Mexico Seizes 210 Firearms Allegedly Bound for Criminal Groups
Original reporting: El Financiero
What happened
El Financiero reports that federal authorities arrested three people in Sabinas Hidalgo with 210 firearms transported from Texas and allegedly intended for criminal groups in Mexico.
Reporting and context
Mexican federal authorities arrested three people in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, after finding 210 firearms that officials said had been transported from Texas and were allegedly intended for criminal groups in Mexico.
El Financiero reported that the Attorney General's Criminal Investigation Agency led the operation with support from the Defense Ministry, Navy, Security Ministry and National Guard. The report said the arrests followed intelligence work focused on routes used to move weapons illegally from the United States into Mexico.
Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said the seizure included 195 long guns, 15 handguns and ammunition magazines. He said weapons intercepted in these operations can no longer reach criminal organizations or be used in violent attacks.
Harfuch also said more than 30,000 firearms have been seized during President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration.
The security secretary described illegal weapons trafficking and drug trafficking as a shared cross-border responsibility. He called for Mexico and the United States to address the flow of firearms south into Mexico as well as the movement of drugs north into the United States.
The report also cited a separate bilateral border operation. U.S. Northern Command said three commercial drones allegedly used by traffickers to monitor authorities were detected and disabled on U.S. territory on August 25 and 26.