A new report is warning that Caribbean people with dual nationality who live in the United States can purchase or facilitate the purchase of firearms and ship them to their home countries given that they have extensive contacts in both the US and the destination Caribbean country.
The report by the United States Government Accountability Office is based on data from the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives department.
It states that 73 per cent of the guns recovered in the Caribbean between 2018 and 2022 were traced back to the United States and trafficked to the Caribbean by various means.
It said 45 per cent of these trafficked guns could be sourced back to an initial retail purchase in the United States, with most sales originating in Florida, Texas, and Georgia.
The remaining 27 per cent of recovered and traced firearms were either traced to 35 other countries or their source was of undetermined origin.
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