Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Disrupt Gun Smuggling into Mexico—Director's Summary
Description
Gun smuggling over the U.S.-Mexican border helps the illegal drug trade and has links to organized crime. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has gathered data on guns recovered in Mexico and traced many of them to U.S. sources.
But ATF’s data only shows part of the picture—for example, data reported by the Mexican Attorney General may not include guns recovered by other Mexican agencies. Also, more analysis—e.g., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement analysis of data on U.S.-sourced guns seized in Mexico—could improve understanding of sources and smuggling routes.
Find out more by checking out our report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-322
But ATF’s data only shows part of the picture—for example, data reported by the Mexican Attorney General may not include guns recovered by other Mexican agencies. Also, more analysis—e.g., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement analysis of data on U.S.-sourced guns seized in Mexico—could improve understanding of sources and smuggling routes.
Find out more by checking out our report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-322