Mexican cartel boss: We buy guns from US - World news - Christian Science Monitor - msnbc.com

It has long been known that gun stores in the American Southwest are a significant source of weaponry to Mexican cartels, a topic that InSight Crime has covered extensively in its GunRunners report. But while Rejon’s remark can be seen as a just another indictment of the availability of arms in US, there is reason to view it with skepticism. In reality, evidence suggests that US gun stores are only one source of weaponry for the Zetas. Much of their arms, especially heavy machine guns, high caliber rifles, and grenades, come from corrupt elements in the militaries of Central America.

Mexican cartel boss: We buy guns from US - World news - Christian Science Monitor - msnbc.com