Gun Trafficking

A Texan from Brownsville was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for attempting to smuggle a grenade launcher barrel into Mexico last year.

HOUSTON, TX — Twenty-three members and associates of the Southwest Cholos (SWC) gang are facing trial for their part in allegedly smuggling illegal alien women and girls into the country to force them into sex trafficking. The indictment states that one of the girls was 14 when forced into prostitution.

Law enforcement authorities announced multiple federal indictments following the completion of an early morning raid. The operation resulted in dozens of arrests of suspected drug and illegal gun dealers.

A March 2 Los Angeles Times opinion column suggests Mexican criminal groups can arm themselves at U.S. gun shows and flea markets and calls for President Trump to fix this by instituting more gun control on Americans.

SLIDELL, Louisiana – A convicted felon and illegal immigrant living in a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana surrendered to a SWAT team following a short standoff after he assaulted a woman and began shooting an illegal gun at a residence near an elementary school.

On September 8, Mexican Diplomat Alejandro Estivill sent a letter to Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Md-7th) expressing the Government of Mexico’s appreciation of recent gun control efforts by the Democrat Party. He also urged a stronger gun control push.

A woman who ran a gun store on the Texas border will spend five years in prison for selling weapons to people she believed to be Gulf Cartel members.