In 4 months, US seized nearly 10,000 firearms bound for Mexico

In 4 months, US seized nearly 10,000 firearms bound for Mexico

Authorities in the United States have seized nearly 9,700 firearms bound for Mexico since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term Jan. 20, as U.S. agencies intensify efforts to curb cross-border gun trafficking, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at her Tuesday mañanera this week that she had asked Trump to crack down on the smuggling of weapons…

Mexico. About 75 percent of the more than 10,000 weapons seized from October 2024 to April 2025 in Mexico come from the United States, said today Thursday the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch. Since the implementation of Operation Northern Border on 5 February to date, 2,627 firearms, more than 416,000 cartridges and 13,000 shippers have been secured, the Secretary of Citizen Security said when presenting the res…