Country Fact Sheets 2015

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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME
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COUNTRY FACT SHEETS
SUMMARY DATA FROM COUNTRY RESPONSES ON FIREARMS
SEIZURES AND TRAFFICKING
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DISCLAIMERS
Data on Tables related to “Off ences” and “International Cooperation” may vary from 1 to 5. Where means 1=
“the country that cooperated the most with the reporting government” and 5= “the country that cooperated the
least with the reporting government”.
Th e present Study was partially funded by the European
Union and by Japan through their contributions to
the Global Firearms Programme.
CONTENTS
ARGENTINA 1
BRAZIL 3
BURKINA FASO 9
CHILE 11
COLOMBIA 14
COSTA RICA 16
CZECH REPUBLIC 18
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 22
ECUADOR 24
EL SALVADOR 29
ESTONIA 33
FINLAND 37
FRANCE 40
GERMANY 41
GHANA 44
GREECE 48
GUATEMALA 50
IRAQ 55
KENYA 56
KUWAIT 58
LATVIA 59
LITHUANIA 62
MEXICO 65
MONTENEGRO 69
NIGER 73
PANAMA 75
PERU 76
POLAND 79
ROMANIA 80
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 85
SAUDI ARABIA 85
SERBIA 87
SPAIN 88
SWEDEN 91
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 93
TOGO 98
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 99
TURKEY 104
URUGUAY 107
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ARGENTINA
Overview of seizures
Total seizures
Table 1 Total annual seizures (fi rearms, their parts and components and ammunition)
Country Category 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Ammunition - - - - - - - - - - -
Firearms 4 499 2 013 18 421 7 235 2 501 4 077 1 872 2 502 9 568 4 218 1 501
Argentina
Parts and 5 28 187 49 2 4 2 4 7 - -
components
* Data from 2004 to 2014 provided by RENAR.
Firearms seizures by types
Table 2 Firearms seizures by type (in alphabetical order)
Firearms type 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Combination gun - - 2 - - - - - 1 3 -
Machine gun - - 31 1 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Other - - - - - 2 - - 2 - -
Pistol 671 536 4 211 1 394 772 793 456 704 2 671 1 517 580
Revolver 3 296 1 060 11 001 4 445 1 022 1 972 787 1 288 4 845 1 519 549
Rifl e 236 218 1 674 734 404 613 296 249 1 018 696 206
Rudimentary arms - 5 1 8 - - - - - - -
Short shotgun 58 23 183 79 22 47 20 24 78 32 10
Shotgun 236 169 1 280 573 275 645 311 234 943 449 155
Sub-machine gun 2 2 38 1 5 5 1 3 9 2 1
Unspecifi ed - - - - - - - - - - -
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5000 2010
2011 2013
2012
4000
2013
11%
3000 1% Combination gun
36%
Pistol
2000 16% Revolver
Rifl e
1000 Short shotgun
Shotgun
Sub-machine gun
0 36%
Pistol Revolver Rifl Sehort shotgun Shotgun
Table 3 Origin of seized fi rearms, 2010-2013
Country Origin of seized fi rearms 2010 2011 2012 2013
(% and absolute fi gures)
Not registered - -
Registered in another country - 20
Argentina
Registered in country - 80
Unknown - -
Country responses
Qualitative responses:
• Firearms traffi cking in Argentina is not of a transnational nature. Most fi rearms seized in the country are
manufactured in Argentina and diverted from the licit market into the illicit market. Only a small number
of seized fi rearms were imported, which also had a licit origin. Most fi rearms seized were manufactured a
long time ago.
• Previously, fi rearms for civilian use (calibers .22; .32; .38 ; .12 UAB) were of easy access and Argentina used
to be a relevant manufacture country.
• Many illegal fi rearms were diverted from licit sources due to low transfers controls as well as deviation from
Police enforcement agencies as well as theft and lost from careless heirs.
* Note on qualitative responses
Country responses were edited exclusively for English spelling and grammar.
Th e orignal country response was submitted in another UN language and unoffi cially translated by UNODC.
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BRAZIL
Overview of seizures
Total seizures
Table 1 Total annual seizures (fi rearms, their parts and components and ammunition)
Country Category 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ammunition 203 718 62 912
Brazil
Firearms 39 467 13 048

Parts and components - -
* Data from Brazilian Federal Police
Firearms seizures by types
Table 2 Firearms seizures by type (in alphabetical order)
Firearms type 2010-2012 2013
Combination gun 0 5
Machine gun 177 45
Other 1 -
Pistol 9 483 3 073
Revolver 24 062 7 888
Rifl e 1 160 413
Rudimentary arms 11 3
Short shotgun 705 28
Shotgun 3 748 1 562
Sub-machine gun 120 31
Unspecifi ed 0 -
25000
2010 - 2012
2013
20000 2013
15000
24% 12%
Machine gun
3% Pistol
10000
Revolver
Rifl e
5000
Short shotgun
Shotgun
0 Sub-machine gun
Machine gun PistolRevolveRrudimReifl ntearSy haorrt msshotgunSSuhbo-tgmuacnhine gun 61%
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Most frequently seized make of fi rearm
Table 3 Most frequently seized make of fi rearm
Country Category 2010 2011 2012 2013
Boito 2.0 2.2
CBC 2.9 3.5
Brazil Not identifi ed 4.4 3.6
Rossi 17.5 17.9
Taurus 57.7 58.0
Table 4 Origin of seized fi rearms, 2010-2013
Country Origin of seized fi rearms 2010 2011 2012 2013
(% and absolute fi gures)
Not registered - -
Registered in another country 5 15
Brazil
Registered in country 80 82
Unknown 17 3
Overview of traffi cking
Routes
Table 5 Top countries of manufacture of seized fi rearms, expressed expressed in per cent, 2010-2013
Country Country of manufacture Type (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Uruguay Firearms 4.6 4.6
Argentina Firearms 1.3 -
Austria Firearms 0.7 0.9
Brazil
Brazil Firearms 87.7 86.7
Italy Firearms 1.1 1.1
Not Informed Firearms - 3.3
Table 6 Top countries of manufacture, of ammunition, 2010-2013
Country Country of manufacture Type (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Brazil Ammunition x -
China Ammunition x -
Brazil Mexico Ammunition x -
Russian Federation Ammunition x -
United States Ammunition x -
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Table 7 Top countries of destination of seized firearms and ammunition, expressed in per cent, 2010-2013
Country Country of destination Type (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ammunition 100 100
Brazil Brazil
Firearms 100 100
Table 8 Top countries of departure of seized firearms and ammunition, 2010-2013
Country Country of departure Type (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Uruguay Firearms x -
Argentina Firearms x -
Plurinational State of Bolivia Firearms x -
Brazil Ammunition x -
China Ammunition x -
Brazil
Mexico Ammunition x -
Paraguay Firearms x -
Russian Federation Ammunition x -
Ammunition x -
United States
Firearms x -
International cooperation in tracing
Table 9 International cooperation in tracing, 2010-2013
Country Cooperation Country 2010 2011 2012 2013
requests
Argentina 3 4
Countries to Austria 4 3
which your
Eastern European countries 5 5
country has sent
tracing requests Paraguay 2 2
United States 1 1
Argentina (INTERPOL) 2 2
Brazil
Austria (INTERPOL) 3 3
Paraguay 4 -
Countries which
have cooperated Paraguay (INTERPOL) - 4
with your country
Uruguay 5 -
Uruguay (INTERPOL) - 5
United States 1 1
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Mode of transportation
Table 10 Transportation mode, fi rearms and ammunition, 2010-2013
Country Mode Type (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ammunition 100 100
Brazil Land
Firearms 100 100
Traffi ckers
Table 11 Nationality of identifi ed traffi ckers, 2010-2013
Country Nationality (%) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Argentinian 1.0 1.0
Bolivian 2.0 2.0
Brazilian 90.0 90.0
Brazil Colombian 0. 0.5
Paraguayan 5.0 5.0
Uruguayan 1.0 1.0
American 0.5 5.0
Offences
Table 12 Offences registered, 2010-2013
Country Off ences related to seized fi rearms 2010 2011 2012 2013
Carrying without licence 2 2
Drug traffi cking 3 3
Brazil Homicide 5 5
Participation in organized crime group 4 4
Robbery 1 1
International and regional commitments
Legal instruments Status Status of accession
United Nations Convention against Trans- Legally binding Ratifi ed
national Organized Crime (UNTOC)
Firearms Protocol Legally binding Ratifi ed
Arms Trade Treaty Legally binding -
Inter-American Convention Against the Legally binding Ratifi ed
Illicit Manufacturing of and Traffi cking
in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives,
and Other Related Materials (CIFTA)
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