Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military NYT > U.S. News Von: Ben Dooley · Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega 07. Februar 2026 um 10:00 Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police. © Eduardo Verdugo/Associated PressFour police officers, two civilians and 19 cartel members died during a 2019 gun battle in the Mexican town of Villa Unión.