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Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military

Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Arms Trade

Topics: Mexican, police, civilians, attacks, border, across, smuggled, owned, plant, produced, ammunition, 50-caliber, syndicates, Military, Ammunition, Police, Overwhelm, Cartels

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-missouri-mexico.html