Mexico’s Army seizes huge drug-cartel weapons cache
May 12th, 2010 - 5:18 am ICT by BNO NewsMONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — The Mexican Army on Tuesday seized a huge drug-cartel weapons cache in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, local media reported.
The cache of 130 assault rifles, machine guns, grenades, grenade launchers, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a rocket launcher was seized at a ranch in Higueras, northwest of Monterrey, the El Norte newspaper reported.
When the military arrived, a gunfight ensued and one gunman was killed, the newspaper added quoting military sources.
An unknown number of gunmen escaped leaving the weapons cache and at least 12 SUVs containing military and police accessories.
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