Fast & Furious weapons found in Mexican cartel enforcer’s home
High-powered assault weapons illegally purchased under the ATF’s Fast and Furious program in Phoenix ended up in a home belonging to the purported top Sinaloa cartel enforcer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, whose organization was terrorizing that city with the worst violence in the Mexican drug wars.
In all, 100 assault weapons acquired under Fast and Furious were transported 350 miles from Phoenix to El Paso, making that West Texas city a central hub for gun traffickers. Forty of the weapons made it across the border and into the arsenal of Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, a feared cartel leader in Ciudad Juarez, according to federal court records and trace documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
“These Fast and Furious guns were going to Sinaloans, and they are killing everyone down there,” said one knowledgeable U.S. government source, who asked for anonymity because of the ongoing investigations. “But that’s only how many we know came through Texas. Hundreds more had to get through.”
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And? You obviously haven’t heard about Romney’s murderous religion or this giant racist rock in Perry’s backyard.
Bishop on October 9, 2011 at 2:21 PM
The number I heard was 2000 weapons in the wind due to the 0bama regimes criminal use of the federal government to arm drug cartels. I think that if and when a final accounting is done, that number will be a drop in the bucket.
Now I’m hearing that there was a program shipping weapons from Florida to Honduras to arm the MS-13 gang.
This is insanity, it must stop and everyone involved inside a prison cell.
Rebar on October 9, 2011 at 2:26 PM
THIS
cmsinaz on October 9, 2011 at 2:30 PM
How is this not a national freaking scandal? How is this not the most prominent story out there?
El_Terrible on October 9, 2011 at 2:33 PM
Eric Holder is an accessory to murder.
rbj on October 9, 2011 at 2:44 PM
It is. But the MFMSM chatters on about Amanda Knox, MJ’s doctor or whatever stupid unimportant story that’s out there.
VegasRick on October 9, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Colbyjack on October 9, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Really think about it. During Prohibition, the amount of illegal money corrupted the police, the courts and politicians. With our modern day drug laws the amount of money is vastly larger. Yet, you never really hear about corruption of any officials at any level. How could this be possible? It should be huge. It probably is. I’ve long suspected they they may all be corrupt. There is certainly enough money to buy them all. And, to finance a great dog-and-pony show for all of us dupes out here in the public.
trigon on October 9, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Control the dissemination of information and you control the masses.
darwin-t on October 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM
I thought the first trial balloon excuse was that the Obama Regime was arming the rival drug cartel of the Sinaloans? My understanding is the Sinaloans are growing powerful enough to take on the Mexican govt. So, was Obama trying to overthrow the Mexican government?
txhsmom on October 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM
This was in Ciudad Juarez, which is basically a suburb of El Paso. Not 1, but 2 .50 cal Barrett sniper rifles, AAA weapons? and not just grenades, but grenadelaunchers as well. These guys were armed to the teeth with the assistance of Eric Holder and company. 10 Arizona Sheriffs (5 Dem, 5 Rep) have taken a serious issue with this.
Border Patrol agents have been reduced to firing bean bags and within a few miles of the border are narcotraffickers with this type of arsenal? Is the DOJ and White House looking to cede portions of Texas, NM, AZ and California back to Mexico? There have already been incursions into the US. What was the motivation to arm these guys so well, while simultaneously disarming our guys?
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 3:43 PM
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM
couple of interesting comments at the huffpo link above. I was surprised, gomer pyle style.
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 3:55 PM
I have no idea, but I do know that you guys come up with really cool names for your fake scandals.
crr6 on July 10, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Del Dolemonte on October 9, 2011 at 3:55 PM
so fake, in fact, that we can fill the basement of a Mexican drug lord’s casa with weapons that can kill people, tanks, and airplanes.
Fakin’ it, mas grande style.
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/09/new-subpoenas-prepared-in-fast-and-furious-probe/
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 4:01 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Fast-furious-guns-cartel/2011/10/09/id/413758
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/10/09/operation_fast_and_furious_subpeonas_headed_holders_way
ted c on October 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Hey, who wants to know more about Kim Kardashian’s Fairy Tale Wedding?
roy_batty on October 9, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Guess it is time for holder to write another nasty letter to Issa and Grassley for slamming him in this F&F mess? bho, holder, and team better get their ducky’s in a row here, things are a turning on them fast! With solyndra and this, how will bho and team spin this?
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letget on October 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Wrong Day. Today is Paul McCartney’s Wedding.
His 3rd bride needs to eat some food. Looks anorexic.
Del Dolemonte on October 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Its an OUTRAGE that this is being silenced by the LSM!
Dangit! We have these idiotic anarchist protests getting all kinds of coverage, and essentially SILENCE about this!!!
There should be massive protests about this right outside the frickin Whitehouse!!!
KMC1 on October 9, 2011 at 5:06 PM