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Gun used in kidnapping, killing of Americans in Mexico came from US

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Roberto Lugardo Moreno appeared in court Monday to face charges for conspiring to illegally export a firearm. Moreno admitted to federal agents that he purchased guns in the U.S. and knowingly provided them to members of the Gulf Cartel in Mexico. A gun used earlier this month by cartel members to kidnap a group of Americans and kill two of them was illegally trafficked from the U.-S., according to a criminal complaint.

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abc News

Gun used in kidnapping, killing of Americans in Mexico came from US

A gun used earlier this month by cartel members to kidnap a group of Americans and kill two of them was illegally trafficked from the U.S.

1 year ago·United States

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CBS News

Gun used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from U.S.

The serial number of a firearm purchased in 2019 matched that of a gun recovered by authorities after the deadly kidnapping of four Americans, according federal court records.

1 year ago

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NY Daily News

Firearm used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico purchased in the United States

One of the firearms used in the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico earlier this month was purchased in the United States, according to federal court documents.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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HuffPost

Gun Used In Kidnapping Of Americans In Mexico Came From U.S.

Four friends who were traveling to Mexico so one member of the party could have cosmetic surgery were caught up in a drug cartel shootout in Matamoros.

1 year ago·United States

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abc 6 Philadelphia

Gun used in kidnapping, killing of Americans in Mexico came from US

A gun used earlier this month by cartel members to kidnap a group of Americans and kill two of them was illegally trafficked from the U.S.

1 year ago·Philadelphia, United States

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ABC Columbia

Gun used in Mexico kidnapping came from U.S. - ABC Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Federal investigators say a gun used in the kidnapping of four South Carolinians in Mexico came from the U.S. Federal Court records show Roberto Moreno admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel. He was arrested in Brownsville, Texas after the gun was recovered in the investigation into the kidnapping of the group from Lake City. Two of those people were killed and on…

1 year ago·Columbia, United States

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