Operation Fast and Furious
How did a gun-tracking operation backfire?
4.7 (24)
48 mins
Explore the controversy surrounding Operation Fast and Furious, a US operation aimed at tracking weapons sold to Mexican drug cartels. Discover how authorities allowed suspected traffickers to purchase firearms in hopes of tracing criminal networks, only to lose track of many weapons.
Ep 1:
The Night a Border Agent Died
A dead Border Patrol agent, two AK-47s, and a serial number trace open the door into one of America's most explosive forgotten scandals: Operation Fast and Furious.
Ep 2:
How Gun-Walking Became Policy
Frustrated by failed border enforcement, federal officials green-light a radical new tactic called gun-walking—letting weapons flow to cartels in hopes of catching the whole network.
Discussions (10)
Micah
Level 10 · 2 mo agoThe 1994 assault weapons ban expiring in 2004 is accurate, Bush did support renewal but Congress let it die.
Isaac
Level 2 · 2 mo agoThe GPS tracker battery dying in days is insane oversight
Billy
Level 5 · 2 mo agoThe lead Fast and Furious prosecutor is still in Phoenix. His mentor runs the office. Nobody got charged. That is not accountability, that is a promotion.
