Is the US arming Mexican cartels?
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Source: Al Jazeera
Published: 2026-03-03 19:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Crime & Justice, Immigration, Military & Defence, Mexico, Drugs, World News, War & Conflict
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The day after one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, known as “El Mencho”, was killed in a dawn raid last week, Defence Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo told reporters that 80 percent of weapons seized from cartels have been smuggled across the border from the United States.
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