6 charged with bid to smuggle arsenal to Mexican drug cartel
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This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice shows high-powered firearms and ammo. Six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, including .50-caliber armor piercing bullets, to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, authorities announced Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (USDOJ via AP)
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels.
The U.S. attorney's office says a man from Whittier, California, led a ring that purchased weapons, gun parts, and ammo including armor-piercing bullets from Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, and other states.
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This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice shows boxes of ammo displayed after confiscation. Six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, including .50-caliber armor piercing bullets, to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, authorities announced Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (USDOJ via AP)
Federal prosecutors say the men used drug money to buy weapons intended for the notorious Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
Three pleaded not guilty last week in Los Angeles to conspiracy to violate export laws and other charges.
AP
This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice shows high-powered firearms and ammo. Six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, including .50-caliber armor piercing bullets, to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, authorities announced Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (USDOJ via AP)
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