Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at 'El Chapo' hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program
A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.
A .50-caliber is a massive rifle that can stop a car, or as it was intended, take down a helicopter.
After the raid on Jan. 8 in the city of Los Mochis that killed five of his men and wounded one Mexican marine, officials found a number of weapons inside the house Guzman was staying, including the rifle, officials said.
When agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives checked serial numbers of the eight weapons found in his possession, they found one of the two .50-caliber weapons traced back to the ATF program, sources said.
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Out of the roughly 2,000 weapons sold through Fast and Furious, 34 were .50 caliber rifles that can take down a helicopter, according to officials.
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The Fast and Furious operation involved federal agents allowing criminals to buy guns with the intention of tracking them.
Instead, agents from the ATF lost track of 1,400 of the 2,000 guns involved in the sting operation.
The operation allowed criminals to buy guns in Phoenix-area shops with the intention of tracking them once they made their way into Mexico.
The operation became a major distraction for the Obama administration as Republicans in Congress conducted a series of inquiries into how the Justice Department allowed such an operation to happen.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder was held in contempt after he refused to divulge documents for a congressional investigation into the matter.
This is the third time a weapon from the Fast and Furious program has been found at a high-profile Mexican crime scene.
Trust me when I say that this is not the last you are going to hear about this.
4 comments:
And thats the last word we heard from "El Chappy" Guzman. The Obama administration got SO LUCKY in not having Fast and Furious blow up in their face the first time. With all of his attention to getting rid of firearms in private hands, he can't afford to have this brought to light of day.
Not sure if the rifle is connected to Fast and Furious, but if it is, Chappy may have a bargaining chip.
Hit right, a 22lr can take down a helicopter.
Imagine that............a weapon from the fast and furious program.
Bob
Yeah @ Millerized. I was going to say a .30'06 with AP rounds would do it too, but hey you're probably right as well.
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