Authorities Pull German-Made Heckler & Koch Weapons from Four Mexican States Anna Yukhananov and Lizbeth Diaz - Reuters
go to original August 3, 2015

The defense ministry said it plans to replace the Heckler & Koch G36 guns with light automatic weapons. (exberliner.com)

Mexican authorities have withdrawn German assault rifles made by Heckler & Koch from parts of the country following allegations the weapons were used by local police to commit human rights abuses, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

Heckler & Koch came under pressure in May, when a report by German customs authorities found the company had sold guns to four Mexican states in violation of an export ban that sought to limit arms sales to corrupt police forces.

According to the Reforma newspaper, the defense ministry said it removed 3,758 Heckler & Koch weapons from Chihuahua, Chiapas, Guerrero and Jalisco states "to avoid finger-pointing toward the Mexican state by national and international organizations."

However, the gun sales did not violate any Mexican laws, the newspaper reported, citing the defense ministry.

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