‘Fast and Furious’ Gun That Could Take Down A HELICOPTER Found At ‘El Chapo’ DRUG CZAR Hideout!!
This is unbelievable.
According to Fox News, a gun was found at the hideout where “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested that could take down a helicopter, and was traced back to the “Fast and Furious” program from the Obama administration!!
Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at 'El Chapo' hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program https://t.co/G133E6A6Vc
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) January 20, 2016
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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.
Federal officials told Fox News they are not sure how many of the weapons seized from Guzman’s house actually originated in the U.S. and where they were purchased, but are investigating.
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.
Federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that ‘El Chapo’ would put his guardsmen on hilltops to be on guard for Mexican police helicopters that would fly through valleys conducting raids. The sole purpose of the guardsmen would be to shoot down those helicopters, sources said.
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.
Meanwhile, they’re trying to take Americans’ guns away!!
As far as I’ve seen they’ve only tracked 3 0r 4 of these guns and have reported it. Where are the rest of them?