gun trafficking /tags/gun-trafficking gun trafficking en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:41:57 GMT Should the U.S. boast about facing down terrorists — or apologize for arming them up? /commentary/2026-02-26/caricom-rubio-cartel-mexico-haiti-gangs-us-guns COMMENTARY The U.S. is great at designating criminal groups as terrorists — but it's a hypocritical failure at preventing the trafficking of guns that aids those terrorists, including Mexico's narco-cartels. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:41:57 GMT /commentary/2026-02-26/caricom-rubio-cartel-mexico-haiti-gangs-us-guns Tim Padgett Beware, Florida gun traffickers: the Trump Doctrine makes you missile targets, too /commentary/2025-09-18/venezuela-trump-war-boats-gun-traffic COMMENTARY President Trump's specious assertion that trafficking deadly drugs into the U.S. constitutes war should also apply to deadly goods trafficked out of the U.S. — especially Florida guns. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:02:00 GMT /commentary/2025-09-18/venezuela-trump-war-boats-gun-traffic Tim Padgett Turks and Caicos - like all of the Caribbean - is cracking down on guns from the U.S. /americas/2024-04-29/turks-caicos-caribbean-guns-ammo-florida-us-arrests Another American has been arrested in the Turks and Caicos for bringing ammunition into the islands — a reminder the Caribbean is lashing back at its gun-trafficking surge, most of which law enforcement say can be traced back to South Florida. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:44:54 GMT /americas/2024-04-29/turks-caicos-caribbean-guns-ammo-florida-us-arrests Tim Padgett The U.S. says it's 'ramping up' its campaign against arms trafficking to Haiti and the Caribbean /news/2022-08-17/the-u-s-says-its-ramping-up-its-campaign-against-arms-trafficking-to-haiti-and-the-caribbean Homeland Security Investigations and other agencies are battling a 'marked uptick' in gun smuggling to Haiti, with an increase in both the quantity and the caliber of weapons. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:32:48 GMT /news/2022-08-17/the-u-s-says-its-ramping-up-its-campaign-against-arms-trafficking-to-haiti-and-the-caribbean Tim Padgett Guns of the Caribbean: Haiti, U.S. Virgin Islands flooded with firearms — often from Florida /news/2022-03-22/guns-of-the-caribbean-haiti-u-s-virgin-islands-flooded-with-firearms-often-from-florida Gun violence is plaguing Caribbean sites like Haiti and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks largely to "brazen, out of control" gun trafficking from U.S. states like Florida Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-22/guns-of-the-caribbean-haiti-u-s-virgin-islands-flooded-with-firearms-often-from-florida Tim Padgett