Man pleads guilty to smuggling guns, firearm parts out of U.S. to Dominica ^⁠1%

8/7/2026, 2:00:11 AM

Topics: Firearms, Smuggling, International Crime

Keywords: Dominica, Firearms, Smuggling, Guns, Gun Parts, Ebay, Trafficking, U S Attorneys Office, Hartford Courant

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A man has pleaded guilty to smuggling guns and firearm parts out of the country to Dominica.

Dimitri Beix, 28, a Dominican and French citizen and resident of Dominica, took a plea deal on Tuesday in federal court in Hartford, pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, according to the U.S.

Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.

Federal officials said Beix led a scheme to smuggle firearms, firearm components and ammunition from the U.S. to Dominica between “at least” January 2021 until September 2024.

Authorities said he did not have the required licenses or authorization from the U.S.

Department of Commerce.

Investigators believe Beix used a “network of suppliers, buyers and shippers” in Connecticut and elsewhere in the country.

According to officials, he would provide his suppliers a list of firearm parts to purchase on his behalf through eBay and other retailers.

Using his own eBay account, Beix also purchased more than 100 firearm parts and had them shipped to individuals in the U.S., officials said.

They were then shipped to Beix in Dominica, according to authorities.

In February 2023, Dominica authorities intercepted three parcels shipped from the U.S. to Beix in Dominica.

They were reportedly found to contain six handguns, Glock slides, trigger assemblies, sight assemblies, rifle magazines, pistol magazines, AM15 rifle parts, a suppressor kit, ammunition and other firearm parts, officials said.

Beix has been detained since Nov. 27, 2024, when he was arrested in Sint Maarten at the request of U.S. authorities.

He was extradited to the country in February.

The charge Beix pleaded guilty to carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.

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