Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military

Scritto il 07/02/2026
da Ben Dooley, Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.Four police officers, two civilians and 19 cartel members died during a 2019 gun battle in the Mexican town of Villa Unión.