Act ( Public Law 117–159 ) into law, which created Federal criminal offenses for firearm trafficking and granted the government new authorities to prosecute these offenses. (10) On November 14, 2022, the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security launched the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit, in partnership with United States law enforcement agencies. (11) The Crime Gun Intelligence Unit, located in Trinidad and Tobago, provides intelligence for its member states regarding illicit firearms and ammunition. (12) On June 8, 2023, Vice President Kamala Harris announced, the Department of Justice will name a Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions who will be an experienced Department of Justice prosecutor. . (13) On July 5, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Michael Ben’Ary will serve as the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions. (14) As of October 31, 2023, the Department of Justice had prosecuted 207 defendants for firearms trafficking using authorities derived from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, including 80 defendants for making straw purchases. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to combat illicit firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean