US Guns used in Mexican drug crimes growing
More and more guns used in drug-related crimes in Mexico are coming from U.S. dealers, according to a year-long investigation by The Washington Post. Many of the weapons are travelling south through the Texas city of Huston. But due to a law passed by Congress in 2003, the identities of the dealers selling the weapons are protected even as weapons they’ve sold show up at the scenes of violent crimes committed by drug cartels. For more on the story we’re joined by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who co-wrote today’s investigative piece, Jame Grimaldi.
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