WASHINGTON, Aug 3 — The small arms maker Sig Sauer Inc has sought US approval to sell millions of dollars’ worth of automatic assault rifles to the armed services of Mexico in a deal that will help to modernise the country’s military, people familiar with the situation said.
The deal could be controversial because in the past weapons sold to Mexican authorities have found their way into the hands of criminals. Mexico’s drug war violence has largely been carried out with weapons from the United States, imported both legally and illegally.
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