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Weekly Report - 15 February 2024 (WR-24-06)
PARAGUAY: Peña moves to crack down on arms trafficking
Paraguay’s interior minister, Enrique Riera, announced a series of measures on 8 February designed to enhance the traceability of firearms. The planned overhaul of the firearms law by the government led by President Santiago Peña comes against the backdrop of a major security operation conducted alongside Brazilian and US authorities to dismantle an illegal arms-trafficking network that exposed institutional corruption in Paraguay.
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