According to information released by US authorities, from January 20 to date around 11 thousand firearms have been ensured that sought to enter illegally and Mexico through the northern border with the aim of reaching the drug cartels.
Mexico City, May 3 (SinEmbargo) .- US authorities have managed to intercept around 11 thousand firearms that they intended to be sent towards the Mexican cartels Through the northern border, according to the Customs Office and Border Protection of the United States (CBP).
At a press conference, the CBP presented a report on the advances that have been made regarding border security So far from 2025, highlighting the Weapons and ammunition assurance that have been carried out since January 20, when the second period of Donald Trump as President of Eu.
As reported by Brendan Iber, a special agent in charge of the Office for the control of tobacco, alcohol and firearms (ATF), since Trump returned to the White House, the ATF has avoided that around 11 thousand weapons “fall into the hands of dangerous criminals or terrorists”, including Mexican cartels.
At the conference, the CBP presented some of the weapons and ammunition that were intended to introduce to Mexican territory, among which there are high caliber rifles, semi -automatic weapons and even thermobaric grenades.
“This is a small representation of what our agents see week by week,” said Iber, who highlighted the collaboration between the different US security agencies to reduce arms trafficking towards Mexico and other countries.
Trump asks to reinforce fight against arms trafficking
The announcement of the 11 thousand weapons that have been seized on the northern border occurred at the same conference where Brendan Iber declared that President Donald Trump ordered to strengthen the fight against arms trafficking and thus avoid that drug trafficking is strengthened in Mexican territory.
“We work for President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, and his instruction [de Trump] It is applying hard hand in firearms traffic. Now that they have designated some of these organizations as terrorists. […] A wide range of new or additional positions that we can add is opened, “said the special agent of the ATF, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The main leaders of the US Customs and Border Protection leaders were also present at the event; National Security Research; the alcohol, tobacco office, firearms and explosives; and the US prosecutor for the Arizona district.
“The smuggling of weapons is not only a serious crime, but it feeds violence on both sides of the border and seriously undermines the laws of our country,” said Ray Rede, a special agent attached by HSI Arizona. “Only through close coordination with the associated police agencies that share intelligence, we can work together to dismantle the networks behind arms trafficking and thus maintain the security of our communities,” he added.
On the subject, John Nokes, agent in charge of the ATF regional division of Louisville, added that “cartels have infiltrated the United States through the southern border”, so preventing the ones that weapons and ammunition reach their hands is a primary action.
