"You put on a face, like any customer service job, and you try to build a rapport with these guys. 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. 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! "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. An Italian-made 9mm pistol that is a best-seller among U.S. law enforcement agencies. 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. 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. ", The cartels were smart enough to pick buyers who wouldn't instantly set off alarm bells (aka clean-cut and often white). Another solid reason for the U.S. to pass universal back ground checks. Automatic guns and rocket-propelled grenades follow drug trade routes back to China, Guatemala, and the black markets in Central and South America. "These kids weren't sketchy looking dudes; they were all clean-cut, and some were Hispanic. No secret, everyone knew it, too. Theres no way for people to buy guns like these in Mexico. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The cartels then use their members or contract with associates to serve as"consolidators.". They want the firearms only in the hands they want so that they can execute their plan. 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. Pass a domestic terrorism bill. South Korean-made grenades have been. The gun should not be in the hands of civilians, the official said. 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. The Model 70 receivers were not even heat treated rather they were made from straight bar stock unlike the double heat treated Mausers. 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. 1 Make rioting in public while wearing a mask a felony with mandatory prison time. is on the streets after a gun battle between Mexican security forces and suspected cartel gunmen, in Villa Union, Mexico . To intercept more Mexico-bound guns, the U.S. Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy of 2020, of the National Drug Control Policy, vowed that "the United States will improve criminal-intelligence and information-sharing for illegal weapons trafficking and enhance cooperation with international partners.". Even got a few border agents killed with those weapons. Agreed. 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! The Medellin cartel surged to power in the 1980s. At the same time, Mexico remains a cautionary preview of what might happen in America if we adopted Mexican-style gun control. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 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. It works the same way when gun runners from the U.S. funnel second hand guns into Mexico. It would help gangs and cartels to increase their presence and elevate homicide and crime rates in the U.S. As troll names go, yours is especially stupid. 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. 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. Theres a little bit of The Dude in a lot of Jeff Bridges performances. Get the best of Cracked sent directly to your inbox! One exhibit features weapons seized from cartel members. Given the record number of murders there last year almost 36,000 Mexicans could certainly use some self-defense tools. Pre-order it now! These agencies team withthe U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivesto investigate the financing, transportation, and communications methods of smuggling networks. Only if your definition of a thing is existing in quiet obsolescence. They also discoveredmore than 10,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in an ice chest in the gas tankand inside the spare tire,court records show. Not with all their progressive laws. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives contends the most popular are the FN-57 pistol, once nicknamed the cop-killer for the ammo it could fire; the AR type 223 rifle and the. No way the Democrats would support increasing the numbers of guns in the world. 1 gun in the Hearst survey was the AK-47 imported from Romania by Century International Arms of Delray Beach, Fla. Century Arms, as it's commonly known, legally circumvents a federal law stipulating that imported rifles must be suitable for "sporting purposes." Of course, these same quoted Mexican officials made no mention of changing their own to laws to allow the little people to own some cold steel with which they could protect themselves and their families from corrupt federales and cartel predators. Since joining the Tulsa World in 1999, I have been a three-time winner of Oklahoma's top award for investigative . Accessories?". That figures to 17.6 percent of the 29,000 figure for guns seized in Mexico, as given by the country's attorney general. Soldiers stand guard around a presentation of arms captured in an operation against the Gulf cartel in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Holder and Obama spoiled the Mexican Cartels by sending them all those quality US made weapons while they ran the show in Washington. You never cease to make an absolute fool of yourself. There must be a mistake. Earlier this month, theMexican government sued U.S. gun manufacturers in federal court, accusing them of fueling the violence. I would like to buy Holder and Obama for what they are worth, to sell them for what they THINK theyre worth. (PS, you may want to arm your Civilians so they can fight the cartel) . Well short answer. 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. We were a large store you meet these border patrol agents coming to pick up extra stuff. To lose that many military, cops, politicians and citizens murdered by gangsters is phenomenal. 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. Called a "technical" by US military.) This story has been shared 100,034 times. 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. Those associatesarrange the purchase of several guns keeping them atstash houses or handing them off to transporters ingas station parking lots or other neutral locations, Lestrange said. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to . The problem isnt cartels sneaking (civilian) guns from the U.S. Two women were killed in the crossfire when rival gangs started shooting at a popular sidewalk restaurant in Tulum. The reason the cartels had use for the Barrett is chilling: When you're as large as, say, Los Zetas, your "turf wars" involve the Mexican army. You try and keep it as normal as possible; you don't want to spook him because then everything's shot as well. Pass national weapons carry reciprocity with jail time and heavy fines for any government agent who violates any citizens carry rights. 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. Within the next 45 minutes to an hour, they would come in. 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. 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. You also said: 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. ), We want USA to be majority white! There were undercover agents in the store, sometimes. The weapons are sold to the cartels, often for three or four times the original price. In 2016, members of the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan state allegedly downed a helicopter with an M82rifle, theMexicanlawsuit said. GREENVILLE, S.C. . If the laws actually worked, wouldnt Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas be the easier route? Build the wall. The tribes in America are not allowed to do things like that, instead they have to follow 3 sets of laws, otherwise a lot of white Americans would move to the reservations for some liberty. 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. What ARE you waiting on? Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? U.S. agents also are helping train Mexican police on investigative techniques and evidence collection and improving intelligence sharing, Lestrange said. 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. 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. Mexico suffered more than 40,000 fatal shootings in 2018, according to public briefings by Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. Would they be interested in Hello Kitty grips or SpongeBob sights? Same guys, different job. These firearms couldnt possibly coming through California. 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. A jeweler shows a gun butt made of gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies to form the Mexican flag, for a 1911 pistol in Culiacan, Sinaloa state on July 12, 2011. Last week, the Treasury sanctioned two Mexican businessmen and four Sinaloa Cartel members in connection with the illicit methamphetamine and fentanyl trade. The English actor found the good side of being bad, Bad news that cult recovery group just might be a cult. 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. Body armour and load-bearing equipment were used by many cartel members, including examples marked 'Marina' (Marines) or 'Polica Estatal' (State Police). Im curious, did you even read your own article before posting it? MEXICAN drug cartels are using high-powered sniper rifles which fire bullets the size of cigars to take down police helicopters. ", Once the purchase was completed and the "customer" left the store, " the money was counted with the cameras watching it. 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? 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? 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. Distraction. Guns and munitions confiscated from 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, after they were detained in Villahermosa, Tabasco state. I'm like, 'makes sense, he's a military kid.' California, by contrast, accounted for 90 guns, three percent of the total. 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. Guns are funneled into the closest or easiest crossing into Mexico and they come from other states with lax laws. Between 2009 and 2020, authorities seized 358 M82rifles, according to official figures cited by the Milenio newspaper. 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. It fires the same round as the AK-47 but is significantly shorter and easier to conceal. 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. Man, how awful am I gonna feel if one of these guys gets plugged with a weapon I sold? 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. Fake News. Really, who? Whether it's the Juarez Cartel or Sinaloa's 'Chapo' Guzman, one thing the cartels in Mexico and South America have in common are flashy weapons. He expected to be paid anadditional $5,000 once the guns were delivered toMichoacn, Mexico, according to court records. Do it.' "They didn't look like they were all connected One guy came in with his wife and kids. Dear Mexico: clean up your own house before telling us how to take care of ours. They weren't tracking them well enough; everyone made it over the border. 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. It was weird that, one, he came in with $10,000 cash. Once in the hands of cartel capos, however, the modern sporting rifle becomes very much an assault weapon. Snowfall is my favorite show centered around drugs - EVER. None of the manufacturers, including Barrett, responded to Reuters requests for comment. Miguel Diaz Calderon never made it out of Texas. I tend to like Belgian, Swiss, German, Austrian, and Italian guns. Frankly, Im rather impressed you are still standing at all. LMFAO. 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. "We were being told, 'Oh, we're tracking their phones, we've got their license plates,' but it just kept happening. The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels. American guns are ok, and many of the gun companies from the above countries have some US manufacturing. Drug cartels have been using monster type armored cars for about 15 years these recent photos clashes in tamaulipas between cdn and cdg they use m82 m017 barrets also m2 machine guns and 40mm grenades this doesn't happen very far from egle pass texas or mcallen texas . Follow reporter Beth Warrenon Twitter: @BethWarrenCJ. In Michoacn, the global powerhouse Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, or CJNG, has been engaged in a long and deadly battle with Sinaloa and other rival cartels. I would take that way further. 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. El Mencho:Daughter of Mexican cartel boss sentenced to US prison for violation of Kingpin Act. I hear Chinese AK-74 types a. 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. If you want to keep guns out of the country, you do not appear to be making any real effort at it. All of the straw buyers were arrested in one fell swoop in 2011. In fact, according to Newsweek, cartel criminals view American guns as status symbols because, well, they work. An NSSF survey last year found that 44 percent of owners of these weapons are active-duty or former military or law-enforcement personnel, and the typical owner is 35, married and has some college education. 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. 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 be one of the richest people on the planet. This is how the cartels get the vast majority of their arsenal. So CA is itself one of those neighboring States that is (cough) responsible for illegal firearms/use across a boundry? No, they published this piece in an effort to get the US Congress to tighten Americas gun control laws, ostensibly to stop the alleged flow of guns to Mexico. So same basic rules as slinging coffee at Starbucks, only with slightly higher stakes if somebody doesn't buy your fake smile. Oh. Never heard of Fast and Furious? 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? If someone is breaking the law, go after them. Why havent you established large numbers of military personnel inspecting every truck, train, cargo ship, private boat and aircraft entering the country? Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pressed Garland regarding the opioid epidemic, highlighting that fentanyl is responsible for more deaths than guns and car accidents. Our source and his employer had just been drawn into the ATF's latest kooky adventure. ", Your elite government task force in action, everybody: "Guess we just gave the bad guys a buncha weapons." Seriously, I feel your pain. Havent you heard anyone who comes to the US and gets a magic piece of paper is just as American and you and I. Andrea Waguespack is a features digital producer for the Houston Chronicle. We'll sell those guys so many guns they drown in them! "Project Gunrunner" (at least they were honest with the name) kicked off in 2006. It was run by brothers Jorge Luis, Juan David, and Fabio Ochoa Vasquez; Pablo Escobar; Carlos Lehder; George Jung; and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez. In Mexico, the weapon has disrupted the balance of power between criminal groupsand poorly equippedpoliceforces, according to Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, Program Director at the Mexico and Central America Office of Noria, a think tank. "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. While we're busy patting ourselves on the back, you can pat too by voting here and here. The cartel can trace its roots to the 1960s and '70s, when farming families entered the marijuana business. Into Mexico.. Our own government is gifting military weapons to Mexico & those arms are being used by the cartels. 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. floating around in pictures. "It's a horrible epidemic, but it . ReporterKarolSurez contributed to this story. 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. Cartels:As Mexican drug groups cut in on avocado sales by extorting growers, armed locals fight back. 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. They have special loopholes that allow them to form their own government or something like that. The majority of U.S. states allow citizens to buy .50-caliber weapons, something Mexico reserves for its military. Many interesting behind-the-scenes bits have happened during the 20 years of telling tales about our favorite trailer-park residents, Bobs never bought Christmas seals he told me he wouldnt know what to feed them, Below you, an entire other world operates. And how many bad guys did they get? 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 In January, a Mexican judge charged. Pass a domestic terrorism bill.. 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. 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. "He never saw those guns," his attorney told The Courier Journal. 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. A gold plated pistol and jewelry, allegedly seized from Manuel Alquisires Garcia, alias "El Meme," sit on display during his presentation to the press of in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. Comparing it to Belgium and Czech and German Model 98s made the M70 look like a piece of trash. it would help a great deal if the U.S. had much tighter gun control and drug enforcement.. This is another valid reason to vet second hand gun purchases because there often is no paper trail with second hand guns, especially guns that have been sold over and over again second hand.
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