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Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges


Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups

Mexico’s president has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized crime if Washington designates the country’s cartels as terrorist groups.

The Latin American country, which is under mounting pressure from Donald Trump to curb illegal drug smuggling, wants its neighbor to crack down on firearms trafficking in the other direction.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/mexico-gunmakers-lawsuit-terror

Author : Agence France-Press in Mexico City

Publish date : 2025-02-14 18:06:00

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