Rifle found at El Chapo hideout tied to Fast and Furious
Rifle Found At El Chapo Hideout Tied To Fast And Furious
By
Editorial Staff in
News
On 16th March 2016
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after El Chapo's arrest in January
The department said in a letter to Congress that a .50-caliber rifle recovered after El Chapo's arrest in January has been traced back to Fast and Furious.
Officials say the weapon was one of 19 firearms recovered
from the hideout and was the only one determined to be connected. It was bought in 2010 by someone not known at this time.
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19 firearms recovered from the hideout of El Chapo
only one was determined to be connected of the 19 recovered.
Fast and Furious was a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operation
in which the agency allowed gun-runners to buy weapons in hopes of tracking them and disrupting gun smuggling rings.
