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Federal indictment gives glimpse into how drug cartels get weapons from Arizona

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A federal indictment filed in Phoenix is targeting nine people accused of buying guns at Arizona stores and smuggling them into Mexico for use by drug cartels. The nine defendants ...
The New York Times

Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels

A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: ‘Soldiers can’t solve drug addictions or the flow of illegal weapons’

To the editor: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is correct in her assessment (“Trump wants a war on cartels. Mexico’s president says he should start by combatting guns and addiction,” March 9). If ...
StrategyPage

Air Weapons: Colombian Guerilla Drones Befuddle The Military

April 6, 2026: Over the last few years Colombian police and soldiers have had to deal with drug cartels using drones for surveillance and dropping explosives. The surveillance makes it difficult to ...
KENS

Texas man convicted in cartel gun trafficking case tied to AK-47s

DEL RIO, Texas — A federal jury has found a Texas man guilty in a major firearms trafficking case tied to cartel violence across the border. According to federal officials, 30-year-old Bobby Brandon ...