American Teenagers Drawn Into Gun Supply Chains Feeding Mexican Drug Gangs

Some American teenagers are becoming part of a weapons supply chain that begins in the United States and ultimately reaches drug gangs in Mexico.

The account places the origins of the trade inside the American firearms market, rather than at the border where weapons cross into Mexico.

It describes teenagers being drawn gradually into the supply chain, linking their involvement in the United States to armed criminal groups across the border.

The account does not specify how many teenagers are involved or detail their individual roles. Its central finding is that the flow of weapons to Mexican drug gangs has roots well beyond the border itself.