Mexico wants investigation into US military-grade weapons used by drug cartels

Workers repair the entrance of City Hall, riddled in large bullet holes in Villa Union, Mexico, in 2019 after 22 people were killed in a gun battle between a drug cartel and security forces (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how US military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico’s top diplomat has said.

Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the United States.