Mexico has said it wants an immediate investigation into how U.S. military weapons ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. The newspaper said the country's military found belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and even hand grenades. Associated Press.
The weapons found by the Mexican military cannot be sold retail to Americans, raising questions about how drug cartels obtain their weapons.
Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena said, [Mexican] The Pentagon has warned the United States about weapons intended for use by the U.S. military entering Mexico. ”
“There is an urgent need for an investigation into this.”
The report noted that the Mexican military has seized 12 rocket launchers, 56 grenade launchers and 221 fully automatic machine guns from drug cartels since 2018. The presence of these weapons makes it difficult for the Mexican government to effectively monitor and take countermeasures. According to the report, cartels.
Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said the Mexican government raised the issue at a meeting last week. He also claimed to be unaware of the issue, but said the US government would look into the matter.
“We will consider it and are committed to working with Sedena.” [Mexico’s Defense Department] “To see what's going on,” he said.
Last month, Reuters report One way the cartels may be obtaining U.S.-made weapons is from Racine, Wisconsin. This Midwestern town is best known for its factories and farms, but in 2018 it became a source of high-powered weapons for one of Mexico's most notorious fentanyl trafficking rings.
This cartel took advantage of lenient gun regulations at the federal and state level to purchase some of the most powerful weapons available to Americans. However, these weapons do not include rocket launchers or machine guns.
According to Reuters, the indictment says the firearms purchased in Racine were then transported to California and south of the border.
CBS News report In September 2023, U.S. intelligence documents and interviews revealed that current and former officials said the government had known about arms trafficking for years but was not doing enough to stop its spread. It became clear that he said.
The report notes that these weapons came from Alaska, as far away as Wisconsin.
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