It fires 5.7X28mm cartridges, referred to as "mata policias" (cop killers) in Mexico because they can penetrate bulletproof vests. 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. 8. 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. Our source and his manager didn't call the authorities immediately -- buying a fancy gun with cash isn't illegal; otherwise, how would we have rap videos? Then, they were let go, because what they had done hadn't been illegal -- they hadn't seen a hand off. MEXICAN drug cartels are using high-powered sniper rifles which fire bullets the size of cigars to take down police helicopters. If not, they should be left alone. Really, these propagandists have got to get on the same page. And four years ago, two sons of El Chapo Guzmn were kidnapped in another restaurant 500 meters from where they shot the former governor two days ago. 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. Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case against ex-Public Security Secretary Genaro Garca Luna. We've received your submission. John Allen Muhammad, the D.C. sniper, and his youthful accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, used a Bushmaster .223 in nine of 10 sniper-style murders that terrorized the Washington area in 2002. Agents launched 534 investigations, seized $29 million and intercepted more than 1,200 guns, 4,700 magazines for semi-automatic and automatic weapons and 700,000 rounds of ammunition headed to. A total of 852, 29 percent, were from Arizona. Cartel gunmen armed with AK-47s purchased in Arizona overwhelmed the police, killing eight. Reports suggest the Fast and Furious guns are tied to at least 69 killings. Once inside the U.S., Century Arms converts the rifles into military-style AK-47s capable of holding 30-round magazines. Photo gallery: The top ten favorite guns of the Mexican drug cartels By Will Tucker on July 15, 2011 at 10:07 AM Texas on the Potomac reporter-researcher Will Tucker has compiled a photo. Not the party of civil rights,, wait the Democratic Party is not nor has it ever been the Party of Civil Rights as it has always opposed and still opposes the Constitution; it has been and continues to be the Party of Civil Right Suppression, the Party of Slavery, the Party of the KKK, the Party who opposed voting rights,, (just Google it, Google any historic Democratic Politician in history). Fake News. "They didn't look like they were all connected One guy came in with his wife and kids. Mexican officials want to disarm America so the can finally claim Texas again and spread there filth into the lungs and veins of every Godless heathen that exists :). Besides, the Belgian five-seven was supposed to be the ultimate status symbol], Tijuanas Director of Public Safety, Marco Antonio Sotomayor, says most of the guns flowing into his city come from north of the border. I would take that way further. The Mexican government estimates that more than half a million guns are smuggled from the U.S. each year, arming Mexico's deadly cartel wars. 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. 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. Accessories?". [see the above; Israel, China, Brazil, and many other big arms makers also chip in plenty. If you want to keep guns out of the country, you do not appear to be making any real effort at it. A museum in Mexico City has dozens of seized paraphilia on display. Guns are funneled into the closest or easiest crossing into Mexico and they come from other states with lax laws. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Actively providing firearms to one of the most dangerous organizations in the world and The M82 can easily penetrate bulletproof vests, concrete walls and even tanks, says its manufacturer Barrett Firearms. Cartels seek out military-grade weapons, he said: "The bigger the better.". Cracked is up for TWO Webby Awards, for Best Humor Site and Best Video Entertainment! An estimated 19% came from California, 15%from Arizona and 25% from other states. See any connections here? Operation Without a Trace works in sync with efforts by ATF, which targetsstraw purchasers, and the DEA, whose agents piece together conspiracy cases by identifying drug networks and their links to specific cartels. 24 of 29 25 of 29 A handgun covered with gold and money sized to alleged financial agent of the drug "Cartel . 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. Also FN57 pistols but, the Barretts were the big one. 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. The cartel can trace its roots to the 1960s and '70s, when farming families entered the marijuana business. View of gun butts made of gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies to form the Mexican flag, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state on July 12, 2011. is on the streets after a gun battle between Mexican security forces and suspected cartel gunmen, in Villa Union, Mexico . 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. In fact these Paperwork-Americans are even more American than us evil racists! Gunmen who left behind at least one M82riflewere seen spraying the armor-plated car ofpolicechief Omar Garcia Harfuch with high-velocity rounds. How Mexican drug cartels have caused a rapid increase in lime prices, putting a . One room of the museum is dedicated to narco culture. ", "The ATF said, 'Don't refuse 'em, just let 'em go. 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. Theres a little bit of The Dude in a lot of Jeff Bridges performances. M53 gun truck "LIL SURESHOT", outfitted with a forward fighting box . The place is called La Leche and it continues to be one of Vallarta's tourist attractions. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. The sheriff believes cartel coyotes are making between $1,000 and $1,500 for every person brought into the country. Agreed. The recent California shooting was done by a maniac who drove for almost 12 hours to commit crime. "The majority of weapons we've seized since we started this operation have been in the corridor by Laredo, Texas from Laredo to El Paso," he said. At one point, it was probably four to five of these rifles a week. 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(Hollie McKay/Fox News) Moreover, a total of 28,741 recovered weapons . Some suspects won't talk after their arrests and othersadmit smuggling guns but claim they don't know the names of the buyers or the cartel involved. It's a more powerful version of the Beretta popularized in James Bond novels and films. Military-style weaponry has enabled the drug trafficking organizations to match and sometimes overwhelm the firepower of Mexican law enforcement. Some of the reasons so many guns come from Texas: people can cross the border on land or by theRio Grande River, and"in places like Houston and San Antonio, theres a gun store on every corner, said Will Glaspy, formerly in charge of DEA's Houston Division. As of 2018 you have lost 395 servicemen killed and 137 missing, presumed killed by over 100,000 cartel fighters. Violence is rampant across Mexico. The survey drawn from guns identified by manufacturer or importer in U.S. court documents from 44 cases involving 165 defendants in Texas, Arizona and three other states shows the purveyors of guns to Mexican drug traffickers followed a time-honored maxim of product salesmanship: Bigger is definitely better. We sat down with "James," who worked at one of the gun stores the ATF ordered to sell firearms to drug cartels. Theres no way for people to buy guns like these in Mexico. The underground trade of weapons to Mexico is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annuallywith American guns used to kill tens of thousands of Mexicans each year. The gun should not be in the hands of civilians, the official said. 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.. Investigators found several guns inside the packages, as well as in a secret compartment in the paneling. Never mind that the majority of the cartels armament needs are met by leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. 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. Gun Companies The lawsuit over drug cartel violence could be part of a bigger change on guns. It depicts one cartel member dressed in a garish shirt, cowboy hat and belt buckle. Its a weapon of war, added the official. California gun-control activists credited that state's low total to strict state firearms laws that severely limit sales of military-style weaponry. 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. They are still covering for the Obama administration. 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. btw Century Arms Draco 7.62X39mm pistol: Another Romanian import. MEXICO CITY, Aug 6 The flow of high-caliber arms smuggled across the porousUS border has alarmedMexicanofficials and few weapons are as powerful as theUS-made M82 semi-automaticrifleincreasingly favored by the powerfuldrugcartels. "He never saw those guns," his attorney told The Courier Journal. After paying the piso and traveling throughCoahuila, Diaz still wouldhave faced a 14-hour drive south toMichoacn. Not many, but America and Mexico arent the only countries making guns. Viewers see this group of teenagers create their own drug organization. A gold plated pistol and jewelry, allegedly seized from Manuel Alquisires Garcia, aka "El Meme," sit on display during his presentation to the press of in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. Even though CDN is a rival of CJNG, its members accept payments to allowdrugs or guns to passthrough their territory. He claimed he didn't know the names of the gun buyers or their cartel affiliations. ATF agents say almost 100 of those weapons have turned up at cartel-related crime scenes in. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. floating around in pictures. We know theyre being illegally trafficked through California into Tijuana. 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. 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. Within the next 45 minutes to an hour, they would come in. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to . So same basic rules as slinging coffee at Starbucks, only with slightly higher stakes if somebody doesn't buy your fake smile. Hell, our source might have sold El Chapo that very rifle. Now its used by more than 70 security agencies across the world, according to Barrett. I could have sworn that at one time there was a federal law that banned face masks, a law intended to force the KKK out into the open. Ban assault weapons, high capacity magazines, body armor, silencers. 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. Pass a domestic terrorism bill.. I mean all the enforcement is on the American side, very little exists on the Mexican side. The Model 70 receivers were not even heat treated rather they were made from straight bar stock unlike the double heat treated Mausers. weapons to Mexico. We had a bunch of light machine guns, like an M249 SAW what caught me off guard is that he and I shot the crap about that one day. The Medellin cartel surged to power in the 1980s. Even got a few border agents killed with those weapons. (zero miles currently built 1 mo gov shut down trump heights built tho??? You try and keep it as normal as possible; you don't want to spook him because then everything's shot as well. "Project Gunrunner" (at least they were honest with the name) kicked off in 2006. Court documents show such purchasers buying as many as 20 AK-47s at a time, paying as much as $11,000 in cash. [nearly all the guns they bother to trace through the ATFwhich is basically those with US markings on them, duh], The underground trade of weapons to Mexico is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annuallywith American guns used to kill tens of thousands of Mexicans each year. Roger Clemens makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Hiker captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of wildlife at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston Rockets poised to reap benefits from Eric Gordon trade, Texas congressman's breaks with GOP could lead to censure, Proposed Texas bill gives tax cuts to heterosexual families only, These bites won big at the Houston rodeo's foodie awards, Heres how you can watch 'Daisy Jones and the Six', Here's what Lina Hidalgo carb-loads before a long run, Houston police ticket man for feeding homeless people. The majority of U.S. states allow citizens to buy .50-caliber weapons, something Mexico reserves for its military. All the illegal purchases followed the same basic pattern, "They would always call, because they always wanted to know the exact amount ahead of time -- usually same day -- and make sure we had one in stock. This story has been shared 100,034 times. Between all the illegal guns and millions in gold, jewelry and diamonds, there are armed guards on constant watch. ", 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.". Colt Super .38 pistol: Colt, based in West Hartford, Conn., is the corporate legacy of Samuel Colt, who popularized the revolver in the years before the Civil War. ", Yvonne Hemsey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. He was badly wounded, while two bodyguards and an innocent bystander were killed. 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. We had four or five come in that first guy came in five or six times, saying he was starting a collection. What i believe is that If i want to sale you ballons ,i give you a good price nd you will greatly say my ballons are the best .. quoteTijuanas Director of Public Safety, Marco Antonio Sotomayor, says most of the guns flowing into his city come from north of the border.quote. ", Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images, "Once the ATF was more involved, we had a separate set of paperwork. 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. A straw purchase is when someone buys a gun legally, but then hands it over illegally to another person. Havent you heard anyone who comes to the US and gets a magic piece of paper is just as American and you and I. How about we lock up a guy who sold the cartels weapons used to kill people including Brian Terry. 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. They're probably gonna go to super-prison for that. It fires the same round as the AK-47 but is significantly shorter and easier to conceal. How does the cartel feel about branded accessories? Obama supplied guns to mexican gangs, and were also used in Paris France terrorist attack. It all started in 2017, when Norma Llamas Rodriguez, 47,. of violence in this conflict: intra-cartel disputes, inter-cartel rivalries, and the overall war that Mexican President Felipe Caldern's government is waging on the cartels. For thecartels, the M82 has also become a status symbol. The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels. SHARE AK-47 favorite gun of Eighty-seven percent of traceable firearms seized by the Mexican government have been traced back to the U.S. We've inadvertently "gifted" Mexico with more than 64,000 firearms over the last five years. Not all of them went to prison, and none of them were cartel bigwigs. Evening roundup with our editors' favorite stories of the day . Moodys says these cities may see prices drop up to 10%. Sinaloa Cartel A Mexico-based cartel famous largely because their long-term leader, El Chapo, was recently captured and imprisoned, the dangerous Sinaloa Cartel is also notorious for its extensive ties to the Mexican federal police and military. For those who never heard about this story. Do it.' Answer (1 of 16): There a ton of AK and Russian type military machine guns (I've seen a Russian equivalent 12.6 MM of the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a truck. SHARE AK-47 favorite gun of cartels 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. So, the ATF was like, "We'll show you! So Ive just one question for you. 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. 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! In Mexico City, the military has a museum used to train officials, diplomats, and cadets about the war on drugs. Mexico has very strict restrictions on weapon. 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. And then paperwork started. 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. The main character, Franklin is brilliant. Yes Colt and Smith at one time made some very nice revolvers I will give them that but our rifles have been a joke for years. It was weird that, one, he came in with $10,000 cash. 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. And follow Robert on Twitter. Cartel forces seized a major regional capital city in broad daylight and defeated the national armed forces in open battle. Miguel Diaz Calderon never made it out of Texas. Explain again how the two assists are not in prison for supplying weapons to know criminals that used the weapons to kill US citizens. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ioan Grillo about the illegal flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico. The M82 guns, often fitted with a scope to act as snipers weapon, can fire 70 rounds per minute with a maximum range of 2,500 meters. A spokeswoman for Bushmaster did not respond to repeated calls for comment. 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. I bet they have favorite beers and hand grenades, too. 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. DEA agents say the cartel was trying to instill fear in its enemies and woo new members. Just look at the numbers for their drug war: Drug cartels have the flashiest of weapons in their arsenal. None of this is rocket science and all the slick lies and smoke and mirrors Barn Brain attempts to use only discredit anything else he panders to an unsuspecting right wing crowd eager to hear preaching from a Messiah to the choir of the uneducated. 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. Did that law get repealed or expire? ", It was a good gig for a while. Modern optics, including AimPoint types and the distinctive Vism ECO 434 model were seen. Ebrard said about 60% of the weapons seized in Mexico in recent years were believed to have been sold in 10 U.S. counties, mostly along the border. A jury didn't believe him,convictingJose RafaelVasquez last month of attempting to smuggle goods out of the country. Blaming Californias laws for failing is about as stupid as blaming Blaming Democrats for inter city crime but thats another story thats way over your head. 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. That leaves the military as the only ones able to battle thecartels.. They weren't tracking them well enough; everyone made it over the border. The problem isnt cartels sneaking (civilian) guns from the U.S. Today, the two primary uses of the Barrett are "anti-material" (aka destroying enemy vehicles) and "ridiculous toy for rich people." It is cheaper at gun outlets in the U.S. Beretta 9mm. Once in the hands of cartel capos, however, the modern sporting rifle becomes very much an assault weapon. The bridge connectsEagle Pass, Texas, to the Northern Mexicocity of Piedras Negras in the state of Coahuila. A handgun covered with gold and money sized to alleged financial agent of the drug "Cartel del Golfo", Manuel Alquisires Garcia, aka "El Meme" and also know as Agustin Sanchez Morua, are shown during his presentation to the press on September 12, 2011 in Mexico City. Serial numbers really do tell a story. Bullet holes are seen after a battle between the CJNG and Los Viagras cartels in Aguililla. ), We want USA to be majority white! Holder and Obama spoiled the Mexican Cartels by sending them all those quality US made weapons while they ran the show in Washington. Till then, fuck you! But, one boy was a white boy who told me he had served. I would like to buy Holder and Obama for what they are worth, to sell them for what they THINK theyre worth. Maybe if the border was more of an obstacle], Theres no way for people to buy guns like these in Mexico. Same guys, different job. CJNG video shows off high-powered guns:Why a viral drug cartel video showing off tanks and taunts is bad news for the US. Or is it because the CA border is not a barrier to trafficking contraband? 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. The article, titled, "The U.S. Must Defeat Mexico's Drug Cartels", . The group decries the name "assault weapon" and refers to high-powered guns as "modern sporting rifles." The perfect moment to strike, of course! They have special loopholes that allow them to form their own government or something like that. Our source and his employer had just been drawn into the ATF's latest kooky adventure. How in the hell can any society withstand such incredible violence and not crumble? Being monitored by the ATF, so Did you feel they enjoyed their purchasing experience? No it could not be right. Of those murders, at least 20,005 were carried out with guns. What ARE you waiting on? Theyre American-made guns, Sotomayor told the Union-Tribune. Pass red flag laws. "As a result of the continued use and possession of many of these guns, residents of Mexico will continue to be killed and injured by these guns, and the public will continue to fear for their health, safety, and welfare," Americanattorneys wrote in the suit on behalf of Mexico. Cartels:As Mexican drug groups cut in on avocado sales by extorting growers, armed locals fight back. Snowfall is my favorite show centered around drugs - EVER. 2. Excuse the pun, but when are you gonna pull the trigger on this? Scarface stars Pacino as the indelible gangster and charts his rise as a Cuban immigrant-turned-cocaine cartel captain . It was run by brothers Jorge Luis, Juan David, and Fabio Ochoa Vasquez; Pablo Escobar; Carlos Lehder; George Jung; and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez.
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