking and possessing illegal weapons.

A police officer associated with Nigeria's Western Security Network, Amotekun, has been arrested in Oyo State for illegal arms sales and forgery.

Nine individuals were arrested in a drug trafficking and illegal arms possession operation in São João Batista, Brazil, with significant seizures made by the police.

Two criminals affiliated with the Himanshu Bhau gang were arrested during a Delhi Police encounter, revealing an illegal arms supply network with recovered pistols and cartridges.

Delhi police arrested two members of the Himanshu Bhau gang, uncovering a major illegal arms supply network.

Thomas McKenna, a 60-year-old lorry driver, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for using TikTok to plan a race war against Muslims and immigrants while engaging in illegal arms sales.

The number of missing private firearms in Germany has nearly doubled, prompting calls for more police specialists and authority to combat illegal arms trade.

A man has been arrested in Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil, on suspicion of illegally trading firearms following a police investigation and court-issued warrants.

A police operation dismantled a clandestine arms factory and arrested two suspects in Bahia, revealing a criminal organization producing weapons for a gang operating in Salvador and surrounding municipalities.

German prosecutors announced the arrest of five individuals accused of organizing approximately 16,000 shipments to Russia, using a company based in Lübeck to bypass EU sanctions.