Posted on 03/16/2018 10:13:55 AM PDT by marktwain
For a month, starting on February 9th, 2018, until March 8th, the FBI has been involved in an operation to arrest people and seize cash, drugs, and guns from a group of suspects who are alleged to have laundered tens of millions of dollars across the United States and Mexico for the Sinaloa Cartel.
Six million dollars were seized in cash, 22 lbs of fentanyl, 138 lbs of heroin 209 lbs of methamphetamine, 202 lbs of cocaine, and 554 lbs of marijuana were seized.
70 people were indicted and 20 firearms were seized, including semiautomatic rifles and handguns. From dailymail.co.uk:
20 firearms, including semiautomatic rifles and handguns, were also seized
A picture of seized firearms was released. It shows two 1911 style pistols and two other guns, which at first glance appear to be AR type rifles.
The lowest gun in the picture is not an AR15 clone. It is a Mossberg 715T, which is an inexpensive .22 blowback type rifle in a plastic clamshell, made to look “tactical”. It is based on the common Mossberg 702 action.
The top rifle appears to be a rifle assembled by someone from parts. The lower receiver has an integral trigger guard that is not very common. I see them on some 80% receivers, so it may be a cartel manufactured AR. The lack of logo or any identification numbers on the forward left flat is suggestive, but not conclusive.
A couple of 1911 clones, a cartel manufactured AR clone, and an inexpensive .22 rimfire made to look tacticool.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
That’s not very many guns at all.
“...tens of millions of dollars across the United States and Mexico for the Sinaloa Cartel. Six million dollars were seized in cash, 22 lbs of fentanyl, 138 lbs of heroin 209 lbs of methamphetamine, 202 lbs of cocaine, and 554 lbs of marijuana...”
And they probably can’t find a trace of that evidence now.
Sinaloa is supposed to be protected. Maybe they and the FBI both needed a modest bust. Sinaloa to make their protected status less obvious, and the FBI for the usual reason of needing to occasionally appear to be doing something resembling law enforcement.
I guess you could say, Everybody Wins! Aside from the mules of course...
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