Editing Arms trafficking (section)

==In popular culture==
===Film===
*''[[Lord of War]]'' (2005), a crime [[war film]] in which [[Nicolas Cage]] plays a fictional arms dealer named Yuri Orlov, who was based on the real [[Viktor Bout]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jameson|first=Andrew|date=2020-12-18|title=Why Nicolas Cage's Lord Of War Used Real Guns Instead Of Props|url=https://www.looper.com/298832/why-nicolas-cages-lord-of-war-used-real-guns-instead-of-props/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Looper.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409071315/https://www.looper.com/298832/why-nicolas-cages-lord-of-war-used-real-guns-instead-of-props/|archive-date= April 9, 2023}}</ref> The film was endorsed by [[Amnesty International]] for highlighting arms trafficking.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Lord of War|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|year=2006|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/Artists_for_Amnesty/Lord_of_War/page.do?id=1104972&n1=2&n2=22&n3=797|access-date=2007-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012174251/http://www.amnestyusa.org/Artists_for_Amnesty/Lord_of_War/page.do?id=1104972&n1=2&n2=22&n3=797|archive-date=2007-10-12}}</ref> ''Lord of War's'' DVD release featured ''Making a Killing: Inside the International Arms Trade,'' a 15-minute documentary about arms trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making a Killing: Inside the International Arms Trade |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778772/ |website=IMDb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123110802/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778772/|archive-date= January 23, 2023}}</ref>
*''[[War Dogs (2016 film)|War Dogs]]'' (2016), a dark [[comedy drama]] [[biographical film]] based on the true story of two young men, [[David Packouz]] and [[Efraim Diveroli]], who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan and later became involved in arms trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|title='War Dogs': True Story Inspired Jonah Hill and Miles Teller's Hit Movie|url=https://popculture.com/movies/news/war-dogs-true-story-inspired-jonah-hill-miles-teller-hit-movie/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Movies|date=February 17, 2021 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207131555/https://popculture.com/movies/news/war-dogs-true-story-inspired-jonah-hill-miles-teller-hit-movie/|archive-date= December 7, 2022}}</ref>

===Television===
*''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'', a crime drama about a fictional [[outlaw motorcycle club]] whose main source of income is trafficking arms to a variety of criminal enterprises domestically and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=Sons of Anarchy: 5 Times Jax Was A Great SAMCRO President (& 5 He Wasn't)|url=https://screenrant.com/sons-of-anarchy-times-jax-was-great-bad-samcro-president/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409071321/https://screenrant.com/sons-of-anarchy-times-jax-was-great-bad-samcro-president/|archive-date= April 9, 2023}}</ref>
*''[[Jormungand (manga)|Jormungand]]'', an anime television series based on the [[manga]] series by Keitarō Takahashi, focused on an illicit arms dealer and her [[child soldier]] bodyguard.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-09|title=The dream of Jormungand – Japanese anime and wish-fulfilment|url=https://thoughtleader.co.za/the-dream-of-jormungand-japanese-anime-and-wish-fulfilment/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Thought Leader|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408100527/https://thoughtleader.co.za/the-dream-of-jormungand-japanese-anime-and-wish-fulfilment/|archive-date= April 8, 2023}}</ref>