The Mexican government is alleging military-grade weapons are making their way from U.S. stocks into the hands of the criminal cartels, and it’s calling on the United States to urgently investigate the matter.
While the Mexican government has alleged many civilian-grade firearms have made their way across the U.S. southern border into the hands of criminals, the Mexican military has also reported finding weapons that aren’t readily available in the U.S. civilian market, such as belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers, and grenades.