Mexico puts firearm flows high on agenda with USSeized weapons are seen at a Mexican military base in the border city of Tijuana before being destroyedMEXICO CITY - Long under pressure to curb drug smuggling, Mexico is seeking to hold the United States partly responsibile for rampant cartel-related violence by suing US-based gunmakers over illegal firearms trafficking. "In the same way that the United States is saying, 'I need you to do something about illegal drug trafficking,' Mexico is saying, 'I need you to do something about guns,'" she said. Between 70 and 90 percent of all weapons recovered from crime scenes in Mexico were smuggled in from the United States, Mexico's foreign ministry says. Many weapons reach Mexico from the United States through small-scale shipments known as "ant trafficking." - 'Affront to sovereignty' -Mexico has seen increased inflows of partially assembled firearms known as "80 percent" guns that are finished in Mexico, according to a person involved in arms trafficking for two decades.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 01:18 UTC