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arms trafficking

illegal trafficking or smuggling of contraband weapons or ammunition
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arms trafficking

Summary

arms trafficking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,488 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • arms trafficking is a type of arms trade[2].
  • arms trafficking is a type of black market[3].
  • arms trafficking is a type of crime[4].
  • arms trafficking is a type of illicit trafficking[5].
  • arms trafficking's Commons category is recorded as Arms smuggling[6].
  • arms trafficking's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arms trafficking[7].
  • arms trafficking's different from is recorded as arms trade[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include arms trade[2], black market[3], crime[4], and illicit trafficking[5].

Why It Matters

arms trafficking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,488 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → arms trade, black market, crime +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Arms trafficking
    Different from → arms trade
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553700205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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