Topic: Arms Smuggling

Venezuelan authorities reportedly seized 19 assault weapons and military-grade radio equipment from a U.S.-owned plane flying from Miami. The aircraft, owned by 21 Air, had made numerous trips between Florida and South America since January. Meanwhile, U.S. special envoy Elliott Abrams ruled out negotiations with the Maduro government, insisting on dealing solely with Juan Guaidó.

Brussels enters a maximum security lockdown as authorities hunt for Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam, believed to be hiding in the Molenbeek district. Counter-intelligence experts note that porous European borders have allowed military-grade weapons from the Balkans to flood into Belgium. A report suggests that French jihadists source weapons from Belgium because Belgian criminal networks lack the "moral" barriers found in French gangs.