The lawsuit targets Smith and Wesson; Barrett Firearms; Colt's Manufacturing Company; Sturm, Ruger and Co.; Glock Inc.; and others, the report said.
Journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva shared the text of the lawsuit on Twitter.
"The Mexican government filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court against 10 gun manufacturers " to end the massive harm the defendants cause by actively facilitating the illicit trafficking of their weapons to cartels and other criminals in Mexico"
The Mexican Foreign Ministry went online to provide the public with the details of the lawsuit.