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Mexican Prez’s Ex-Guard Sold Military Weapons to Drug Cartels
The Truth About Guns ^ | 23 February, 2011 | Robert Farago

Posted on 02/24/2011 6:48:28 AM PST by marktwain

“A Mexican officer assigned to guard President Felipe Calderón was accused of leaking information to drug cartels in exchange for bribes, training hit men through a private security firm, and supplying military weapons to groups like the Zetas, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable.” The information comes to us via elpasotimes.com. As I’ve said before, Los Zetas and their main competitors are NOT buying their weapons in dribs and drabs from Bob’s Gun Stores in Los Estados Unidos. To even suggest such a thing is the height of absurdity. No wait: it’s official U.S. government policy, courtesy of the Gunwalking federal agency known as the ATF. Perpetuated by the President of Mexico and President of the United States. What’s that all about?


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; gunwalker; mx
The Mexican cartels have numerous sources of effective weapons. U.S. gun stores are simply a small supplier of lower level gear.
1 posted on 02/24/2011 6:48:33 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

I’m shocked.

Not really.


2 posted on 02/24/2011 7:08:10 AM PST by old3030 (I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look.)
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To: old3030

If I were Calderon I would be wearing a couple of flak vests now.


3 posted on 02/24/2011 7:29:11 AM PST by Rappini (Pro Deo et Patria)
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