Drug Cartels Winning Mexican Arms Race

Traffickers using military-grade weapons to take on police

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 14, 2009 3:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – Mexican police are finding themselves hopelessly outgunned by drug cartels with military-grade weaponry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities say the arms race is escalating rapidly as the cartels, competing with each other as well as with security forces, acquire grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets and... Read full story »

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