The Celebrated War on Drugs

If we can determine that Iran is sending weapons to Iraq, why can't we stop the shipments to Mexico from the US?



Mexico's Drug War: Mexico drug cartels’ new weaponry means war - Los Angeles Times: "In addition to grenades, high-powered guns such as the .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifle have become a weapon of choice in narcotics traffickers' arsenals, Mangan said. Unlike grenades and antitank weapons, the .50-caliber guns can be obtained by ordinary citizens in the U.S. and smuggled easily into Mexico, like the tons of assault rifles and automatic pistols."