"And they're sending leads up to us to connect the dots.". How does the cartel feel about branded accessories? Moodys says these cities may see prices drop up to 10%. This story has been shared 100,034 times. We were placing special orders with Barrett because we couldn't keep up demand. If the laws actually worked, wouldnt Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas be the easier route? The weapons are sold to the cartels, often for three or four times the original price. When the Coen Brothers needed someone to show The Dude how to really roll, they could turn to only one man: Hall of Fame professional bowler Barry Asher. A gold-plated AK-47 rifle seized to alleged leader of "The Resistance" drugs cartel, Ramiro Pozos Gonzalez, aka "El Molca", is presented to the press in Mexico City, on September 12, 2012. Known as "El Mencho," he commands the 5,000 member CJNG, nowas powerful as the Sinaloa Cartel but less known. It's a more powerful version of the Beretta popularized in James Bond novels and films. The M82 can easily penetrate bulletproof vests, concrete walls and even tanks, says its manufacturer Barrett Firearms. Among Mexican traffickers, it has earned itself the nickname "cuerno de chivo" or "goat horn" because of its distinctive banana-shaped magazine. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Video shows gunman nonchalantly shoot homeless man execution-style in broad daylight, NJ man tried to board plane with handguns, AR-15, Taser, phony US Marshal badge, Parolee flaunted ghost gun on social media before weapons arrest: feds, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed can keep gun at home: judge. For more insider perspectives, check out 5 Insane Things I Learned About Drugs As An Undercover Agent and 6 Ways Life In Cartel-Run Mexico Is Nothing Like You Imagine. An estimated 20 attorneys, many based in Texas, are expected to unite to represent Mexico,including six companies they blame for the bulk of recovered crime guns there:Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Century Arms, Colt, Glockand Ruger. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1 Make rioting in public while wearing a mask a felony with mandatory prison time. The Barrett M82 was a serious problem for security forces because its armor-piercing bullets can knock out the motors of reconnaissance vehicles and endanger helicopters, said aMexicanofficial, who spoke on condition of anonymity. November 23, 2022 Contact: Phone Number: (571) 387-3831 For Immediate Release Debt Collector and Drug Distributor for Cartel Connected, Violent, Drug Distribution Ring, Sentenced to 10 years in Prison Previous slide Next slide Handgun in leather holster Plastic bag of fentanyl pills Move slider to item #1 Move slider to item #2 The Model 70 receivers were not even heat treated rather they were made from straight bar stock unlike the double heat treated Mausers. First manufactured in the 1980s, the M82 rose to prominence during the first Gulf War when it was adopted by theUS military. Agreed. Bullet holes are seen after a battle between the CJNG and Los Viagras cartels in Aguililla. Withhold all federal funds from any state if it or any locality is found in violation. "But we also know most of the violence the Mexican government is concerned about against police and against institutions is coming from CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel" run by the notorious kingpin "El Chapo,"Lestrange said. Pre-order it now! This article would have you believe the American guns are coming from civilian sources.. one point left out of the article is that the cartels also like American hand grenades. 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. Why wouldnt *that* be the most obvious area to apply enforcement pressure, instead of law abiding gun owners hundreds or thousands of miles away on the far side of the country? But, who gave the arms to the Mexican cartels? I do not fault Mexico for failing to try, but I do wonder if somebody down there on the anti-cartel side is simultaneously trying to fail? 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. You don't buy five to six of the same 10k rifle for a collection. Also FN57 pistols but, the Barretts were the big one. ATF agents say almost 100 of those weapons have turned up at cartel-related crime scenes in. You also said: Thousands upon thousands of firearms are smuggled into Mexico from the U.S. each year. Theyre American-made guns, Sotomayor told the Union-Tribune. Into Mexico.. Our own government is gifting military weapons to Mexico & those arms are being used by the cartels. 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. Of course, thats not primary the message Newsweek and the mainstream media (not to mention Mexican officials) want readers to take away from their report. . That figures to 17.6 percent of the 29,000 figure for guns seized in Mexico, as given by the country's attorney general. Agents launched 534investigations, seized $29 million and intercepted more than 1,200 guns,4,700 magazines for semi-automatic and automatic weaponsand 700,000 rounds of ammunition headed to Mexico, Lestrange told The Courier Journalthis month. For those who never heard about this story. And he didn't want any ammo for it or any optics for it. build the wall you promised us! He expected to be paid anadditional $5,000 once the guns were delivered toMichoacn, Mexico, according to court records. Not all of them went to prison, and none of them were cartel bigwigs. A recent report reveals 60 percent of all confiscated weapons in Mexico are seized in the three states of Tamaulipas, Guerrero, and Jalisco, with 7 out of 10 weapons confiscated coming from the United States. Lets review recent history Genius Boy. Yet, none of that is relevant, history is often forgotten. So, thats bad, thats a horror. ", Your elite government task force in action, everybody: "Guess we just gave the bad guys a buncha weapons." Maybe, he'll see this and send a thank you card. Typically, the purchaser turns the guns over to a broker who takes them across the border to Mexico, where such weapons cannot be bought legally. Till then, fuck you! It is also one of the weapons of choice fordrugcartels, according to theMexicangovernment, which this week filed a lawsuit in theUS District Court in Massachusetts against the company and 10 other gun manufacturers. I bet they have favorite beers and hand grenades, too. I mean all the enforcement is on the American side, very little exists on the Mexican side. 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. The drug bust was a multi-agency effort involving the. What ARE you waiting on? The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), despite sounding like the most fun bureau in history, generally frowns on that kind of thing. GREENVILLE, S.C. . Never mind that the majority of the cartels armament needs are met by leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. Mexico: 18 bodies found after suspected drug cartel gun battle The bullet-ridden bodies of 18 men were discovered in Zacatecas state after apparent confrontation between suspected. They are still covering for the Obama administration. 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. A jury didn't believe him,convictingJose RafaelVasquez last month of attempting to smuggle goods out of the country. Diaz, who lived in Union Gap, a three-hour drive fromSeattle,tried to cross the border northwest of LaredoonInternational Bridge 2 on May 5, 2020. The group decries the name "assault weapon" and refers to high-powered guns as "modern sporting rifles." A 9mm browning pistol has the diamond encrusted initials of LMJ. Im curious, did you even read your own article before posting it? While this is isn't based on one true story, it follows a teenager at the forefront of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles. 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? Coke was originally supposed to make you smarter or something. The California Maniac could just as easily bought a second hand gun and instead of killing people with it could have made handsome profit by selling it and more like it to Mexico because he is not connected by paperwork to what he is selling. The sheriff believes cartel coyotes are making between $1,000 and $1,500 for every person brought into the country. In fact, according to Newsweek, cartel criminals view American guns as status symbols because, well, they work. Say hello to our favorite little Al Pacino movie: The Brian De Palma classic from the '80s that has cemented Tony Montana, his little machine gun friend, and Michelle Pfeiffer's stunning slip dresses in cinema history. We'll sell those guys so many guns they drown in them! One room of the museum is dedicated to narco culture. , Mexican Drug Cartels Say Americas Gunms The Best , , , , , , fck n A ,HiPoint told yah so. The cartels then use their members or contract with associates to serve as"consolidators.". It is also the native land ofruthless Mexican cartel bossRubn Oseguera Cervantes,a top U.S. target with a $10 million reward for information on his whereabouts. Straw purchases for others are a violation of federal firearms law. In any case, "the trace itself doesn't tell you anything,"' said Lawrence Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Newtown, Conn.-based firearms industry trade group. The Hearst survey parallel the findings of a Violence Policy Center report from 2009 documenting 21 gun-trafficking court cases involving 1,700 weapons funneled to Mexico, as well as a federal law enforcement report this year, based on 2,921 guns recovered in Mexico and traced to original U.S. purchases between December 2006 and November 2010. Our source and his employer had just been drawn into the ATF's latest kooky adventure. Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War. The Medellin cartel surged to power in the 1980s. Acosta and others like him across the. It got to the point where we would give the ATF our cellphone numbers. Same questions. He likes tacos. It depicts one cartel member dressed in a garish shirt, cowboy hat and belt buckle. How AMLO Has Fueled Mexico's Drug War. I mean the cartels. "You put on a face, like any customer service job, and you try to build a rapport with these guys. Holder and Obama spoiled the Mexican Cartels by sending them all those quality US made weapons while they ran the show in Washington. Pass a domestic terrorism bill.. Not with all their progressive laws. Why doesnt it stop guns from going through their border into Mexico? Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? Homeland Security teamed with the ATF tolauncha confidential tip line asking for help from the public, displaying the number on about 200 billboards near the border,asking for information on illegal guns bound for Mexico. He claimed he didn't know the names of the gun buyers or their cartel affiliations. In Mexico City, the military has a museum used to train officials, diplomats, and cadets about the war on drugs. National Police Chief Gen. Oscar Naranjo, holds a handgun seized to Colombian drug lord and former paramilitary leader Pedro Guerrero Castillo, known as "Cuchillo" (Knife), as he speaks during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, on December 29, 2010. 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? Dear Mexico: clean up your own house before telling us how to take care of ours. Comparing it to Belgium and Czech and German Model 98s made the M70 look like a piece of trash. That sounds great, but the agent working with our source and his store told everyone that the charges wouldn't stick: "Our agent was pretty candid with us: He let us know the guys doing it had been arrested. U.S. agents also are helping train Mexican police on investigative techniques and evidence collection and improving intelligence sharing, Lestrange said. Barn Brain also conveniently ignores the fact that there are gunsmiths in the U.S. and Mexico that regularly convert semi-auto American made guns to full auto as well and yes they are second hand guns not vetted that come from the U.S. In the past, Jalisco has obtained squad machine guns, .50-caliber sniper rifles and 40mm grenades and launchers. On the Shelf. The Chicago study proved guns used in crime were often at least 11 years old and had passed through many hands making it impossible to trace them to the person that used them in a crime. In addition to weapons from the States working better, Mexico cartels view firearms as status symbols, retired DEA agent Jack Riley told The San Diego Union-Tribune: It is really important to these criminal organizations, who stay in business by the threat of violence and through the use of violence; and the tools that they prefer to do that with are American-made guns.. Follow reporter Beth Warrenon Twitter: @BethWarrenCJ. Even though CDN is a rival of CJNG, its members accept payments to allowdrugs or guns to passthrough their territory. But, gradually, their suspicions began to pile up " then, we started getting more and more phone calls over the weeks. No secret, everyone knew it, too. It works the same way when gun runners from the U.S. funnel second hand guns into Mexico. Violence is rampant across Mexico. 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. A museum in Mexico City has dozens of seized paraphilia on display. A close reading of the motion referenced above suggests that the deal with the Sinaloa drug gang may have included shipments of guns to the cartel to be used to thin out the ranks of rival drug . Body armour and load-bearing equipment were used by many cartel members, including examples marked 'Marina' (Marines) or 'Polica Estatal' (State Police). "Operation Fast And Furious," the one you've actually heard about, launched in 2009. Drug cartels are known for heinous acts of violence and blatant disregard for law, but one more thing the outlaws are known for is their taste for the most luxurious items. By the way, where were these officials when the Obama administration was running guns into Mexico as part of Operation Fast and Furious? Hell, our source might have sold El Chapo that very rifle. In 2016, members of the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan state allegedly downed a helicopter with an M82rifle, theMexicanlawsuit said. CDC reinstates mask recommendation for planes, trains, While U.S. hits new job quitting record, this man set his own record 84 years at the same company, The U.S. housing market is historically overvalued. They want to disarm the USA as they arm who they want. All Rights Reserved, Fed raises interest rates by 0.5%, the highest rise since 2000, Here are the 14 inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I'm a projects reporter, examining key education topics and other local issues. Sorry not in todays world American guns have some of the shittyist workmanship that I have ever seen compared to the U.S. guns that were made in the distant past and even those were often nothing when compared to finely made European guns. They only wanted a couple of us dealing with it fill out this form, have the money counted, so we can bring drug dogs in to check the bills for drugs. Viewers see this group of teenagers create their own drug organization. Miguel Diaz Calderon never made it out of Texas. Guns and munitions confiscated to alleged Mexican drug dealers Alberto Sanchez Hinojosa aka "El Tony", Francisco Arteaga Espino and Leonel Cruz Hernandez are displayed to the press in Mexico City on September 7, 2008. "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. Theycould each face up to 10 years in prison. It makes Americas 1930s Gangster Era a minor skirmish by comparison, and it has lasted much longer too. Then, he says, 'Oh, I've been interested in the Barrett.' "They didn't look like they were all connected One guy came in with his wife and kids. Army officials said they confiscated 288 assault rifles, 500,000 rounds of ammunition, numerous grenades and several .50-caliber rifles at a house in the city of Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas. More than 40 people have been charged in the Upstate of South Carolina as part of a drug-trafficking case known as "Las Seoritas," according to Attorney General Alan Wilson . Maybe if the border was more of an obstacle], Theres no way for people to buy guns like these in Mexico. 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. *awkward shrug*, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News/Getty Images. Latin American criminal gangs have embraced social media and messaging platforms to spread narco culture and sell drugs. The customized gold-plated handgun of Jaime Gonzalez Duran, aka "Hummer", founder of a group of hitmen called the "Zetas", shown to the press at the hangar of the Federal Police in Mexico City, on November 7, 2008. Officers foundthree rifles, eight pistols, several magazines and more than 4,700 rounds, including a bag of bullets under Vasquez's seat and more ammunition wrapped in tape and plastic and tucked inside a hidden compartment between the exterior and interior paneling. See I figured they were big fans of German guns, going back to that huge illegal arms contract HK won for the cartels awhile back. The Central Intelligence Agency was intimately involved with the federal government's infamous "Operation Fast and Furious" scheme to send American weapons to Mexican drug cartels while. Sorry, man -- at least 150 Mexican civilians have been hurt or killed by weapons the ATF let enter Mexico. Majority all arms used in Mexico, where gun control laws are very strict, are bought in the U.S . You never cease to make an absolute fool of yourself. Andrea Waguespack is a features digital producer for the Houston Chronicle. (PS, you may want to arm your Civilians so they can fight the cartel) 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. ", Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images, "Once the ATF was more involved, we had a separate set of paperwork. Mexico: U.S. Supplies 90% Of Cartel's Guns. All of the straw buyers were arrested in one fell swoop in 2011. It is also one of the weapons of choice for drug cartels, according to the. American guns are ok, and many of the gun companies from the above countries have some US manufacturing. From 2006 to 2013, the program expanded until it exploded into the stupidly named "Fast And Furious" scandal. California already has background check laws & every other useless gun control policy you fools have dreamed up. So, you would come in, say hello, shoot the shit, ask him about his kid. 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. The perfect moment to strike, of course! 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. Cartels:As Mexican drug groups cut in on avocado sales by extorting growers, armed locals fight back. 24 of 29 25 of 29 A handgun covered with gold and money sized to alleged financial agent of the drug "Cartel . The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration blames CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel for the bulk of America's illicit fentanyl, the top killer during the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. But in all honesty the article above does not tell the whole truth about illegal guns in Mexico or South America as drug gangs also get guns from international arms traffickers as well, especially factory made full auto weapons. "The brand names are inconsequential what matters is that our laws aren't being enforced," said Andrew Arulanandam, director of public affairs for the National Rifle Association. In summer, a command intercepted a dozen tourists after being mistaken for members of a rival cartel. This is a carousel. The 5,114 figure is simply wrong. No way the Democrats would support increasing the numbers of guns in the world. Its compactness makes it easy to conceal and some versions can hold a 30-round magazine, made of lightweight polymer. Drug cartels have the flashiest of weapons in their arsenal. Did they buy ammo? Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and check out another How To Solve The Country's Gun Problem, and watch other videos you won't see on the site! So, the ATF was like, "We'll show you! In fact these Paperwork-Americans are even more American than us evil racists! El Mencho:Daughter of Mexican cartel boss sentenced to US prison for violation of Kingpin Act. So, in 2006, they started experimenting with "gunwalking," essentially letting the cartels smuggle guns into Mexico so they could track them down and catch them. "These kids weren't sketchy looking dudes; they were all clean-cut, and some were Hispanic. it would help a great deal if the U.S. had much tighter gun control and drug enforcement.. 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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. Reports suggest the Fast and Furious guns are tied to at least 69 killings. These agencies team withthe U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivesto investigate the financing, transportation, and communications methods of smuggling networks. Cracked is up for TWO Webby Awards, for Best Humor Site and Best Video Entertainment! Evening roundup with our editors' favorite stories of the day . . So, the ATF was like, "We'll show you! "I was working in a very large gun store in Phoenix at the time, and we sold everything. Today, the two primary uses of the Barrett are "anti-material" (aka destroying enemy vehicles) and "ridiculous toy for rich people." 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. As of 2018 you have lost 395 servicemen killed and 137 missing, presumed killed by over 100,000 cartel fighters. Even got a few border agents killed with those weapons. ReporterKarolSurez contributed to this story. Total dead including common citizens, murdered politicians and cartel members was at 115,000 estimated for 2006 thru 2018. A row of glass cases are filled with seized weapons. (zero miles currently built 1 mo gov shut down trump heights built tho??? 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. btw We had four or five come in that first guy came in five or six times, saying he was starting a collection. MEXICAN drug cartels are using high-powered sniper rifles which fire bullets the size of cigars to take down police helicopters. An arrogant armed American Gringo. How in the hell can any society withstand such incredible violence and not crumble? Im having a memory lapsewhich guns are made in Mexico, exactly? They're probably gonna go to super-prison for that. "Operation Wide Receiver" was a subset of the overall project, centered around Arizona. Since joining the Tulsa World in 1999, I have been a three-time winner of Oklahoma's top award for investigative . California gun-control activists credited that state's low total to strict state firearms laws that severely limit sales of military-style weaponry. An Italian-made 9mm pistol that is a best-seller among U.S. law enforcement agencies.

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