Overview
- Mexico’s Defense Ministry reports seizing 18,000 firearms in the current administration, with 77% to 78% traced to U.S. origin.
- Sedena says 137,000 .50-caliber cartridges have been seized since 2012, and about 47% were commercialized through sales tied to the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant into southern U.S. gun shops.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum stated her administration is assessing whether to include these findings in existing lawsuits against U.S. manufacturers and distributors.
- Authorities detail battlefield-grade seizures including 215 Barrett .50-caliber rifles, 13 rocket launchers, around 20 40mm grenade launchers, and 273 machine guns.
- Officials say most high-caliber weapons and cartridges were recovered in Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, and Chihuahua, with smaller but consistent seizures in Michoacán and Guerrero.