Arming and Funding Cartels | CBS Reports

CBS Reports journeys into a cartel stronghold in Mexico to expose how the U.S. is helping fuel its own war on drugs. With special access to secret intelligence documents and government insiders, this investigation uncovers how American citizens have been aiding Mexican drug cartels by smuggling military-grade weapons across the U.S. border, providing the money and firepower for cartels to operate with impunity. Watch more CBS Reports documentaries that dive into the key issues driving the national and global conversation at cbsnews.com/cbs-reports.
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0:01 "Arming Cartels: Inside the Mexican-American Gunrunning Networks"
22:20 "Funding Cartels: Why America Is Losing the Fentynal Fight"
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[@estebanperez4171]

“Drug cartels in Mexico have been terrorizing Americans for decades” - Also Americans: Biggest consumer of drugs and supplier of guns for cartels

[@sailincat2822]

^^^This.

[@drone124]

exactly! The cartels are terrorizing their OWN people, communities and neighbors. that is why they must be stopped. but Americans will find another source for drugs. like China w fentanyl

[@B7NZ]

Under Obama with 'Operation Fast and Furious' Dems allowed arms to the cartel, so yes Dem voters.

[@tonyeltigre702]

There worried about a product and they're suppliers but they don't worry about the demand and consumer... us as Americans need to end drug consumption and that will end the cartels... but it has already been tried once. Alcohol prohibition. Oh wait that's what started the cartels. Junkies and drunkies keep them running.

[@d00mEr88]

ATF, DEA, and CIA. Law aiding citizens aren't the problem

[@justakidfromchicago7925]

Shouldn’t the US government be held accountable for any of this ?

[@subrotoxing8214]

nope...that will be holding yourself accountable for who you are... in which 30% of US gdp goes to the guns industry. You can't hold 30% of yourself accountable and pay the price. that is like eating your own brain.

[@samantharicherson9780]

💯💯💯

[@dogvip7688]

YES, but will not occur.

[@sailincat2822]

Accountable for the inaction, at least. In Mexico, the lack of government control over drugs, guns, and black market US$ can be at least in part attributed to corruption and cowardice. So, what is the U.S. government's excuse (if not the same)?

[@dropcash1518]

they wont they rather blame us mexicans instead of fixing their gun laws

[@SabaDhutt]

"Most Americans don't know we're arming the Cartels?!" Really? Mexico has only one gun store, and it's neighbor, us(US), has thousands. Not that hard to connect the dots, is it?

[@daneanderson737]

Literally, but it's not just us

[@KushDragon420]

The irony of the goverment selling them these things via the CIA whilst claiming drugs and guns are bad is outrageously funny.

[@jonatand2045]

The government also delivers the market to them via drug prohibition.

[@deidradahl2802]

Know what is also '''outrageously funny'' ? During WW2, the weapons factories in Germany that spewed out all those armor piercing bullets , tanks etc., that killed millions of US and Allied soldiers, were owned and operated by the rich USA industrialists. When the factories were bombed , the industrialists sued in the US courts, and WON. Now after effectively arming the Mexican cartels, the US is playing with the idea of sending our troops across the border

[@marvincezair5254]

Even president Regan was involved in drugs

[@kezsovreign]

Right! Happy 420 from Aotearoa NZ 😊💚

[@deidradahl2802]

@@jonatand2045 Absolutely, just like the '''Alcohol Prohibition''' It made thousands very rich. It is the prohibition which makes the thing desirable. So, if alcohol is ok now after so many years of arrests, then the drugs is not really the problem, it is the billions of dollars they are making. Well, we cannot fault the government, because if so many '''little people''' makes so much money, then it will give them too much power which belongs to the government, and less Manpower, to work and make the economy run

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

If Prohibition taught us anything it's that as long as there's demand, there will always be supply. And as long as there are billions of profits to be made, there will always be suppliers.

[@davidlemmel9878]

You are of course talking about US gun manufacturers & sellers…Right???

[@derekd1510]

And if the demand is criminalized, criminals will supply the demand.

[@buzz5969]

Marijuana has been pretty much illegal my whole life. I can vouch its been very plentiful everywhere Ive lived, Some peeps just give no phucks, its a natural plant. Im quite certain other illicit drugs were as well.🇺🇸🍻✌🏻

[@CamronS]

Think so ❔

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@davidlemmel9878 No. I'm talking about drugs. But it can also apply to guns.

[@amievil1498]

Paying for a firearm online does not mean that you can take possession of it without a background check. That fact was conveniently left out. Here is how online firearm purchases work: 1. You find a firearm you wish to purchase, 2. You pay for it, 3. You choose to send it to a Federal Firearms License Dealer (commonly referred to as an FFL Dealer) - or - you go to the FFL that is selling the firearm, 4. The FFL runs a background check, 5. If you pass the background check, then and only then, can you take possession of the firearm. Do not be fooled by what the journalist tried to sell to you. The journalist implied that once you pay for it, it's your property and can be sent directly to your home - this is wildly false. You must still go through the same exact process as you would if you were in a brick and mortar store. Interestingly enough, certain parts can be directly mailed to you, but typically any receiver with a serial number MUST go through the FFL and background check process. There are some strange exceptions to this, but no one seems concerned about it: muzzle-loaders and black powder firearms are not regulated the same as smokeless powder firearms.

[@qdadude2723]

Omg. Thank you. Its kinda sad that this propaganda can be pushed. It's a false narrative. Half this stuff civilians cant even get their hands on.

[@samantharicherson9780]

That's what i said! I thought why the heck did he say that the way he did!? like oh its as simple as add to cart. NO ITS NOT NEITHER! See it's that disingenuous nature that makes folks not even listen to the news anymore that or make some psycho want to shoot up innocents bc they truly believe it's that easy to buy a gun....I don't disagree this is a serious problem if permit carrying Americans are doing this they should be locked up but something tells me their goal is going to affect us law abiding types🤷‍♀️

[@whocares4464]

You are correct! Buying a gun isn't difficult but it's definitely not like going and buy food, drink or clothing lol it takes time and you have to prove who you are multiple times before you get said gun

[@27273100]

You are also right in the second paragraph. Gun stores are popping up faster than churches on corners.

[@dropcash1518]

lies, theres website u can pay someone for a gun without any information, u can buy guns then privately sell em n its not illegal.

[@ethanliess4203]

I really like this journalist he’s not afraid to ask the real questions and press for the truth. That’s what we need right now in this field

[@leviwilson7157]

I liked him a lot too. His claim he could buy a 20k machine pew pew, in just clicks. Could not be further from the truth.

[@eddiesmith5617]

To a degree. But not quite. Not once does this video address the Chinese connection to the Fentynol being trafficked from Mexico into the US. And in exchange, many Chinese migrants are trafficked into the US along with it. The higher potency Fentynol is tought to the Cartels by Chinese scientists. Big Pharma is also in on it. So are many US politicians at the highest level of power in Washington. I love my country. But the US deserves what it's about to get. We haven't even sniffed the hell that's coming our way. What's sad is by the time the American people see it for what it is, it will be too late to fix it and those responsible will be nowhere around to be held accountable. It'll make "mass layoffs" look like charity work.

[@thanos7110]

He's reading a script he's been told to read. He's asking decoy questions. There blaming it all on the cartel when our CIA helps them get drugs over the border.

[@user-gr5vc2pd3t]

Consumers make them big

[@Berm_Blaster]

You need to check out Mariana Van Zeller with Nat Geo

[@AwokenEntertainment]

What shocked me most is how powerful those guns are, blows through armor, a body, and then a walk.. wow..

[@jasonsmith7345]

They’re being dramatic.They’re also lying about them outgunning the Mexican military . Every military has 50 cal machine guns that shoot those rounds.

[@ashokpappu1]

sorry the websites they are reporting on are scam websites. no one will ship guns home like amazon.

[@richardalexander1036]

First sentence "Drug cartels in Mexico have been terrorizing Americans for decades"?? What the heck is he talking about??? Because cartels do terrorize people but these are Mexicans in MEXICO... Drug cartels supply American consumers with their drug of preference... that's their actual relationship, a drug supplier to consumer.

[@louiehernandez1477]

Exactly. Nothing is ever gonna change until American politicians start putting blame on Americans themselves. We're a country of drug addicts.

[@mikemiller659]

U dont think they arent living Next Door to you and me?...........HERE in America

[@Hddkdois]

Who cares tax it and give us stimulses drugs are decriminalized here in ca anyways

[@pedroparamo3090]

Wells Fargo Bank 🇺🇲💩🏦 lavando los millones de dólares 💵💵🖥️ del narco, la DEA 🇺🇸💩 y CIA 💩🇺🇸 dando protección.

[@773ohh6]

@@mikemiller659you missed his point . We are the consumers, they are the suppliers. Supply and Demand. B2C

[@bertb770]

You can’t just order a gun online in the us. It has to be shipped from the supplier to federally licensed firearms deal where you undergo a federal background check before pickup

[@monkeymdude]

Thank you, I stopped watcing at that point because it is such a easily disproven trope.

[@daniels2946]

Are the guns registered to individuals that purchase them?

[@Mark-et8vh]

I know this and CBS News knows this, but why let facts get in the way of a good hysteria? Let’s falsify information to make the story more compelling. You and I both know the segment where he’s ordering a MA Deuce is totally and completely fictional. They know it too, but ‘truth in journalism’ has become sadly passé

[@Italy-rj2eb]

@@monkeymdude That depends on what state you get them at...

[@viscountslappy5085]

Never heard of the dark web have you?

[@stephfran9761]

News Flash, The Cartel is operating in every state in the United States, and a multitude of Politicians are deeply involved. GL to us...

[@Jesus_is_LORD444]

I was a fentanyl addict on the streets from Florida to Cali for a few years. The government’s involvement in ALL of this goes too deep. I’ve been researching after my experiences and is truly dark and depressing. Some of the things I’ve seen I’ve feared for my life before. This needs to be talked about and looked into but PLEASE be careful.

[@jdokes9376]

It's a lifelong journey man key word in that statement WAS. Let the Lord be your shepherd.

[@marvincezair5254]

I need to ask a personal question??I've been shot and broke my leg and ankle and had multiple surgeries,im prescribed pain meds,,after I quit how do I go about doing it cause I hear its some complications after you've quit js asking

[@jdokes9376]

@@marvincezair5254 hey man I’m sorry to hear about that I wish you a healthy recovery there are lots of support systems out there for getting off prescription meds some of the deadliest stories I hear are of people who get hooked because of medical issues and then the legal pills stop and they turn elsewhere. I truly don’t know what to say about pain like I suffer from back pain sometimes ibuprofen always helps me as opioids straight scare me. If it’s severe physical pain I would suggest doctors be legit with them and they’ll try to help. If you’re trying to get off prescriptions altogether forming a strong support network helps having someone who can relate to what you’re feeling and help guide you through it. If you’re looking to get off opioids but have a physical dependency I would suggest a professional detox program in your area I know my city has quite a few and they have a lot of resources. All that being said I don’t know all the answers but I wish you a swift and full recovery. And remember trust in the Lord, there is no obstacle he will put in your path you can’t overcome don’t doubt yourself.

[@mrb.4509]

Stop blaming your drug use on the govt. You make a CHOICE to use fentanyl. A selfish, family destroying choice. Its on YOU.

[@treuky]

I bet you didn't know that when Donald Trump was in office a lot of those same people that worked in those apartments were receiving fentanyl and all type of drugs from the medical establishment the doctor Mr Ronnie, yeah there's a full report on it today.. look up the White House drug commission report.. Selma's drugs is being given out they had to investigate and they found so much wrong doing but they don't talk about that

[@luisanaya9327]

The audacity to point the finger at people with weapons they got from you

[@michaelg8642]

i mean if a criminal robs a gun store with a gun they bought at the gun store its the criminal who is in the wrong.. so yes.. still pointing the finger at them

[@luisanaya9327]

@@michaelg8642 with the gun u sold him illegally behind that same store ? Hahaha ok the lesser of 2 evils i guess but doesnt change the fact you weaponized said evil person "criminal"

[@SeanD808]

who opened up the border? It's a cartel wonderland now... BIden has made the prob far worse!

[@slappy8941]

You'll do anything to support criminals, won't you?

[@Chitown18]

and thats an excuse to do what their doing ?

[@kenosabi]

Maybe you do something about so many Americans feeling the need to seek drugs by improving life for everyone. You remove the demand and the problem dissolves.

[@dropcash1518]

THANK YOU!!!!! SOMEONE WITH A BRAIN HERE!!!

[@ericktellez7632]

The amount of Americans that never ask themselves how come there is such rampant abuse of drug addiction in the US but not in Mexico? The US’ own data has a lower estimate of drug abuse in Mexico per 100k than the USA. The problem has always been the money and the abuse of drugs.

[@willhammer8665]

This is what happens when you promise people a mirage. Once they realised it was not real

[@jondoe406]

Cartels are a huge market. The gun industry doesn't want to miss out on that business

[@dustin2269]

Wow, just finished the first segment. It was real journalism. It is inspiring to see. A seemingly rare thing today.

[@Mr_Clean]

"we are on the trail of gun runners....." Just look for the blue windbreakers with yellow ATF on the back. Never forget operation fast and furious

[@elir.torres8642]

The CIA supplies the weapon remember Attorney General under Obama "Fast and Furious"? All the sudden we forgot about that.

[@bigcatloverelys6405]

Man, what a roller coster of feelings for being here right now watching this documentary while you in the beginning (in your 7° day). of this nasty, painful, hurtful, sadness, rough, miserable etc. Journery.

[@user-wq2qe8sx3l]

Excellent documentary, both insightful and inspirational.

[@FranciscoRenteria70]

Big pharma is also to be blamed for this crisis and yet not a single executive has been prosecuted. Big pharma acts under the FDA' s blessing(such a good profitable deal). American justice system is a two tier system. Even though this report is on Mexico I want to point Colombia which even with huge American presence(DEA, FBI, CIA, AMERICAN MILITARY BASES) Drug trade has grown exponentially since the 90's steadily and strong maybe I'm saying just maybe the problem lies on the American foreign policy

[@janettetorrez9218]

Everything in our world is all perception.

[@samantharicherson9780]

Man knowing Mexico they done figured out a way to make it on their own like a fabricated version of fent and a pill press.

[@samantharicherson9780]

But yes amen brother amen

[@mikemiller659]

Colombians Are moving to the USA via the so. boarder

[@AB-nj4ex]

@@mikemiller659 the border can’t get enough through, it’s a misconception that it can. Military transport via air and via giant oceanic ports are the true big weight tatctics. Trunks of cars can’t supply 1 city let alone a country. Plus the border is far far too risky. It’s definitely still used but not for the big dogs

[@richardstephens9647]

I am in the Pacific NW. This problem is not new. What is new is the level of military grade weapons being smuggled South.We have known about this since 1988. Just this Spring two Marines were busted for this and are now spending their days and nights in a Federal Prison. Just a drop in the bucket tho.

[@scillyautomatic]

The Pacific NW has been the hub for marijuana. There was a funny (and not so funny) documentary call simply "Sasquatch". I think it was on Hulu.

[@roofking234]

I wonder what their ethnicity was....🤔🤔 It takes a special kind of trash to betray your country like that...

[@ianwright9904]

You ever wonder how citizens get military grade firearms? We didn't look in to fast and furious that will answer all the questions

[@normagoff1916]

⁠​⁠@@roofking234Especially the type of trash who live in gun sanctuaries, oppose federal regulations, and would rather not question motive of buyers.

[@TheDkb427]

The US military is the number one seller of weapons!!

[@Ern-cl6ix]

I love how all Americans act so shocked 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigdawg3305]

Facts The US Government has been in the drug game for years.

[@deadpixeL.]

Only when it isn't coming from Trump.

[@Ksp0626]

Great journalism work god bless

[@user-so4jj3qs7t]

As long as there is a demand their will always be a supply.

[@scillyautomatic]

And as long as there are people, there will be demand.

[@alexxx7066]

As long as corrupt governments let cartles run wild this will continue 😂

[@dropcash1518]

ty another smart person, they bring drugs to usa cuz people will buy em. The americans dont like it when i tell em this fact.

[@arizvisa]

@@alexxx7066 as long as people have rights, this will continue.

[@GermanCamachoRMZ]

​@@alexxx7066you're talking about the U.S letting guns pour into Mexico? We all know the Mexican government is corrupt, but if you think your government is not you're more naive than a 10 year old girl.

[@JohnnyXanax]

Drugs will NEVER disappear as long as there is pain. It is grim, it is chaotic, and sad, all at the same time. I am Iraq war vet. Thankfully I was in HQ most of the time but when I had to venture out, my home, my friends, my family, had to be buried deep inside of me. Two weeks after I am due to leave, an ambush of mujs attacked my convoy. That was fifteen years ago, and I can't erase it out of my mind. We had one KIA, and another in medvac. A lot of injuries. Some that today still suffer from. But my doctor has been cutting it down 50% at least. But a lot of vets are on cartel meds. But nothing is more disheartening when once good soldiers go to the dark side for a much better pay. Mexico is not really to blame. The cartels do have deep roots in every sector of government. Corruption does not help, but can you expect with the level of corruption and endemic poverty. Mexico does not hold all the blame, when is Washington going to come out with their share of the blame.

[@3kingskennels24]

Sorry for everything you had to endure I kno that won’t change anything but thank you for ur service!!! Thank you for doing the things we couldn’t fathom or imagine doing

[@AiCash-mc8fb]

The irony of it is, drugs can cause and create even more pain. Physically, emotionally, psychologically, financially, you name it. But drugs also built cities, schools, created jobs, and retired many people so while some are suffering, others are smiling and keeping the system going.

[@ivanr4300]

Sorry for your pain Do u ever feel Sorry for the pain you guys cause the people from Iraq?

[@rnts08]

As long as there is a war on drugs there will be misery and pain from having to deal with the black markets created by the current laws.

[@ilb735]

@@ivanr4300 unless they are psychopaths it takes its toll for sure hence the addiction and for many the inability to lead a normal / happy / healthy life once they get out, if they have seen action.

[@edwinvillalobos7159]

It’s absolutely bonkers to me that they spent the first 15 minutes talking about, and pointing out how regular Americans with the right to bear arms are helping with the problem tremendously by purchasing firearms, and then they have on a constitutional lawyer to say that the 2nd amendment does not at all factor into this problem? Pretty ironic if you ask me

[@armorers_wrench]

For the record, the cartels are not getting belt fed machine guns like the M134A or Browning M2 .50cal heavy machine gun from straw purchases. Those types of weapons are heavily, heavily restricted. It is possible to buy them but they are extremely expensive with an M134 minigun you're looking at $500,000 or more(potentially up to a million or more, there hasn't been one for sale in a while afaik) for one that's transferable and those are all part of the NFA registry(there are only a few miniguns on the NFA registry to begin with and the ATF knows where each and every one of those are). There are also guns called "post samples" which are typically purchased for the purposes of small arms development or by dealers for demonstration purposes to law enforcement or military clients. These too are tightly controlled. Obviously certain types of FFL are capable of manufacturing automatic weaponry but these aren't just sold in gun stores in the way a standard AR15 is. In the advertisement that was shown for the minigun it was listed as "no law letter" which basically means its just outright illegal and is being smuggled by someone. That sort of thing has absolutely nothing to do with the commercial firearms market.

[@ianwright9904]

Glenn Beck did a story on this called ATFs agents chilling warning

[@touchfetti1781]

Only Thing You Were Wrong about Is Them Not Having A Hand in Gun Manufacturing , Cause It’s 2024 Damn Near and The Unlimited $ Flow They Have Gets Spread out Into “ Legal “ Biz When I Say Legal I’m Speaking From US Citzen Aspect (They’re Millions of US Citzen Cartel Assoc) So They Have a Bigger Part than Thought. They Teamed Up w / Russian Mercenaries 🤯 & Price of Kilo Dramatic Decline as Of Recently they’re branching Out even more in Diff Buissness Ventures i.e. Gun Market wheee they have significant impact on . But you are completely correct otherwise

[@thievingpanda]

Just a small correction I want to make. When you see "No Law Letter" ads for machine guns those are legal sales. When a dealer or manufacturer is giving up their SOT for good and shutting down their business, the ATF allows their post sample machine guns to be sold to MANUFACTURERS with an active SOT with no Law Letter. A dealer with an SOT would still need a law letter to purchase one of these post samples from the dealer/manufacturer going out of business. As you know this is still a highly regulated sale, between two highly regulated and carefully vetted SOT holders who will spend many decades in prison if that machine gun left their possession 😂

[@Kr.338L]

Hahaha I’ve seen M2’s on their Tacoma’s don’t be fooled!

[@antoinemarous7308]

What state are you from? Those are available at local shops

[@bunyolofreshfarms7475]

It would be foolish for the cartels to not have access to such kinds of weapons when the top manufacturer of guns is just next door... i mean daaaaah 🙄

[@bobhookstratten9567]

And Texas is always making it easier and easier to buy guns.

[@rosariodeleon541]

Thank you for posting this

[@mr9mmpewpew]

thank the ATF there was a report about atf selling guns to cartels look it up your self

[@ianwright9904]

Watch Glenn Beck Atfs agents chilling warning!

[@felipechavez4960]

Waoo great documentary

[@Mdme.X]

I worked for an "Ozark" type company (didn't know it at the time). I know in detail how they operated. Cartel put their own guys to work in our US warehouse, in contract trucking from Juarez into US, and throughout. They use major companies to ship the freight. No one checks anything. You can get 1 truckload to Ohio within 1week from the border.

[@Astroqualia]

The United States funds its secret black budget using proceeds from cartel deals.

[@ram90mar99]

They forgot to include who’s at fault for example what started the epidemic for fentanyl like the pharmaceutical companies who were pumping out painkillers to Americans but who went to jail or what war was fought during that time or after? Or what about our government leaving weapons or military equipment in Afghanistan, I bet those weapons are being used against our own country right now!

[@mikejones6065]

No those weapons aren't being used asagainst us. America pumps out millions of weapons they know are being brought to other countries like Mexico to fuel the drug war.

[@danielmaia6135]

Yeah A LOT of people on this thread won't like to hear who put a "shish kabob" on the Sackler/Purdue family lawsuit........I don't seek to find blame on one person but the truth is the Obama DOJ put a full stop on the Sackler/Purdue Pharmacy thing....

[@marvincezair5254]

Look up all those cases of people finding crates full of high powered guns just laying out for them to find..The government had them dropped off in the middle of the night.Happened alot across the US and its been proven to be true,happened in New Orleans too..the real Freeway Rick Ross stated that too.

[@jacodyhamilton2626]

When he compared the bullets, had to be one of the dumbest scenes ever lol. Like the cartel is only out there shooting 50 cal, and 50 cal only.

[@jessecastro895]

A private citizen cannot purchase a mini gun that easily. In fact, automatic weapons have to be over 35 years old for a citizen to purchase and you have to wait for the ATF to approve the purchase. It’s not as easy as he makes it seem. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@retr0_modz747]

The guns are not entirely the United States fault but a big part of it was, however Mexico is also responsible for them

[@chasevanscoter1354]

You lied about the putting a .50 cal into your cart and hitting checkout, even though it is able to be purchased online it is most likely a pre-ban registered FULLY automatic firearm and would still need to be legally transferred to a new owner, which takes from what I have heard, longer than any background check in the country for firearms regardless of caliber or type. (9-12 months) so yeah I'm sure you can buy it, but you're gonna need a lot more than a shipping address. I also love that Biden is worried about the firearms entering Mexico and gets so furious about it, but when there is tens of millions of illegals entering our country with hundreds of thousands of Americans dying from drugs being made in China he has nothing to say, but OPEN THAT THANG UP MORE BABY WOOOOO! then falls off the stage or forgets where he is....

[@Berm_Blaster]

You cant buy any firearm online and have it shipped to your door. It has to be shipped to a FFL and you must pass a background check before taking a possession. And with heavily restricted firearms like full autos they don't just sell to anyone

[@victorianomunoz2321]

No one forces drugs down your throat. Educate your children

[@emilioblanco6692]

Jajajaja 😂 estos gringos estan locos. Si ellos dejan de usar drogas eso no pasaria.

[@xtscarfacem8255]

Ya es hora que empiesen a limpiar su propia casa primero

[@jamierupert7563]

Exactly. The government wants everyone hooked though. That's why they won't help with rehab centers. Both governments are in on it, and they don't want to lose any jing-a-ling from their pockets.

[@lephilosopheinconnu3952]

Short translation: Lol. These gringos are CRAZY. This wouldn't happen IF they would stop the use of drugs Translator's note : AGREED

[@mariaandreamolinacarryer8359]

De acuerdo 👍

[@ryanziller220]

The people who own the paramilitary outfits at work are sometimes the ones who served in some branch of an armed force. No matter where in America you may find yourself, there are likely servicemen or former servicemen guaranteeing that their stake in the illegal trades of any kind remain profitable. I have firsthand experience of the disruption.

[@ThunderDomeBoxingTalk]

Ya just look at all the heroin they brought in

[@mp53840]

Some sheriffs in the border sell the cartels the weapons!

[@florenceamoakohene2410]

Pp

[@pedroparamo3090]

Wells Fargo Bank 🇺🇲💩🏦 lavando los millones de dólares 💵💵 del narco, la DEA 🇺🇸💩 y CIA 💩🇺🇸 dando protección.

[@yrntmoney3745]

Exactly

[@manelicvaltierrez4773]

What if the block wall at 13;35 has rebar and cement fill within? Will it stop in hard solid concrete 8 inches thick?

[@ethanliess4203]

That cemetery is actually insane

[@slingshot99]

Love how they conveniently left out some key information regarding buying firearms online.

[@heatherstewart9300]

Well, it's OBVIOUSLY failing miserably. 🙄

[@el.mas.buscado7221]

💯

[@theprodigalbum]

Wow. Kudos to Adam Yamaguchi and E.D. Cauchi for taking on this subject and heading to the source of the problem. Its pretty brave to go and speak with Cartel members to break a story that we all know of, but not the mechanics of how it works, and the power structures that reinforce it. Again, amazing work, and thank you for your commitment to the story.

[@jonatand2045]

Important to mention drug prohibition funds the cartels.

[@ThomWalbranA1]

WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY OF THOSE 'MASKED CARTEL GUYS WERE JUST ACTORS

[@tankueytryn]

BOT!

[@whatsupwithsomethingwhatsu4903]

If you take a deep dive into what's going can you look at the headlines with the federal government not doing their job to protect US citizens of the

[@whatsupwithsomethingwhatsu4903]

Foreign governments are too smart to invade because we have the second amendment

[@2bwise76]

Not just a few ticks to purchases - you have to fill out the questionnaires

[@denniscrane9753]

25:34 I feel for that woman! My mom never recovered from the death of my brother who also died from fentanyl! “No one is coming for you” !

[@MiguelDiaz-eh7oy]

No one forces anyone to consume drugs, that's a personal decision and risk that stupid people decide to take...

[@pedroparamo3090]

La CIA 💩🇺🇸 DEA 🇺🇸💩 Whall street 💩🇺🇲 complices y financieros lavando dinero...

[@pedroparamo3090]

Wells Fargo Bank 🇺🇲💩🏦 lavando los millones de dólares 💵💵🖥️ del narco, la DEA 🇺🇸💩 y CIA 💩🇺🇸 dando protección.

[@mistyl1987]

​@@MiguelDiaz-eh7oywatch a documentary on big pharmas push with oxy. People trusted their doctors. Did you take your Vax?

[@ballfondling]

​@@MiguelDiaz-eh7oy Opioids are prescribed and are addictive even if taken correctly

[@scillyautomatic]

We have not fought the cartels the way we should have for the past several decades. Sadly they now have a stronghold right here in our own cities.

[@chrisburns143]

That’s some made up lies the federal government propaganda machine put out. Mexican cartels don’t operate in the US like that. They send a product to the US and cash flows back to Mexico.

[@derekd1510]

Fighting the Cartels is not the answer. Prohibition is not the answer. We might as well be fighting our own citizens. Luckily, all we really have to do is to stop sending them the drug money by legalizing, producing, regulating, and selling the recreational drugs right here in the US. Fentanyl and methamphetamine, like alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis, are cheap, easy to produce, and can be made anywhere. By regulating the supply we can create a safer environment for the users. By controlling the sales we stop contributing money to criminal organizations. And if we legalize, manufacture, and regulate all recreational drugs, we can use all the money previously spent on drug prohibition efforts to create innovative, modern, Federal and State mental health treatment and rehabilitation institutions that actually address the issues at the root of our citizens' addiction problems.

[@rhymeswithtyme]

Fighting would accomplish short term solutions. The bigger issue is the lack of border security/desire of Americans from buying drugs, without the latter, we will never fix the issue.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

They are bigger and more powerful then a lot of COUNTRIES MILITARIES 😂😂😂.. Yet we don't treat as such

[@scillyautomatic]

@@rhymeswithtyme you nailed. That's the real issue.

[@kezsovreign]

I mourn the loss of my 3 yo baby girl every single day, and she was a dog.... i dont know how people that lose their actual children find the strength to carry on.... "Grief is love that has no where to go" 💔 RIP to all the kids taken 🕊🐾🌈

[@Albuqrazy]

They forget to leave out the fact that any firearms purchased online ship directly to your local FFL & not to your door step! 😂

[@Stuie417]

If you want to put a big dent in cartels smuggling guns, then legalize the awful drugs. Let doctors prescribe a controlled amount of the junkie's drug of choice at no cost. It'll be messy at first, but in a few years cartels will lose a ton of money on drug trafficing. I'd also prefer my tax dollars went towards to type of approach towards the war on drugs. Because let's face it, the being tough on crime approach I've been hearing aince the 80s just continues to make things worse.

[@TheFifthWallz]

Agreed, plus 2A is a right not a privilege. Our tax dollars need to go to helping addicts and fighting dealers not rights

[@k333rl]

Cartels have diversified. While they aren't getting out of the drug business, they are expanding out of it. Before too long you could shut down the drug trade and the cartels would still make plenty of my with human trafficking and other crimes.

[@Jval_007]

@@k333rlI always hear this counter argument but so what. You take away the illegal drug trade out of cartels hands, then you take away their main source of profit. Why wouldn’t you want to do that to these violent criminals? I also doubt that all their other sources of income would make them that amount of profit. This is the only way to stop these cartels

[@bradpnw1897]

​@@k333rlas much as cartels have diversified there is nothing that makes them as much profit margin and money as drugs not human smuggling not taking over the avocado Fields not siphoning off gas nothing even come to close to what drugs and the money that that brings in for them. I'll give you a small little example of the money that drugs were bringing in the cartel and that was back in the mid to late 2000s and the money that they're bringing in now is so much more extreme with fentanyl production instead of actual growing heroin and their complete dominance of methamphetamine production. Back then I was a different person living a different life I'm not proud of it but I'll give you an example. Someone who I truly considered a friend was named "Juan" and one was based out of Tacoma Washington and he only had three runners working for him and every day he would average between 18 and $30,000 per day in the mid to late 2000s. And he wasn't a huge operation out of a huge major city. More than 2/3 plus of that money was going back to Mexico to the cartels. So when I say that even human smuggling is only a drop in the bucket compared to the drug profits this is just a small example of what I mean. The war on drugs in keeping drugs illegal has harmed me so much in my life I can't even put it into words, and I am one of the few fortunate ones that is still alive and not in prison not on parole and haven't been in any kind of jail or prison since the mid 2000s. And I am still taking medication for my opioid use disorder daily and I am one of the fortunate ones to be able to get access to medication for it. The war on drugs is not a war on drugs it's a war on our own people and usually the most vulnerable in society. And now that fentanyl and especially powdered fentanyl is around and everywhere it is literally CHEMICAL WARFARE on our own citizens. And remember fentanyl is 50 times stronger than pure heroin so that's 50 times worse the withdrawals. Fentanyl is a leading cause for people 50 years and under in the entire country and yet we are doing basically nothing about it. We up ended and changed almost everything in this country for several years when covid came out but yet we do basically nothing to deter fentanyl. It's like the joke in the movie traffic where the head of the American dea asked the Mexican counterpart if they're doing anything to help addicts in Mexico and he just says "what do you mean help addicts they use then use some more and then they die problem solved". Like I said the war on drugs is a war on our own people and the most vulnerable and fentanyl is chemical warfare on our own people. We need to completely stop the war on drugs and have legalized safe supplies of narcotics for people. At the least we need to make them safe and legal to supply and get just like tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine. Which over 92% of every single adult citizen in the country uses one of those three LEGAL DRUGS.

[@rhymeswithtyme]

⁠@@Jval_007I’m sorry but while your right, and yes, we should prioritize solving the drugs issues now, now the cartels sell to other countries we can’t control and human trafficking/avacado industry. It is more complicated now than just drugs being illegal.

[@nightstorm9872]

America has been doing this for the last 60 years!

[@alexxx7066]

The British empire was the first drug dealers lmao 😂

[@AB-nj4ex]

Yes people need to realize you cannot feed American drug users with cars. Military transport and planes are necessary to carry the massive amounts needed. Ronald Reagan and Oliver north’s order was 2000 tons. Aka 4 million pounds of cocaine

[@AB-nj4ex]

They don’t add that police officers are the main gun traders to cartel. They are the ones with access to these higher level military firearms

[@Baz-King]

What happen to the Fast and Furious investigation? We don't hear about that anymore.

[@guydreamr]

When you criminalize drugs, then criminals will be in charge of drugs.

[@musicsound1120]

One way or the other, cartels will find a way to get weapons, either through the U.S. or other countries that manufacture weapons. The U.S. is not the only supplier of weapons in the world. $$$

[@alanellrich5184]

No but we are the largest by far. No other country even comes close to what this country manufacturers and exports in arms.

[@JetsFlyHigh305]

We literally have more firearms than people, you think that’s just gonna go away?

[@normagoff1916]

Only 85%

[@gorillashop337]

Eye opening! Great reporting Mr Yamaguchi 😮

[@azukaabrahamnduka5242]

Interesting

[@IsabellA-tr7wq]

I think we need to put more of an effort on funding preventative measures to drug use in America to hinder the cash flow into Mexico. Just like the individual interviewed from the cartel said, the drug sales would be hindered by a lack of business. I think its try time to put a massive emphasis on diminishing the dependency of drug use for future generations and current generation too.

[@paulpierce9249]

I distinctly remember operation fast and furious. This is a prelude to US government ( military industry) involvement.

[@thegamingmudkip2035]

Yep. Bush started it the. When Obama was president he kept it going minus the RDF chips bush used so you could actually track the weapons…

[@sjb3460]

An ATF agent got caught selling guns to the cartels. Did he go to jail? no, he was fired.

[@rowdog7420]

People need to open there eye's it's the truth. If they keep ignoring this, it will bite us in the long run. Those people are cold-blooded, seeking power and blood

[@zeledonotravez]

Very bad hombres ... 😂😂😂😂

[@tonywestover9610]

The long run is here

[@jonatand2045]

All funded by the fact drug prohibition delivers the market to them.

[@the_real_idoit8166]

The cold-blooded are really just the guys that make it to the top the guys working for them really only do it because they got no other choice it’s more likely that a kid will become a sicario than a doctor in Mexico

[@1fnklown]

I love it this guy puts a military type machine gun in his cart online but I can't buy a BB gun in N.J. without taking a risk of getting a serious fine, criminal record, probation and jailed.

[@user-bw4ud7yr4y]

What about the anti-tank guided missiles we've seen in photos of cartel soldiers?

[@edgarg3453]

affordable housing please

[@-east-coast-florist]

There Will ALWAYS be A BlackMarket. Especially When Money & Power is at Stake..!! It’s A Cold World.!!

[@mariaandreamolinacarryer8359]

Not every country un the world produces weapons. In most countries it's much harder to buy a weapon than it is in the US. So no, not as simple as demand and supply.

[@kenrobison9528]

Never forget, operation, fast, and furious.

[@mattmunford8752]

You left out the part of having to ship to a ffl when purchasing guns online

[@piddyantx]

Cartels been in the US for years they just not as ruthless as in Mexico they fly under the radar, and use gangs like Latin kings or La EME to do their killings or kidnappings

[@jonatand2045]

Drug prohibition is the reason they do that, it gave them a juicy market.

[@josebarrera5128]

three letter agencies are in on it 😆 i mean just watch the snowfall show

[@redciroc1211]

Business is business 💯

[@VintageAmmoTim]

I love how they say that Americans help smuggle MILITARY GRADE weapons into Mexico then a few seconds later they go to a shot of a Hi Point Carbine!…lol. 😂😂

[@dogvip7688]

of course, no brainer. USA is built on the arms race and supply. if they really wanted to clean up the smuggling they would but at a cost to many officials would be out of work and so the trafficking and other illegal activities will unfortunately continue because it justifies the policing expansion, the military industry and wall street. the USA does a balancing act to portray that they are doing something about it but at the same time funding it. so bizarre and immoral. i.e. israel vs hamas, ukraine vs russia and other conflicts around the world are funded not only by the USA but other nations. i.e. Iran, Turkey, Russia and PRC etc etc. our world is insane and completely unethical, immoral and run by the plutocracy. thats my theory.

[@Astroqualia]

Your theory is correct

[@dogvip7688]

@@Astroqualia thanks.

[@user-gn3po5tp1g]

I've asked at least 200+ addicts their thoughts and haven't met one that said they wouldn't sign the contract

[@quinn-we8pl]

sad part about it is thanks to youtube we now know all the players to the game.

[@marshallsilva9389]

Richard Nixon making Marijuana a CLASS1 FELONY in 1971 only filled prisons exponentially while repeat of 1920s PROHIBITION directly made Cartels billions, ok?

[@ForNika]

A bigger reason for inaction of US Government is that they want a weak Mexico run by Cartels. Same as their policy in a few Middle eastern and south American countries

[@lanannerz]

Exactly! This man couldn’t get a straight answer from these gov. Officials as to why they aren’t doing more and this is why. They want a weak government in Mexico they can easily overthrow when they want. This is a great example of how the U.S. destabilizes governments.

[@yasminbarry7941]

If the US Gouvernement wants a weak Mexico run by cartels ..... Aren't they running the risk of seeing the US being run by cartels in turn some day?

[@Michelle-rdz17]

@@lanannerz yup such hypocrites trying to blame all of Mexico for their problems… typical gringos

[@FilthyAngryIrishPeasant]

@ForNika - The President of El Salvador has locked up MS-13 and 18th st and the violence is down 95%. Guatemala is trying emulate El Salvador as well.

[@danchamberlain6069]

Someone in the U.S. Government is making money out of the gun running into Mexico and doesn't want the money/pay off to stop . Find those persons and you can get handle on this problem .

[@randomguy7175]

Joe Biden , Obama.

[@rohnthom]

The right does it too. Dont just point the finger at the side you dislike. They all benefit politically by keeping this an issue to drive voters to the polls. Neither side really wants a fix. They just want to give it lip service while allowing it to remain a wedge issue that gets them elected @@randomguy7175

[@normagoff1916]

Privately sold weapons.

[@chalillo2268]

duh! NRA Republicans!🤪

[@rs0676]

Great border job right now guys, real kudos..

[@johnsnyder2624]

Our politicians must be involved for this to prosper

[@kcombs6097]

This guy is a legend in his own mind

[@miguelb4100]

Why no mention about operation fast n furious led by Obama administration??

[@chrisscott1547]

This video is misleading: although you can order guns online, you cannot take possession until it is shipped to a licensed dealer, and you must pass the FBI check before you can take it home.

[@gustavocarrillo5103]

“Just say no “

[@kjmartin2515]

Same in the Caribbean the US hardly does anything to stop the flow of guns out but want to lecture poor countries on letting drugs leave.

[@mcp4y2k]

the usa could stop it in one day by legalizing all drugs in the usa then the cartels be out of biz.

[@user-gn3po5tp1g]

Don't have to legalize. Just administrate distribution to users free of charge, right?

[@user-fc2zo8mu1x]

This is a nightmare

[@patriciabray5726]

The partnerships of the mutual goal to fight corruption are vital to achieve the curbing of violence and the production and distribution of drugs.

[@Eric-zo8wo]

0:21: 🔫 The video discusses the impact of drug cartels in Mexico on the United States and the government's response to combat the crisis. 5:45: 🔫 A former ATF agent discusses large-scale covert weapons trafficking by cartels in the US. 9:16: 🔍 A covert operation named Thor helped solve cases and disrupt gun running networks supplying weapons to Mexican drug cartels, but was shut down due to shifting government priorities. 14:22: 🚫 The video discusses the potential use of US military force against Mexican cartels, but faces opposition from Mexico and concerns about the consequences. 19:23: 🔫 The video discusses the high level of cartel-related violence and impunity in Mexico, with a focus on a recent homicide investigation. 24:23: 💔 A mother tragically loses her life after being poisoned by a counterfeit drug, sparking a call for government action against the deadly opioid crisis. 29:25: 🔍 The video explores efforts to affect the drug supply chain and the challenges of combating cartels in their territory. 34:30: 🏛 The video explores a unique cemetery resembling a residential neighborhood and discusses the use of cash by transnational criminal organizations. 39:27: 🕵 Undercover operation to gather information on a high-ranking member of a drug cartel. Recapped using Tammy AI

[@Pigeon__Man]

11:20 Reporter intentionally leaves out information to give the impression that guns can be ordered online like candy.

[@Hub3rtCumb3rdal3]

America you nee to provide free healthcare and free mental health services if you want to combat this issue. No amount of policing, fighting cartels or clandestine operations will ever work ever. As long as there's this mindset of trying to "fight" cartels you WILL breed resentment for law enforcement in each new generation. This needs to be treated as a social issue where better alternatives are given to addicts instead of just locking up addicts and dealers... Just saying

[@jonatand2045]

Legalization could help fund that effort.

[@Velazquez4life-xf7ts]

The military industrial complex has America by the balls. Americans: we want free healthcare! Politicians: we declare war on cartels

[@patriciabray5726]

Thirty year old news! Appreciate the victory of Mexico in the US Courts about arms sales from border states to Mexico

[@shaajax675]

Anyone remember the operation fast and furious scandal?

[@NachosWheeler]

here in Canada we have a real fentanyl problem too just like our brothers and sisters to the south, many people are dieing here due to overdoses, we have tried to bandaid the situation but it is not having the desired effect

[@breesechick]

You can't just buy guns online. You have to have a federal background check ran and then you have to have the gunship to FFL dealer and pay a transfer fee.

[@wallysmith9261]

Find out which politicians are making money off of it!

[@chalillo2268]

duh! NRA REPUBLICANS!🤪

[@reds815]

Why does no one in this state the fact that after you click checkout on the internet, you still have to pass a federal background check before you receive the weapon? Conveniently just left that out...

[@rice8918]

Or the fact that it cant even be shipped to you it has to go to store with a FFL where they send in the background check.

[@frances4797]

Why aren't they talking about the tunnels networks and hubs? Focusing on cars transporting guns instead of the tunnels is just a distraction

[@jamierupert7563]

You can't just order a gun and have it sent to your home. It has to be sent to a licensed gun dealer and you STILL have to fill out the paper work. This guy forgot to mention that one step. Its not as easy as he portrayed here.

[@ceehads]

They didn’t forget they just want to make it look as easy as ordering on Amazon to fear monger. Most anti-gun stories leave that fact out.

[@wethepeoplearepidoff1776]

just don't tell about c&r

[@kevinjenner9502]

Rep Dan Goldman introduced the “Disarming Cartels Act”. Interagency cooperation at the border in preventing the export of hundreds of thousands of US manufactured weapons to the Cartels.

[@yasminbarry7941]

And what happened to that initiative?

[@arico1987]

I live by the border here in Texas. You definitely get checked coming into the US from Mexico but heading into Mexico from the US. Well I never seen it happen. You pay you toll fee and your on your way into Mexico without any questions being asked

[@kencleg7721]

News flash name one American firearm built in America ?

[@sjb3460]

@@kencleg7721 Glock, Smith and Wesson, Remmington, Ruger, lots of them. SIG, Mossberg, Barret, too many. What's your point?

[@sjb3460]

I have a solution. If the Cartels don't send drugs to the USA, the USA won't send weapons to Mexico. There!!! See how easy it was?

[@Joseph1259-yl4zy]

I live in Durango, México. its one of the safest and most laid back States in the country. Not all México is bad and border cities do not represent the cultural diversity and richness of México. The government is the true criminal.

[@Mikemadeemmove]

this is crazy

[@carrera2320]

ME DOING A LINE OF POWDER WHILE WATCHING THIS 🤧

[@Gesus111]

Merica😂

[@rob6850]

Is this about how the ATF supplied them directly with guns and "lost track" of them?

[@seanburroughs7807]

Tell us about fast and furious

[@DeltaLima50]

CBS is complicit in this as they continually won’t report on the Boarder.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

I think this is a report on the border. It’s just showing an aspect that most people in the US don’t know about.

[@chalillo2268]

What's a Boarder?....

[@xtscarfacem8255]

How many of them and dealers have been caught? How many, including top leaders? Thousands if you include smaller dealers..... what has changed, are we safer?