Mexico calls for investigation of US military weapons used by cartels
Workers repair the entrance of City Hall riddled in large bullet holes in Villa Union, Mexico, December 2, 2019, after 22 people were killed in a weekend gun battle between a drug cartel and security forces
MEXICO has called for an urgent investigation into how drug cartels are using US military-grade weapons.
The Latin American country’s army is finding increasingly more belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades from the United States.
Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Barcena said: “The [Mexican] Defence Department has warned the United States about weapons entering Mexico that are for the exclusive use of the US army.
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