The program will be implemented jointly with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (Impacs) and according to the newscast, it represents a shared commitment “to improve public security standards and strengthen regional security measures,” said the digital site thevoiceslu.com.

According to the source, the initiative is to guarantee the safe destruction of obsolete weapons, which led to the elimination in a few hours of more than 300 pieces in the possession of citizens.

According to Caricom entities, arms trafficking in the area has grown in recent years and generated higher levels of violence and criminality, all of which represents one of the main challenges for these nations.

Caribbean countries do not manufacture weapons, and it is known that most of them are purchased directly in illegal markets or in retail stores of the United Sates, where, for example, the price of a pistol is around a thousand dollars.

The IMPACS was created in 2006 during the 27th Meeting of Heads of Government of Caricom, with the goal of coordinating a common agenda in the fight against crime and maintaining security.

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