MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Mexico has seized about 18,000 firearms during the current administration, of which around 77 per cent originated from the United States, Mexico's Defence Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said Tuesday, reported Xinhua.
At her daily press conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stressed the importance of investigating how these weapons ended up in the hands of organised crime in Mexico.
The Mexican government has been reiterating the shared responsibility for combating drug trafficking and cross-border arms trafficking, while the United States has threatened military intervention to crack down on drug cartels.
--BERNAMA-XINHUA
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