80% of firearms seized in Mexico under Sheinbaum administration originate in the US, Defence Secretary says: Video
Around 80 per cent of the firearms seized during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration are of US origin, Secretary of National Defence Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said at a press conference in Mexico City.
Trevilla Trejo reported that approximately 23,000 weapons have been seized nationwide since October 2024, when Sheinbaum took office, with analysis and tracking indicating that most entered through the northern border. He stated that 80 per cent of the confiscated firearms originated in the United States, while stressing that Mexico maintains close security cooperation with the US government through intelligence and information sharing, adding that collaboration with US Northern Command has been significantly strengthened during the current administration. He also said that this exchange of information led to the operation carried out in Jalisco that resulted in the capture and subsequent death of drug trafficker Ruben Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”. According to security reports from the Government of Mexico, four main routes are used to traffic firearms into the country: California–Tijuana, Arizona–Nogales, New Mexico–Ciudad Juarez, and Texas–Nuevo Laredo.
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