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Jamaica Hatches New Plan to Seize Illegal Guns as Murders Soar

InsightCrime

10 February 2022

By Scott Mistler-Ferguson

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The US is the primary source for Jamaica's illegal gun market, with hundreds of guns being smuggled in each month, according to a New York Times investigation

Haitian gangs are also providing their counterparts in Jamaica with arms. In 2020, InSight Crime reported that the illegal weapons trade between the two countries was worth roughly $1.5 million. Clayton estimated that "150 to 200" guns are smuggled to Jamaica from Haiti on a monthly basis. Most of these are old, low-caliber weapons known as "rusty guns," while the US market provides the high-powered firearms.

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