Prosecutor's Office goes against 'Chapo,' Genaro García, and Luis Cárdenas for “Fast and Furious”
The FGR obtained seven arrest warrants against criminals involved in the operation that sought to follow the arms trafficking route from the United States to Mexico. The Fast and Furious operation started in 2009 and was run by The ATF.
The Attorney General's Office (FGR) obtained seven arrest warrants against an equal number of people involved in the "Fast and Furious" operation, in past administrations.
According to federal authorities, among the people who were ordered to have an arrest warrant are the locked-up drug lord, 'El Chapo'; the former head of the federal SSP, Genaro García Luna (currently on trial) and the former Federal Police official, Luis Cárdenas Palomino, among others.
"The Attorney General's Office (FGR), obtained arrest warrants against seven people from a District Judge, for their participation in the case called Fast and Furious," the agency said in a statement.
He said that the criminal conduct was aimed at illegally trafficking more than two thousand firearms from the United States to Mexico, with the supposed purpose of identifying its users "which is absolutely illegal and inadmissible."
He specified that, in accordance with the investigations carried out by the United States Department of Justice, the necessary information was obtained to establish such illegal trafficking in firearms.
He indicated that these weapons were used in various blood crimes in the country, from 2009 to recent dates.
"We have been informed that the US authorities have been in charge of investigating and demarcating the responsibilities of the public servants of that country," he said.
He added that in Mexico, and in accordance with its own investigation, as well as data acquired in previous investigations, it was possible to establish that the weapons were not only illegally introduced into the country, but have also been used in criminal acts, already investigated and prosecuted.
He pointed out that the investigation carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office on Organized Crime (FEMDO), the alleged responsibility of some people could be established.
Among them, 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Genaro García Luna and Luis Cárdenas Palomino, "who are held in high-security prisons, both in the United States and in Mexico."
Finally, the FGR explained that as far as Genaro García Luna is concerned, there are already two more arrest warrants, issued by Mexican judges, which have motivated the request for his extradition to Mexican territory.
According to federal authorities, among the people who were ordered to have an arrest warrant are the locked-up drug lord, 'El Chapo'; the former head of the federal SSP, Genaro García Luna (currently on trial) and the former Federal Police official, Luis Cárdenas Palomino, among others.
"The Attorney General's Office (FGR), obtained arrest warrants against seven people from a District Judge, for their participation in the case called Fast and Furious," the agency said in a statement.
He said that the criminal conduct was aimed at illegally trafficking more than two thousand firearms from the United States to Mexico, with the supposed purpose of identifying its users "which is absolutely illegal and inadmissible."
He specified that, in accordance with the investigations carried out by the United States Department of Justice, the necessary information was obtained to establish such illegal trafficking in firearms.
He indicated that these weapons were used in various blood crimes in the country, from 2009 to recent dates.
"We have been informed that the US authorities have been in charge of investigating and demarcating the responsibilities of the public servants of that country," he said.
He added that in Mexico, and in accordance with its own investigation, as well as data acquired in previous investigations, it was possible to establish that the weapons were not only illegally introduced into the country, but have also been used in criminal acts, already investigated and prosecuted.
He pointed out that the investigation carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office on Organized Crime (FEMDO), the alleged responsibility of some people could be established.
Among them, 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Genaro García Luna and Luis Cárdenas Palomino, "who are held in high-security prisons, both in the United States and in Mexico."
Finally, the FGR explained that as far as Genaro García Luna is concerned, there are already two more arrest warrants, issued by Mexican judges, which have motivated the request for his extradition to Mexican territory.
According to the records, the action consisted of allowing the sale and illegal trafficking of 2,500 firearms in the United States to members of criminal groups that brought them to Mexico.
The objective was to follow the arms trafficking route and identify criminal groups that participated in this illegal practice in Mexican territory. However, he lost track of the weapons.
In the end, it became known that many of these weapons were used to kill hundreds of people, including innocents and US agents, such as Jaime Zapata, killed on a road in San Luis Potosí.
Brian Terry was an elite BORTAC agent and was killed in a shootout with a weapon of Operation "Fast and Furious".
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DeleteI’m supersized they even let you post this comment usually bórdela de at sensors these kind of comments.
DeleteMica, do you think this is an attempt by AMLO to get el chapo and Luna (and all their secrets back) on Mexican soil? Seems like the US really didn't appreciate the Cienfuegos scandal and while AMLO was accusing the US of a politically motivated prosecution and setting him free; the US DOJ accused AMLO of violating the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and called into question whether they can continue to share information to support Mexico's own criminal investigations. Seems like this is an ill fated attempt at extraditing them out of American prisons more than anything.
ReplyDeleteEveryone involved should be arrested and extradited to Mexico from the USA for these illegal guns. Just like Mexicans get arrested and extradited for the illegal drugs to the US.
ReplyDeleteI guess AMLO hasn't read the Monroe Doctrine!
Delete1:18 💯
DeleteAMLO the standup comic!
ReplyDeleteALMO has Daily conferences that go nowhere and nothing gets accomplished.
DeleteHe answers a Reporters question, that takes 4 minutes to answer, but he takes a boring 30 minutes to answer.
DeleteYou have to be an idiot if you think the USA is giving up Chapo
ReplyDeleteWhere is the warrant for Eric holder, and a subpoena for Obama?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so out of this world, could it be another trick from Almos puppetized government, they tried it with Cienfuegos and succeeded, with a so called 1 week trial in Mexico and was set free.
ReplyDeleteWhy all off the sudden is the FGR interested in something that happened in 2009.
Chapo is locked up for life in US, no need to open up any more trails.
Luna is down big time .
It works you will see it right here on BB.
Delete3:54 nope
Delete"the forgotten history of Fast Fucrious"
ReplyDeleteYou are fucking kidding arent you?Shit never goes away
Those guns were for the Sinaloa’s so they could defeat the zetas. If you believe that tracking bs, then the US propaganda machine owns your brain. Every American agent involved should be locked away in Mexico, but Uncle Sam gets away with everything.
ReplyDeleteFast &Furious was going on way before this but under a different name and different President. Granted, F&F took the “gun walking” to a different level in terms of volume.
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