American weapons in the LeBarón massacre? The Government of Mexico had already asked the US stop arms trafficking

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(CNN Spanish) - “Do you want to help? Focus on reducing drug use in the US UU. Want to help a little more? Avoid the legal gaps of ATF (Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and the law of weapons systematically inject high-powered assault weapons in Mexico ... Please help, "Alex LeBarón told the president on Tuesday from the United States, Donald Trump, from his Twitter account.

As reported in a statement on Wednesday by the Government of Mexico, the weapons used in the massacre of three women and six children of the Mormon family LeBarón in the north of the Latin American country would come from the United States.

"In the first investigations, in the collection of bushings, it allows us to recognize the caliber of .223 bushings manufactured by Remington and of American origin," said Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Alfonso Durazo at a press conference.

Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, meanwhile, reported that more than 200 bullets were found at the scene of the crime. The Government also recalled that there is "a high-level group composed of authorities from Mexico and the United States to stop the flow of weapons entering the country."

LOOK : General: 200 cartridges were counted in the assault on the first van of the LeBarón

Just in September, in the context of conversations about immigration and border security, Mexico had already asked the US freeze arms traffic. "70% of the weapons used in crimes come from the United States and the objective is nothing more to reduce it, but to freeze it and for that we need the participation of the US authorities," said Chancellor Ebrard.

In this infographic we present some figures on arms trafficking from the United States to Mexico, according to the U.S. Government Responsibility Office. (GAO) and the Beyond our Borders report from the Center for American Progress.

Operation 'Fast and Furious'

Illegal arms trafficking from the US To Mexico is a long-standing phenomenon. Between 2009 and 2011, the controversial Operation 'Fast and Furious' had already tried to show the magnitude of the situation.

During this operation, approximately 2,000 weapons were illegally purchased for $ 1.5 million, according to a report by the US Department of Justice.

'Fast and Furious' was one of the operations of the Weapons Trafficking Project (Project Gunrunner), within the framework of the National Contranarcotics Strategy of the Southwestern Frontier.

In addition, it was not the first operation of this type. It was preceded by the Open Receiver Operation, which began in 2006.

Failures in the operation 'Fast and Furious' led to an investigation by the United States Congress.

LeBarón family