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know, the allegations that the weapons came from sales from gun stores, like this one. but that was totally not true. reporter: in 2009 mexico but $177 million of u.s. weapons and exceeding sales to iraq and afghanistan and the number includes 20 million in semi and fully automatic firearms. most of the m-16s, for instance were legally sold to the mexican government and disappeared. reporter: state department cables obtained by wikileaks confirmed that fear. quote: u.s. law enforcement has phares to worry a number of weapons simply disappear. and another says, quote: rogue elements of the guatemalan military is selling weapons to narcos and, the informant says weapons he sees do not come from mom and pop stores. the majority of weapons used by cartels and recovered are in fact military grade weapons, coming out of excess supplies the united states has given to other countries. reporter: you know, bill,

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