Arms smuggling

Mexican president: Gun smuggling is top border issue

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto named the flow of weapons and illicit funds from the United States as major contributors to insecurity in the border region during his public comments with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in Mexico City on Wednesday. 

Peña Nieto said illegal immigration — which has been a major focus of Trump’s campaign — is a security challenge but said focusing just on the movement of people is a "clearly incomplete vision."

"Thousands of weapons enter Mexico illegally," Peña Nieto said. "That flow must be stopped."

Mexican politicians traditionally avoid interference in foreign politics, particularly on sensitive issues like gun control in the United States.

While the Mexican constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, most firearms are tightly controlled in the country.