H&K was found to have breached German arms export rules by shipping nearly 5,000 G36 assault rifles and smaller firearms to strife-torn regions. Mexico is plagued by warfare involving drug gangs ...

The indictment focuses on 4,500 G36 assault rifles and smaller firearms ... Mexico is plagued by gang warfare. H&K guns, made in the south-western town of Oberndorf, are used in conflicts worldwide.