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Firearms Trafficking Training Provided to Police Officers in Mexico and El Salvador

During the first week of March 2008, the ATF International Training Branch conducted a Small Arms Trafficking Training Program in the city of Queretaro, Mexico for the Queretaro State Police. The class was conducted by a team of five ATF instructors.

Cigarette Smuggling: States Lose Millions in Tax Revenues

The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) was enacted in 1978. The purpose for enacting the CCTA was to stop organized criminal networks that were profiting from the movement and sale of untaxed cigarettes.

 

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Firearms

1. Customer Service Enhancements at the Federal Firearms Licensing Center
2. Firearms Trace Data Reports

SW Border Initiative: Project Gunrunner

1. ATF Expands Efforts to Combat Illegal Flow of Firearms Into Mexico
2. Fact Sheet: Project Gunrunner

Arson & Explosives Investigations

1. National Response Team

Violent Crime

1. Violent Crime Impact Teams
2. Violent Crime Impact Teams Initiative

Gangs

1. Gang Deterrence Center Opens for Business in Northern Virginia

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3. Fact Sheet: Department Of Justice Comprehensive Efforts To Fight Gang Violence
4. Fact Sheet: The National Gang Intelligence Center And The National Gang Targeting, Enforcement And Coordination Center
5. Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Stop Gang Violence in America’s Communities
6. Gang Activity Case Examples
7. 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment

Breaking News

San Francisco Field Division: ATF Offers $10,000 Reward For Information To Solve Shooting And Theft Of Guns Case - Reward Poster

Phoenix Field Division: Terry Goddard Announces Arrests in Major Arms Trafficking Case

Los Angeles Field Division: ATF Adds $10,000 to Reward in San Fernando Valley Arson Investigation

Atlanta Field Division: Jury Finds Newark Man Guilty In East Coast Gun Trafficking

New York Field Division: Alabama Gun Buyers Charged, Gun Ring Dismantled

Washington Field Division: ATF Offers $3,000 Reward In Rockingham County Gun Shop Burglary

Los Angeles Field Division: ATF National Response Team Activated To Investigate Basque Night Club Fire

ATF HQs: Statement of William Hoover, Assistant Director For Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Department of Justice, Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, May 1, 2008

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Firearms Industry News

• Don't Lie Customer Post Card (English version)
• Don't Lie Poster (Spanish version)
• Don't Lie Counter Mat (Spanish version)
• Don't Lie Customer Poster Card (Spanish version)

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1. Open Letter to Licensed and/or Registered Importers of U.S. Munitions Import List Articles - 5/09/08
2. Department of Justice Unified Agenda, Spring 2008 - 5/08/08
3. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Firearms Transaction Record, Part 1, Over-the-Counter - 5/02/08
4. Frequently Asked Questions - Silencers [HTML][PDF] - 4/17/08
5. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Firearms Transaction Record Low Volume Part I Over-the-Counter and Part II Intra-State Non-Over-the-Counter - 4/10/08

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Explosives Industry News

1. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: A National Repository for the Collection and Inventory of Information Related to Arson and the Criminal Misuse of Explosives - 4/14/08
2. 2007 List of Explosive Materials - General Notice - 12/12/07

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