Maybe, he'll see this and send a thank you card. Among Mexican traffickers, it has earned itself the nickname "cuerno de chivo" or "goat horn" because of its distinctive banana-shaped magazine. Meanwhile, the Mexican government blames prominent U.S. gun manufacturers for the influx of cartel weaponsin its lawsuit against them in federal court in Boston. Dear Mexico: clean up your own house before telling us how to take care of ours. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. For our source, who did nothing but exactly what the law told him, watching the bloody aftermath of the scandal was traumatic: "Our initial thought was how many of these can be pointed across the border at our guys? "Their goal is the bulk purchase of maximum firepower.". Its compactness makes it easy to conceal and some versions can hold a 30-round magazine, made of lightweight polymer. As far as American guns being the best. Snowfall is my favorite show centered around drugs - EVER. Mexico remains a cautionary preview of what might happen in America if we adopted Mexican-style gun control.. Mexican security personnel eventually turned him over to cartel gunmen after the arrest prompted a raging gun battle with extremely heavily armed fighters, including some with American-made . You took their 4473 and transcribed all that, then it asked what type of transaction it was, how many 100s, how many 50s, how many 10s, ones. The bridge connectsEagle Pass, Texas, to the Northern Mexicocity of Piedras Negras in the state of Coahuila. Declare Eric Holder a domestic terrorist and arrest him. SALT LAKE CITY A Utah woman is heading to federal prison for buying dozens of high powered rifles for Mexican drug cartel members. You have lost 4,020 Federal, State, and Municipal Police killed by the cartels. I think thats pretty fair. We know theyre being illegally trafficked through California into Tijuana. [Theres no way for people to buy guns like those in California, either; they are not ban compliant], In 2018, the homicide rate in Mexico hit a record high of 35,964, spiking 12 percent from the year before, according to the countrys National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Never mind that the majority of the cartels armament needs are met by leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. Newsweek, the defunct print magazine, reports that Mexican drug and crime cartels prefer American-made guns to use against their rivals and innocent Mexican civilians. If American made guns are somehow responsible for all this killing by the evil people using them, why do you allow them to enter your country so easily? Mexican and U.S. authorities arrested Guzman in February; he had eluded authorities for decades. A 9mm browning pistol has the diamond encrusted initials of LMJ. . Christ, John; do a little digging please, since this article is easily refuted/debunked, American and Mexican law enforcement officials say nearly all of the gun violence in Mexico is fueled by the illicit import and sale of U.S. firearms. Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend. This story has been shared 100,034 times. So same basic rules as slinging coffee at Starbucks, only with slightly higher stakes if somebody doesn't buy your fake smile. A Hearst Newspapers survey of 1,600 guns purchased mostly in Texas and Arizona which were either shipped to Mexico or intercepted en route shows the Bushmaster .223 AR-15 ranks second among firearms apparently used in drug warfare. The flow of high-caliber arms smuggled across the porous U.S. border has alarmed Mexican officials and few weapons are as powerful as the U.S.-made M82 semi-automatic rifle increasingly favored by . "They didn't look like they were all connected One guy came in with his wife and kids. Coke was originally supposed to make you smarter or something. Also FN57 pistols but, the Barretts were the big one. 3. weapons to Mexico. Pass a domestic terrorism bill.. Bullet holes are seen after a battle between the CJNG and Los Viagras cartels in Aguililla. To lose that many military, cops, politicians and citizens murdered by gangsters is phenomenal. An admirer of Colombian crime boss Pablo Escobar places flowers on his . Sincerely, We were placing special orders with Barrett because we couldn't keep up demand. But then, he broke out the huge bag of cash. Just look at the numbers for their drug war: Two of those weapons were tracked to the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent: The whole mess immediately became an embarrassment for the Obama administration. The M82 can easily penetrate bulletproof vests, concrete walls and even tanks, says its manufacturer Barrett Firearms. Most of Mexicos gun violence (and violence in general) has primarily come from the cartel wars through the illicit gun trade and insatiable drug thurst facilitated by the United States. The cartels then use their members or contract with associates to serve as"consolidators.". He was badly wounded, while two bodyguards and an innocent bystander were killed. It fires 5.7X28mm cartridges, referred to as "mata policias" (cop killers) in Mexico because they can penetrate bulletproof vests. And follow Robert on Twitter. In 2018, the homicide rate in Mexico hit a record high of 35,964, spiking 12 percent from the year before, according to the countrys National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Worried that weapons purchases for drug cartels might fuel more calls for tougher U.S. gun control laws, gun-rights advocates insist that existing laws are sufficient to control such trafficking. A straw purchase is when someone buys a gun legally, but then hands it over illegally to another person. A Draco, purchased in Joshua, Texas, near Forth Worth, was used in the attack and shooting death of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico in February. Body armour and load-bearing equipment were used by many cartel members, including examples marked 'Marina' (Marines) or 'Polica Estatal' (State Police). They know how to pull the wool over your eyes.". Mexican cartels exploiting border chaos to smuggle fentanyl into US By Isabel Vincent June 10, 2022 3:53pm Updated Mexican drug cartels are taking advantage of the chaotic influx of migrants. Fast and Furious was a Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) "gunrunning" operation in which the Obama administration allowed guns to be sold to Mexican drug cartels in the hope the weapons would be recovered at crime scenes. Alfred Guzman and Ivan Guzman are the sons of Joaqun (El Chapo) Guzmn Loera better known as the infamous kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel, which is North America's post powerful, and feared, organization trafficking drugs and laundering money worldwide. Tell you what, you let me have what the Cartels are able to get from the Mexican Military and Ill let you have what I have now. NEW YORK (AP) A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Mexico suffered more than 40,000 fatal shootings in 2018, according to public briefings by Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. Sorry, man -- at least 150 Mexican civilians have been hurt or killed by weapons the ATF let enter Mexico. The indigenous people of Mexico do arm themselves and fight the government. A large-scale drug investigation in the Valley led to the seizure of millions of fentanyl pills, thousands of pounds of meth and more. Officials in Mexicowhich has just one gun store and issues fewer than 50 gun permits ayearblame lax U.S. gun laws and the prevalence of gun shops in Americafor the bulk of weapons that allow cartels to flourish. Hesometimes loaned his SUV tohis employees and his relatives and argues that one of them could have hidden the guns, Martinez said. Sept. 7, 2010 -- A shocking new report obtained by ABC News says that as many as three out of four guns used in crimes in Mexico and recovered and capable of being traced can be traced to gun . Havent you heard anyone who comes to the US and gets a magic piece of paper is just as American and you and I. Pass red flag laws. No it could not be right. We were a large store you meet these border patrol agents coming to pick up extra stuff. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? The M82 can easily penetrate bulletproof vests, concrete walls and even tanks, says its manufacturer Barrett Firearms. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. As Mexican drug groups cut in on avocado sales by extorting growers, armed locals fight back, Daughter of Mexican cartel boss sentenced to US prison for violation of Kingpin Act. Of those murders, at least 20,005 were carried out with guns. "It doesn't say anything about conduct of retailer, manufacturer or purchaser.". That figures to 17.6 percent of the 29,000 figure for guns seized in Mexico, as given by the country's attorney general. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. ", "The ATF said, 'Don't refuse 'em, just let 'em go. It got to the point where we would give the ATF our cellphone numbers. Today, the two primary uses of the Barrett are "anti-material" (aka destroying enemy vehicles) and "ridiculous toy for rich people." Vasquez was born in Mexico but raised his family in Dallas, where he ran a moving company with his three adult sons. At one point, it was probably four to five of these rifles a week. https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/law-enforcement-sources-gun-used-paris-terrorist-attacks-came-phoenix/. The place is called La Leche and it continues to be one of Vallarta's tourist attractions. Serial numbers really do tell a story. Top ATF officials have said in congressional testimony that 90 percent of the guns submitted for tracing by Mexican authorities are from the United States. Seriously, I feel your pain. https://www.npr.org/2019/02/21/696561255/heckler-koch-fined-4-2-million-over-assault-rifle-sales-in-mexico, For no other reason than eric holder lead the investigation, I question everything we know about the Oklahoma City bombing, wow is that guy nuts. Whats so hard to understand about that? There must be a mistake. Have a story to share with Cracked? "These kids weren't sketchy looking dudes; they were all clean-cut, and some were Hispanic. Automatic guns and rocket-propelled grenades follow drug trade routes back to China, Guatemala, and the black markets in Central and South America. Criminal gangs that wish to project power often post photos on social media of their members toting M82 gunsand latest military gadgets, mimicking the style of special forces units. not mexican. Further investigation revealed that from Jan. 21, 2020 to July 11, 2022, Hernandez had purchased 231 handguns 9mm's, .380's and .22's which officials suspect he smuggled into Mexico. A row of glass cases are filled with seized weapons. Theyre American-made guns, Sotomayor told the Union-Tribune. leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. If you want to keep guns out of the country, you do not appear to be making any real effort at it. That leaves the military as the only ones able to battle thecartels.. Viewers see this group of teenagers create their own drug organization. Somehow, gum made out of tree bark is still softer than Bazooka. All wars are fought with weapons, and the guns used to murder tens of thousands of people in the Mexican War on Drugs mostly come from America.From handguns,. Diaz is one of 360 suspects arrested so far duringOperation Without a Trace, an ongoingcrackdown launched nearly two years ago by Homeland Security Investigationsand U.S. Customs and Border Protection to intercept illegal guns, saidJoseph Lestrange, division chief of Homeland Security's Transnational Organized Crime. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. WASHINGTON Convicted gun smuggler John Phillip Hernandez of Houston was likely not the kind of customer that Bushmaster Firearms International had in mind when he purchased 14 of the company's .223 caliber AR-15s at Houston area gun shops in 2006 and 2007. Id gut all weapons law and send any politician that suggest a new gun law to GitMo with a mandatory minimum sentence of life. We might have chalked him up as just another Call Of Duty fan with impulse problems, but our source considered this a "red flag" for straw purchasing. Now I cannot make this any more simple for you to understand. These firearms couldnt possibly coming through California. In fact, according to Newsweek, cartel criminals view American guns as status symbols because, well, they work. Into Mexico.. Our own government is gifting military weapons to Mexico & those arms are being used by the cartels. Scarface stars Pacino as the indelible gangster and charts his rise as a Cuban immigrant-turned-cocaine cartel captain . After his arrest, Diaz told agents with Homeland Security Investigations he was paid $5,000 upfront to smuggle "fierros," Spanish for "iron," which he understood to be guns,across the border. "Almost all guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico 70% to 90% of them were trafficked from the U.S.," the Mexican government claims in its complaint. Meanwhile, check out this picture of a gun cache from El Chapo's hide-out: That's a Barrett .50 caliber rifle, confirmed to have gotten to Mexico via the ATF's gun-running program. Shut your pie hole Holder. Not all of them went to prison, and none of them were cartel bigwigs. But, the ATF's "sell guns to cartels and then maybe try to catch them if we've got time" plan actually dates back to the Bush Administration. The recent California shooting was done by a maniac who drove for almost 12 hours to commit crime. View of gun butts made of gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies to form the Mexican flag, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state on July 12, 2011. Another solid reason for the U.S. to pass universal back ground checks. After paying the piso and traveling throughCoahuila, Diaz still wouldhave faced a 14-hour drive south toMichoacn. ", It was a good gig for a while. A Washington man drove to a U.S. border crossing last year in his teal Ford pickup truck loadedwith a hidden arsenal bound for a Mexican cartel war zone. Same questions. 2. We sat down with "James," who worked at one of the gun stores the ATF ordered to sell firearms to drug cartels. Well short answer. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images News/Getty Images. I would take that way further. Obama supplied guns to mexican gangs, and were also used in Paris France terrorist attack. ", Yvonne Hemsey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. In the world of assault-type weaponry, power is measured by bullet caliber, velocity and range, as well rapidity of fire and ammunition magazine capacity. This made for an interesting customer service dilemma: How do you deal with a customer you know is: 1. Yes, it was stressful but, at the same time, you knew what you had to do, and you did it and tried not to spook him, or whatever.". MLB legend makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, This is what Houston looks like from space, Oops! Hell, our source might have sold El Chapo that very rifle. Modern optics, including AimPoint types and the distinctive Vism ECO 434 model were seen. "He never saw those guns," his attorney told The Courier Journal. At the same time, Mexico remains a cautionary preview of what might happen in America if we adopted Mexican-style gun control. Damn Democrat Pipeline! South Korean-made grenades have been. The arrests on January 19 are the result of Operation Semper Infidelis, a Los Angeles Strike Force investigation that targeted a domestic weapons trafficking organization that provided firearms and ammunition to the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin (CJNG), one of the largest and most violent drug cartels in Mexico. "I was working in a very large gun store in Phoenix at the time, and we sold everything. ", The cartels were smart enough to pick buyers who wouldn't instantly set off alarm bells (aka clean-cut and often white). One of the most dangerous pockets of Mexico City: Teptio, the primary-black market area, under the thumb of the Union Cartel. Then, he says, 'Oh, I've been interested in the Barrett.' And that region continues struggling with. Given the record number of murders there last year almost 36,000 Mexicans could certainly use some self-defense tools. How Mexican drug cartels have caused a rapid increase in lime prices, putting a . Oh, surprise, surprise, who was AG of California when this was happening?? He sent in the federal police along with army units in an attempt to eliminate high value . Barretts were basically the only gun the cartels wanted, and while they are both ridiculous and rich, we get the strange feeling these weren't meant as toys " it started to get more and more severe. Bushmaster describes the AR-15 rifle, a civilian version of the U.S. military's standard-issue M-16, as intended "for law enforcement, security and private consumer use." Yet, none of that is relevant, history is often forgotten. Pass a domestic terrorism bill. floating around in pictures. The 5,114 figure is simply wrong. Diaz's attorney, Gregory Torres, declinedcomment. But it has expanded operations in the majority of Mexico's states. And we're on commission at the time, so all of us involved are like sweet! Gun-rights advocates doubt the accuracy of that claim. Once in the hands of cartel capos, however, the modern sporting rifle becomes very much an assault weapon. ", Well, worry not, James, because the victims were mostly-, "And it's not gonna feel any better if I hear about some village in Mexico getting wiped out.". "The gun traffickers supplying Mexican drug organizations have become more selective and sophisticated in the weapons they acquire,"' said Kristen Rand, legislative director of the Washington-based Violence Policy Center, which extensively studied the issue. 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