Man is charged in recent news for attempting to ship 4,000 9mm Glock handguns, 200,000 bullets, and 50,000 tear gas grenades to the Ivory Coast. There is a presidential election on Oct 31. There is more people involved but are under diplomatic immunity. The man being charged is from San Francisco, California. He is suspected to be involved with Nguessan Yao, an Ivory Coast army colonel, whom is also being charged. The charges are against the Californian due to the embargo sanctions on the Ivory coast for arms trade.
Current issues for the Ivory Coast are human trafficking, illegal drug trade and ethnic issues. The UN currently has over 9,000 troops in the this West African country. United States sanctions also include any dealing with Ivory Coast citizens within a banking matter.
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