A yearlong investigation shows the depth of the gun trafficking problem and how ATF oversight of gun dealers can reduce trafficking to Mexico – when the agency has resources.
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Some of the same people caught illegally trafficking firearms across the border to Mexico are also selling illicit drugs, including fentanyl, meth and heroin.
Independent gun dealers supplied 83% of crime guns seized in Mexico and traced back to purchases in the US. Chain stores supplied the other 17%.
