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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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José Olivares

Arizona gun dealer accused of selling firearms to two Mexican cartels

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The federal charges against the US firearms dealer come amid years of pressure by the Mexican government to stop the flow of weapons into the country. Photograph: skaman306/Getty Images

An Arizona licensed gun dealer was charged this month with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations after federal agents caught him allegedly selling a series of rifles and guns to two Mexican cartels.

The federal charges against the American firearms dealer come amid years of pressure by the Mexican government to stop the flow of weapons into the country. Mexico’s violent and bloody internal conflict, between drug cartels and the Mexican government, has been largely fueled by American weapons smuggled into the country.

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