Mexico Authorities on Alert After Millions of Rounds of Ammunition Stolen

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Christy Thornton
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“Signs point to the recent heist being an inside job. The armed group responsible knew exactly when the trucks would be passing, pilfered every single box of ammunition and spared the drivers and guards with no shots reportedly being fired on either side.”

Mexico Authorities on Alert After Millions of Rounds of Ammunition Stolen
Over seven million rounds of ammunition were stolen by an unknown armed group in central Mexico this week, a record-breaking heist...
insightcrime.org
5:32 PM · Jun 14, 2021

https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-authorities-on-alert-after-millions-of-rounds-of-ammunition-stolen/

Gunmen hijacked two trucks hauling more than seven million rounds of ammunition in central Mexico, a massive heist that could escalate fighting in one of the country’s most violent areas.

The armed group intercepted the trucks on June 9 in the municipality of San Luis de la Paz, in the central state of Guanajuato, according to press reports. The drivers and security personnel were unharmed in the robbery. The trucks were found later, with their two trailers emptied of bullets.

The stolen ammunition was for 14 different types of guns and had an estimated value of $2.7 million, according to media estimates. While most of the ammunition was for small firearms, such as .22- and .40-caliber pistols, a significant portion of the bullets were for high-powered weapons, including AR-15 and M-16 rifles.

The trucks carrying the ammunition had departed from a factory in Cuernavaca and were bound for Texas, El Universal reported, citing Mexico’s National Defense Secretariat (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional – SEDENA).

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[getagrip_already]

1. Texans are buying Mexican bullets?

The shame! Murica first!