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2010-06-03 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by badanov 2010-06-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

From Laredo Sun website

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-06-03 00:10|| 2010-06-03 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll bet it's AK-47s, and that the story was released before the editor could bring it back into line with the official legacy-media propaganda.

Posted by gorb 2010-06-03 00:11|| 2010-06-03 00:11|| Front Page Top

#3 What kinds of weapons are in the pic?

Posted by gorb 2010-06-03 00:14|| 2010-06-03 00:14|| Front Page Top

#4 What kinds of weapons are in the pic?

AKMs

Thanks for the pic. I saw that in another website. A lot of AKs, to be sure, but I bet there were 175 weapons total seized of which the AKMs were a large subset.

Posted by badanov 2010-06-03 00:21|| 2010-06-03 00:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Be interesting to know what the source is, especially if they are indeed new. AFAIK AK variants are not manufactured in the US. Anyone have better knowledge?

Posted by Spot 2010-06-03 08:10|| 2010-06-03 08:10|| Front Page Top

#6 They are.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-06-03 09:45|| 2010-06-03 09:45|| Front Page Top

#7 That's a lot of money.
It also presumes about a hundred and fifty guys ready to use the stuff. They are probably using something now, and this would be an upgrade.
Sheeeit.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2010-06-03 10:58|| 2010-06-03 10:58|| Front Page Top

#8 There are at least 3 or 4 companies producing AKs in the US nowadays, from American parts. HOWEVER, these are all self-loading ONLY, and take incredible amounts of time and effort to convert -- cheaper and easier for the gangbangers to just buy a load of military issue AKs along with the dope. If those are the American made rifles, they run $700-1000 per copy, which would be stupid beyond belief for any Mexican drug gang to buy them. Nicaraguan AKs that are military issue run about $250 a copy, let alone if they buy some of the North Korean crap through Panama.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-06-03 15:47|| 2010-06-03 15:47|| Front Page Top

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