“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
Are the ‘Ukrainian’ weapons already in Mexico?” was the image published by the Russian embassy in Mexico where it claims that a member of a Tamaulipas cartel is carrying a Swedish-American AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher.
Érika González: Today the Russian embassy in Mexico tweeted this tweet to expose the following. They wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the Swedish-American made anti-tank weapon carried by a representative of one of the Mexican cartels in the state of Tamaulipas.
Ciro Gómez Leyva: Is this not a meme?
Érika González: It’s not a meme. This is from the official account of the Russian embassy in Mexico. And they posted this photo that also went viral. As we can see in the picture this is an alleged hitman.
Ciro Gómez Leyva: This is a hitman?
Érika González: Yes, from the Gulf Cartel carrying an AT-4. And according to the Russian embassy this type of weapon is currently being sent to Ukraine. And they said verbatim: While the West continues to supply weapons without thinking to the Kiev regime and making a lot of money from this business. We will probably unexpectedly see the consequences of these actions in Mexico.
Ciro Gómez Leyva: This isn’t a meme?
Érika González: It’s not a meme.
Ciro Gómez Leyva: This is from the Russian embassy in Mexico?
Érika González: From the official account of the Russian embassy in Mexico.