Selling Guns to the Mexican Cartels

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 Recently two members of the U.S National Guard stationed in La Mesa tried to sell military grade weapons, ammunition, and body armor to various drug cartels in Mexico.  Fortunately the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives caught both men in a sting operation before any items were sold.  These men were Jaime Casillas and Andrew Reyes, and both have been arrested and are set to appear in court the 16th at 2 P.M.

In Mexico Drug Cartels run the country, and there is nothing the Government can do about it.  The cartels have the Mexican Government out gunned, out manned, and even have more money.  Often times cartels will go to war with one another and these rivalries can turn into very bloody feuds. These small wars between cartels all have to be fueled with guns and ammunition and if one cartel has access to U.S. military grade equipment then the situation in Mexico could become much deadlier.  Already there is plenty of controversy over how the U.S. Government has dealt with our neighbors to the south, and finding out that two active military members tried to sell weapons to the Mexican cartels will only make the situation worse.  If these cartels had access to this type of weaponry, not only would the Mexican authorities be in a lot of danger, but so would many American soldiers who have been positioned in Mexico to help fight this ongoing drug war.