CJNG cartel members in Mexico posing with their guns, including a Browning M1919A4. Note the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl with black finish on the left

Ex spanish counter terrorist here we worked alongside the Mexican government in the past specially bcs the CNJG has drug smuggling operations here . A lot or this pictures surface here and there all the time and they aren’t a real depiction of what the narcos are there’s several cartels and cartels are decentralized that’s why they are so hard to destroy. You can see some videos of cartel members using 50 cal barrets with no iron sights and no optics shooting at Blackhawks and shooting randomly. This videos aren’t depicting a real fight they are just tools of propaganda like the armored vehicle in the back of this image looks made out of car board and barely holding together is just to impress and show power. Civilians with no gun knowledge will get impressed and scared bcs they look almost like military to them but these are just random dudes who have no training . The CJNG has multiple cells with tons of special groups the ones in this picture are the F.E.M in this picture they look horrible in other pictures the same group looks like modern special forces . It’s complete chaos with their “special groups” There’s also the Delta group who looks like shit too. but in different areas the same groups can be really well armed and trained bcs their bosses actually invested time and money in training . You can see this with all cartels with Sinaloa Cartel or Union tepito or el cartel del golfo . Some of them are really well trained and armed and others have old military surplus mixed with modern and airsoft gear.