Mexico Drug War: 'Fast and Furious' Weapons Found at Scene of Mexico 'Massacre'

Insight Crime: Weapons linked to the controversial US anti-gun trafficking operation “Fast and Furious” were found last spring at the scene of a bloody clash between Mexican police and a group of alleged cartel gunmen that left 43 dead, according to documents obtained exclusively by InSight Crime.

The previously unpublished documents, obtained through a freedom of information request, show how US and Mexican authorities traced weapons from the shootout in Michoacán to the now infamous operation, which saw US authorities allow thousands of firearms to cross into Mexico in a failed attempt to trace them to arms dealers.

The clash took place on May 22, 2015, at a farm known as Rancho El Sol, near the border between the western states of Michoacán and Jalisco. Read full article

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