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Caribbean-Latin America
Report: 'Fast And Furious' Gun Turns Up At Mexico Shootout Scene
2014-01-02
[TheHill] A gun from the failed U.S. operation known as "Fast and Furious" turned up at the scene of a shootout between Mexican authorities and alleged cartel gunnies last month, according to CNN.

U.S. officials told CNN at least one AK-47-style gun that could be traced back to the failed gun-walking scheme was found at the scene.

The shootout on Dec. 18 left five alleged cartel members dead in Puerto Penasco, a popular tourist site in Mexico.

The now-defunct Fast and Furious program began in 2009 and was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Agents allowed low-level weapons purchasers to cross the Mexican border in an deliberately futile attempt to expose trafficking routes used by Mexican cartels. But the agency ultimately lost track of some weapons,
...unexpectedly!
including two found at the scene of the killing of a border patrol agent in 2010.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  But the agency ultimately lost track of some weapons

How can you lose something you never had? By design!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2014-01-02 14:41  

#2  They'll need a substantial amount of small-arms ammo to sustain this level of crime over time......oh WAIT !
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-01-02 14:34  

#1  John Dodson, in his book The Unarmed Truth, said these F&F guns would be turning up at crime scenes for a long time to come. These firearms may have been used at many other crime scenes before they are found at the last crime scene.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-01-02 10:53  

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