NYT > World News What We Learned About American Teenagers Supplying Guns to Cartels Par : Paulina Villegas 3 octobre 2026 à 05:00 Our reporting revealed how Mexican criminal groups are relying on teenagers and young adults in border states like Arizona to help supply their weapons. © Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York TimesTwo teenage American weapons traffickers known as El Flaco, left, and Chuy, in the desert outside Phoenix, where they shot rifles.