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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
- Guns smuggled from the U.S. are causing increased violence and killings in Caribbean nations, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- Caribbean nations have no firearms manufacturing, yet they have five of the world's ten highest murder rates, stated U.S. Senator Chris Murphy.
- A U.N. Security Council report highlighted that arms trafficking continues despite embargo measures, stating most shipments to Haiti are not inspected.
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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year. No Caribbean nation manufactures firearms or ammunition
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Guns smuggled from the U.S. blamed for surge in Caribbean killings - Key Biscayne Independent
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after the archipelago reported a record 40 killings this year. They were on the hunt for criminals and illegal weapons fueling a surge of violence across the Caribbean as authorities struggle to control a stream of firearms smuggled in from the U.S. Half an hour into the Oct. 30 operation, one driver tri…
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