Where does Mexico really get its guns foxnews.com

Inside some of the darker corners of Mexico City the illegal gun industry thrives. But where and how does the country, which has stringent gun control measures, get its weapons amid rising murder rates?

MEXICO CITY – Tucked inside a narrow wedge of a traditional open-air market is one of Mexico’s most dangerous black market operations. It’s known as the Tepito.

It’s a barrio where even the police mostly remain outside. Inside, it’s under the tightly controlled thumb of the Union de Tepito, otherwise known as the Union Cartel – one of the capital city’s most violent and well-financed criminal players.