Arms smuggling

For background information on smuggling in general, see the Widipedia.

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2004

 * "Nuclear arms smuggling cases found so far ‘just tip of iceberg’ – UN watchdog," UN News Service, February 6, 2004.
 * "Israel, U.S. investigate arms smuggling deal to Iran," AP, March 21, 2004.
 * "Liberia: UN probes cross-border arms smuggling," IRIN News.org (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), July 21, 2004.
 * "Israel: Egypt facilitates arms smuggling," UPI, August 25, 2004.
 * Abraham Rabinovich, "Arms smuggling in Gaza at record high," Washington Times, September 20, 2004.
 * "Palestinians Trapped in Arms Smuggling Tunnel. A tunnel used for smuggling arms from Egypt into the Gaza Strip collapsed overnight, trapping six Palestinians," The Scotsman, December 17, 2004.
 * "Israeli smuggles American weapons to Iran," The Insider, December 20, 2004 (Source: Haaretz Daily, December 16, 2004).
 * Mark Doyle, "Report warns on DR Congo arms," BBC, December 24, 2004: "Arms smuggling in the east of DR Congo is so widespread it is encouraging armed groups to restart the war, says a UK parliamentary report."

2005

 * Ze'ev Schiff, "PA seals 12 arms-smuggling tunnels in Gaza," Haaretz Daily, February 25, 2005.
 * "U.S. Charges 18 People With Russian Arms Smuggling, AP Reports," Bloomberg News, March 15, 2005.
 * "U.N.: No more arms smuggling to Somalia," UPI, March 15, 2005.
 * Christine Hauser and Julia Preston, "U.S. Charges 18 in Arms-Smuggling Plot," New York Times, March 15, 2005.
 * Ron Scherer, "Arms smuggling sting shows need for vigilance," Christian Science Monitor, March 16, 2005.
 * Ron Scherer, "Arms-smuggling sting sheds light on US security efforts. Federal authorities indict 18 men in the latest effort to keep deadly weapons away from would-be terrorists in the US," Christian Science Monitor, March 17, 2005.
 * Josef Federman, "Palestinians Accused of Arms Smuggling," AP, March 27, 2005.
 * "Four Palestinians detained on charges of arms smuggling," Turkish Press, March 30, 2005.
 * Anthee Carassava, "Greek envoy faces arms trial," CNN, April 26, 2005.
 * Press Release: "Treasury Designates Viktor Bout’s International Arms Trafficking Network," U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 26, 2005.
 * "US soldiers arrested for arms smuggling," Parramatta Advertiser, May 5, 2005.
 * "Colombia Hands Over US Soldiers Suspected of Arms Smuggling," Voice of America News, May 5, 2005.
 * "US pledges to investigate arms-smuggling claims," ABC News (Australia), May 6, 2005.
 * Jeff Jackson, "New strategies to seize the guns and stop arms smuggling," Cayman Net News, May 6, 2005.
 * "Kharrazi says Iran has always prevented arms smuggling to Iraq," Islamic Republic News Agency, May 19, 2005.
 * Shawn Pogatchnik, "Report claims IRA cover-up, arms smuggling," AP, May 24, 2005.
 * "Israel offers deal to Egypt," AP, May 24, 2005: "Israel will turn the Gaza-Egypt border over to the Egyptians if they stop Palestinian arms smuggling, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday during a trip to the United States."
 * Aaron Klein, "Cairo won't stop arms smuggling into Gaza. Israeli officers warn against plan to give up control at border," WorldNetDaily, May 25, 2005.
 * Alex Chadwick and John Burnett, "Illegal Guns Flood Mexico as Drugs Flow North to U.S.," NPR, May 26, 2005: "Arms smuggling from the United States into Mexico has become a big factor in an increased level of violence south of the border. Mexico's gun laws are stricter than those in the United States, so as illegal drugs flow north into America, illegal weapons go south into Mexico."