Tucker Carlson: U.S. military weapons sent to Ukraine end up in the hands of CARTELS

02/15/2025 / By Ramon Tomey

Tucker Carlson and retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis claim that American military aid to Ukraine is being diverted to criminal organizations, including Mexican drug cartels, with up to half of the weapons potentially being sold by the Ukrainian military.
The U.S. government has admitted to its inability to track military aid to Ukraine, citing significant obstacles to conducting end-use monitoring of the equipment provided to Ukraine.
On-the-ground evidence shows that high-grade military hardware has been found in the possession of Mexican drug cartels, challenging official claims that such diversion is unlikely.
Reports from various countries, including Finland and Nigeria, indicate that Ukrainian weapons are being discovered in the hands of criminal organizations, suggesting a broader issue of weapons trafficking beyond Ukraine’s borders.
The diversion of advanced weaponry to criminal groups poses significant risks to American national security, particularly with the presence of such arms in the hands of cartels near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The ongoing debate over the accountability of U.S. military aid to Ukraine has taken a dramatic turn, with mounting evidence suggesting that American weapons are being diverted to criminal organizations, including Mexican drug cartels.

During a recent episode of “The Tucker Carlson Show,” host Tucker Carlson and retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a decorated U.S. Army officer, made explosive allegations about the misuse of American military aid to Ukraine. Carlson asserted that “the Ukrainian military sells a huge percentage, up to half of the weapons we send them,” and that “a lot of it ends up with drug cartels on our border.”

He emphasized that this was not speculation, but a fact. However, outlets like Voice of America and PolitiFact were quick to push back against the claims. They have dismissed the former Fox News host’s allegations as either baseless or rooted in misunderstandings.

But the U.S. government itself has admitted its inability to keep track of military aid being sent to Kyiv. In 2023, the Office of Defense Cooperation-Kyiv (ODC) at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine revealed that it was “unable to conduct required [end-use monitoring] of military equipment that the United States provided to Ukraine in FY 2022.” According to the ODC report, the inability of U.S. personnel to visit areas where the equipment was stored or used as a significant obstacle to accountability.

This lack of oversight has only worsened since then, raising serious concerns about where billions of dollars in military aid are ending up. A Harvard University study from June 2024 acknowledged that it is “highly likely that some weapons will go missing over the course of the conflict,” though it noted the difficulty in quantifying the extent of the problem.

Evidence shows Kyiv-bound weapons in cartels’ hands

The same Harvard study also attempted to debunk claims of weapons reaching “Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters and Mexican cartels” as “Russian propaganda.” It cited a report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime to back up the propaganda claim.

But evidence on the ground ostensibly invalidates the study’s claims. In 2023, a member of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was photographed carrying an advanced anti-tank missile launcher strikingly similar to the Javelin systems the U.S. has supplied to Ukraine. (Related: Wrong shipping address? Ukraine-bound anti-tank launcher found in Mexican drug cartel possession.)

While some experts argued that the weapon was more likely a Swedish-made AT-4, the fact remains that such high-grade military hardware is finding its way into the hands of criminal organizations. Both the Javelin and AT-4 are part of Ukraine’s arsenal, and their presence in cartel hands underscores the broader issue of weapons diversion.

This is not an isolated incident, as former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari warned in 2022 that “terrorists” in the Lake Chad region were armed with weapons from Ukraine. Similarly, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation reported in the same year that arms intended for Ukraine had been discovered in the hands of criminal gangs across Scandinavia and the Netherlands. These reports suggest a widespread and systemic problem of weapons trafficking, far beyond the borders of Ukraine.

Carlson’s broader critique of the war effort also highlights the opacity surrounding U.S. aid. He recounted attending a meeting at a ski resort in the Alps, where he observed Ukrainian nationals spending exorbitant sums on luxury items.

“The richest people are the Ukrainians,” Carlson told Davis. “That money is ours. It belongs to me and you and every other American taxpayer. That’s where it’s going.”

The implications of this unchecked arms flow are dire. Not only does it undermine the U.S. mission to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, but it also poses a direct threat to American national security. The presence of advanced weaponry in the hands of cartels on the U.S.-Mexico border is a chilling reminder of the unintended consequences of poorly monitored military aid.

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