{"id":236933,"date":"2023-06-12T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=236933"},"modified":"2023-06-06T06:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T05:08:24","slug":"us-anti-tank-weapons-shipped-to-kiev-now-in-hands-of-mexican-gangs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/06\/us-anti-tank-weapons-shipped-to-kiev-now-in-hands-of-mexican-gangs\/","title":{"rendered":"US Anti-tank Weapons Shipped to Kiev Now in Hands of Mexican Gangs"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_236936\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236936\" class=\"wp-image-236936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/us-army-weapon-mexico-ukraine-pentagon.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-236936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A US Army soldier with a Javelin missile.\u00a0 Photo: Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>5 Jun 2023 &#8211; <\/em>The report broadcast by Mexico\u2019s <em>Milenio TV<\/em> on Thursday [1 Jun] pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Milenio identified the weapon as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, believed to be a Javelin missile launcher supplied to Ukraine in large quantities by the US military.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shows the man decked out in CDG patches, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and carrying the anti-tank rocket launcher.<\/p>\n<p>A Milenio host noted on Twitter that the Javelin launcher has a significant value on the black market, ranging from $20,000 to $60,000, while each missile costs roughly $30,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Nuevas im\u00e1genes revelan la presencia de hombres armados del C\u00e1rtel del  Golfo (CDG) en Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Su arsenal incluye un M136 AT4,  arma antitanque, junto con rifles convencionales.  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M%C3%A9xico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#M\u00e9xico<\/a>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/C%C3%A1rtelDelGolfo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#C\u00e1rtelDelGolfo<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tamaulipas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#Tamaulipas<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eLyvKhwH9A\" >pic.twitter.com\/eLyvKhwH9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lorena (@lorena3afrodita) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lorena3afrodita\/status\/1663997776835870722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >May 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, more than 10,000 Javelin missiles have been shipped from US military stockpiles to Ukraine, depleting resources for the US\u2019s own armed services.<\/p>\n<p>Some military experts who closely scrutinized the <em>Milenio<\/em> footage also suggested that the weapon depicted may actually be the AT-4, a Swedish-made disposable anti-tank launcher, also used by the US military and supplied to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content entered lazyloaded\" title=\"\u201cUS Military Aid to Ukraine \u2018Will Soon Be Tapped,\u2019 Talk of More Funding \u2018On Back Burner\u2019\u201d \u2014 Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond\" src=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-will-soon-be-tapped-talk-of-more-funding-on-back-burner\/embed\/#?secret=4oxX2UM9Kn#?secret=XNj8qvs6di\" width=\"600\" height=\"554\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"XNj8qvs6di\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-will-soon-be-tapped-talk-of-more-funding-on-back-burner\/embed\/#?secret=4oxX2UM9Kn#?secret=XNj8qvs6di\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Russia has consistently warned the United States and its allies against saturating Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, as it poses the risk of direct conflict and the possibility of these weapons falling into the hands of criminal networks due to inadequate controls.<\/p>\n<p>A previous investigation in July 2022 revealed various Western-supplied weapons, including anti-tank missiles, being sold on the \u201cdark web.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Months later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova issued a warning saying that Western arms worth $1 billion a month were being supplied to terrorists, extremists, and criminal groups in the Middle East, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_236937\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Russia-defense-chief-ukraine-usa-nato-west.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236937\" class=\"wp-image-236937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Russia-defense-chief-ukraine-usa-nato-west.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Russia-defense-chief-ukraine-usa-nato-west.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Russia-defense-chief-ukraine-usa-nato-west-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Russia-defense-chief-ukraine-usa-nato-west-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-236937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Western military support for Ukraine would not change the outcome of the conflict but it will only prolong hostilities, Russia\u2019s defense chief has said.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kiev dismissed the warning as \u201cpropaganda\u201d and claimed that everyone was properly identified.<\/p>\n<p>The Gulf Cartel is located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, specifically in the border town of Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The cartel has a long history dating back to the 1930s, but gained considerable notoriety in the late 1990s when it formed a notorious militia called Los Zetas, which has since operated independently.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content entered lazyloaded\" title=\"\u201cUkraine Forced to Take Loans and Buy US Weapons at Massively Inflated Prices, Opposition Party Charges\u201d \u2014 Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond\" src=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/ukraine-forced-to-take-loans-and-buy-us-weapons-at-massively-inflated-prices-opposition-party-charges\/embed\/#?secret=HVOxIdOSmm#?secret=DAaq9kV4Fq\" width=\"600\" height=\"518\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"DAaq9kV4Fq\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/ukraine-forced-to-take-loans-and-buy-us-weapons-at-massively-inflated-prices-opposition-party-charges\/embed\/#?secret=HVOxIdOSmm#?secret=DAaq9kV4Fq\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although primarily known as a drug-trafficking organization, Gulf Cartel has been accused of involvement in racketeering, kidnapping, money-laundering, and trafficking of individuals, sex slaves, and weapons.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the cartel apologized for the kidnapping of four Americans by one of its gangs, which left two victims dead. The cartel claimed it was a case of mistaken identity and subsequently handed five members of the faction over to Mexican police.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/us-anti-tank-weapons-shipped-to-kiev-in-hands-of-mexican-gangs\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; orinocotribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Jun 2023 &#8211; A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":236936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2999],"tags":[867,1161,1023,133,550,541,334,2571,2059,112,278,961,70,481],"class_list":["post-236933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-war-racket-destruction-capitalism","tag-anglo-america","tag-arms-industry","tag-banksters","tag-cia","tag-corruption","tag-latin-america-caribbean","tag-mexico","tag-official-lies-and-narratives","tag-organized-crime","tag-pentagon","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-usa","tag-warfare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236938,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236933\/revisions\/236938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}