Large weapons cache seized in Matamoros
April 02, 2011 8:32 PM
The Monitor
The Mexican Army announced the seizure Saturday of a large weapons cache that included machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, explosives, mortars and even one crossbow.
The seizure occurred about 11:30 p.m. Friday. A military convoy was conducting routine patrols through the city streets when they spotted a group of men who suspiciously ran into a house in order to elude capture. The soldiers secured the house but were not able to find the men. However, the soldiers did seize a weapons cache and $59,700 in bulk cash.
The weapons seized included 59 assault rifles, 21 handguns, seven Uzi submachine guns, one .762-cal. machine gun, 412 packs of hydrogel industrial explosive, 12 meters of detonation cord, one rocket launcher, one rocket, one grenade launcher, six rounds for 60 mm mortar, three launchable grenades, one RPG and several other grenades.
This report was compiled by Ildefonso Ortiz
I hope the Mexican government does not try to blame the cartel's possession of these weapons on U.S. gun stores. Of course, maybe they will. I know I can go down an purchase a few pounds of plastic explosive, and some 60 mm mortar rounds for my newly aquired motar tube.
My point here is that the Mexican government, through loss of equipment, is the biggest supplier of arms and high powered weapons to the drug cartels. What are the Zetas anyway, ex-Mexican military. Don't you think that they have enough contacts still in the military for weapons purchases.
The seizure occurred about 11:30 p.m. Friday. A military convoy was conducting routine patrols through the city streets when they spotted a group of men who suspiciously ran into a house in order to elude capture. The soldiers secured the house but were not able to find the men. However, the soldiers did seize a weapons cache and $59,700 in bulk cash.
The weapons seized included 59 assault rifles, 21 handguns, seven Uzi submachine guns, one .762-cal. machine gun, 412 packs of hydrogel industrial explosive, 12 meters of detonation cord, one rocket launcher, one rocket, one grenade launcher, six rounds for 60 mm mortar, three launchable grenades, one RPG and several other grenades.
This report was compiled by Ildefonso Ortiz
I hope the Mexican government does not try to blame the cartel's possession of these weapons on U.S. gun stores. Of course, maybe they will. I know I can go down an purchase a few pounds of plastic explosive, and some 60 mm mortar rounds for my newly aquired motar tube.
My point here is that the Mexican government, through loss of equipment, is the biggest supplier of arms and high powered weapons to the drug cartels. What are the Zetas anyway, ex-Mexican military. Don't you think that they have enough contacts still in the military for weapons purchases.
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