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Tag: Gun Trafficking: Page 2
Weapons
100 Fast and Furious Guns Found at Mexican Cartel Enforcer's Home
Associates of a Mexican drug cartel transported an arsenal of battle rifles from Phoenix to the home of the cartel's top enforcer in Ciudad Juarez under the Fast and Furious operation.
October 9, 2011
Patrol
Memos Indicate Eric Holder Lied About Botched Gun Operation
House Republicans are pressing the White House to appoint a special counsel to determine whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied about his knowledge of the Fast and Furious gun operation.
October 3, 2011
Patrol
ATF Chief who Oversaw Fast and Furious To Step Down
Kenneth Melson, who made the announcement today in a conference call with supervisors, is moving back to the Department of Justice to serve as a senior adviser with the Office of Legal Programs.
August 29, 2011
Special Units
ATF Head Names FBI, DEA In Gun-Trafficking Probe
Facing increasing pressure to resign, the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) instead added more fuel to a gun-trafficking probe by implicating the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday.
July 5, 2011
Patrol
Guns That ATF Let Walk Into Mexico Linked to Phoenix Crimes
Weapons linked to a questionable government strategy are turning up in crimes in Phoenix-area neighborhoods, according to a report by local TV news channel ABC15.
June 30, 2011
Patrol
ATF Director Expected to Resign, Obama's Nominee from Chicago
Andrew Traver, who runs ATF's Chicago office may be offered the ATF's top job Tuesday at a meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder.
June 20, 2011
Patrol
ATF Superiors Told Agents Not to Seize Guns In Cartel Gun Operation
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents told the House Oversight and Government Reform committee they were expressly told by supervisors not to "intervene and interdict" the loads of guns.
June 15, 2011
Special Units
N.M. Chief Who Smuggled Guns Into Mexico Had Checkered Past
If convicted of gun smuggling, Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega could receive five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. However, his arrest Thursday by a joint task force is just the latest brush with the wrong side of the legal system for the chief.
March 10, 2011
Patrol
N.M. Chief Arrested In Federal Border Raid
A federal raid targeting the Barrio Azteca street gang led to the arrest of Columbus (N.M.) Police Chief Angelo Vega Wednesday morning.
March 9, 2011
Weapons
Weapon Used In ICE Agent's Slaying Traced to Texas Man
A Romarm-Cugir Draco 7.62x39mm that was legally sold by a firearms dealer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was transported to the Los Zetas cartel operators who used it to attack special agent Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Jr.
February 28, 2011
Special Units
4 Gun Traffickers Were Raising Proceeds to Pay Drug Cartel
Several of the guns, which were being moved from Arizona to California, were fully automatic. One of the men arrested said the transaction was raising funds to pay off a debt to a Mexican drug cartel, according to the ATF.
August 2, 2009
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