arms smuggler
Illegal firearms dealer
An arms smuggler is someone who illegally transports weapons across borders or into restricted areas.
The term covers everything from small-time dealers moving handguns to international traffickers supplying military hardware to conflict zones: The investigation revealed an arms smuggler with connections to three different militias.
Arms smuggling often intersects with other illicit trades and geopolitical conflicts.
- gunrunnerIllegal weapons trafficker
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- weaponsTools for fighting
- dealerOne who sells goods
black market · cartel · illegal · ammunition · crates · covert · false papers · off the grid · dead drop · border · militia · explosives · cargo · underworld · mercenary · syndicate · embargo · war zone
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
- insurgentsinsurgent, guerrillas, guerrilla, rebel, resistance fighters