Mexico City (CNSNews.com) – Purchases and transfers of military equipment to Mexico have increased dramatically over the past five years compared to the five before, with the U.S. accounting for more than half of all transfers.
According to a new report by a Swedish think tank that monitors the flow of weapons globally, the Mexican government has been on a buying spree with transfers of weaponry and equipment into the country growing by 184 percent between the 2007-2011 period and the 2012-2016 period.
The report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the US was the largest supplier of arms to Mexico in the 2012-16 period, providing 56 percent of all transfers, followed by Spain at 11 percent and France at 11 percent.
Venezuela was the largest importer of arms and military equipment in South America during the period. more here
They need them to defend their northern border from the invasion of returnees.
And those figures don’t reflect the thousands of arms and ammunition the ATF (fast and furious)supplied to the violent drug cartels used to murder innocent Mexican and US citizens.
Nor does it tell the story of the US government sales to Mexico that seep into the cartel operations provided by the corrupt Mexican Government.
Not one US official from the ATF or DOJ has been punished or even admonished for these illegal gun sales.
Damn that NRA anyway!
obama – traitor – PRISON
The drug cartels ARE the Mexican government. The U.S. us arming the very scum we’re eventually going to have to fight. The Mexican government/cartels absolutely don’t want the deportees back – they’re a huge part of the Mexican economy with their money transfers, and will be a huge drain on resources when they return. Mexico isn’t ready for them. These people will be in extreme peril when they’re deported, either from starvation or murder. It sounds cold, but I DON’T CARE. Fix your own damn country and stay out of mine.