Arms trafficking
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Weapons trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transna
Illegally trafficked small arms and light weapons captured by the United States Fifth Fleet, May 2021
A tower of confiscated smuggled weapons about to be set ablaze in Nairobi, Kenya
Lord of War
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Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, and Eamonn Walker in primary roles. The plot follows an
Arms trafficking
…closely linked to the intimacy of one's personal social networks as well as the "perception of risks, effort and rewards in violating criminal laws." Lord of War (2005), a crime war film in which Nicolas Cage plays a fictional arms dealer named Yuri Orlov, who was based on the real Viktor Bout. The film was…
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Viktor Bout in 2010. Publications claim that Yuri Orlov was inspired by five different gun runners, with some naming Bout in particular.