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.
Ep 3:
Watching Weapons Vanish South
Agents watch in horror as nearly 2,000 guns, including deadly Barrett rifles, slip away untracked—fueling massacres, downing a helicopter, and arming El Chapo himself.
Ep 4:
Burying the Truth in Phoenix
As Brian Terry's death exposes the operation, ATF leadership scrambles to control the narrative while whistleblowers risk everything to expose the cover-up to Congress.
Ep 5:
Executive Privilege and Empty Justice
Executive privilege shields the White House as questions swirl over how high the scandal reached, while accountability quietly evaporates for those responsible.
Ep 6:
The Scandal America Chose to Forget
Despite contempt votes and Inspector General reports, Fast and Furious fades from memory—even as over a thousand of its guns remain missing on the streets today.
Discussions (10)
Micah
Level 10 · 4 mo agoThe 1994 assault weapons ban expiring in 2004 is accurate, Bush did support renewal but Congress let it die.
Isaac
Level 2 · 4 mo agoThe GPS tracker battery dying in days is insane oversight
Billy
Level 5 · 4 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.
