Mexico Says Cartels Are Obtaining US Military-Grade Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers

Mexico Says Cartels Are Obtaining US Military-Grade Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers
A damaged pickup marked with the initials C.D.N., that in Spanish stand for Cartel of the Northeast, is on the streets after a gun battle between Mexican security forces and suspected cartel gunmen, in Villa Union, Mexico, on Nov. 30, 2019. Gerardo Sanchez/AP Photo
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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.