Second gun used in ICE agent murder linked to ATF undercover operation
Prosecutors recently sentenced a Texas man, Manuel Barba, for trafficking a weapon connected to the murder of Immigration and Customs (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata
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In a related development, CBS News has obtained documents showing that Barba was under ATF surveillance for at least six months before a rifle he trafficked was used in Zapata's murder
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Documents indicate ATF opened its case against Barba, entitled "Baytown Crew," in June of 2010. During the investigation, court records state Barba recruited straw purchasers and "facilitated the purchase and exportation of at least 44 firearms" including assault rifles. On August 20, 2010 Barba took delivery of the WASR-10 semi-automatic rifle later used in Zapata's murder, obliterated its serial number, and sent it to Mexico with nine others just like it. Nearly two months later, on Oct. 8, 2010, ATF agents recorded a phone call in which Barba "spoke about the final disposition of ... firearms to Mexico and also about the obliterating of the serial numbers before they were trafficked." Barba told straw purchasers the guns were destined for the Zeta drug cartel.
A warrant wasn't issued for Barba's arrest until four months later; coincidentally, the day before a rifle he trafficked was used against Zapata.
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The ATF was certainly on the ball on this one. What an absolute joke of an organzation. Thanks to a serious journalist such as Ms Attkisson for not letting this tragedy be allowed to fall by the wayside.
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"Sadly, someone would have sold a gun...That could be used to kill agent."
Who'd have thunk it...
Drunk drivers can now go to court and claim (if not me) "someone would have driven drunk".
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if not me) someone would have trafficked that cocaine".
" if not me) someone would have "x""
Yeah, thats an out.
Not.
"No telling how many murderer might be stopped by getting this guy."
I'm sure thats a comfort to the people and their families, who were murdered with the weapons that were allowed to walk.
The real question is:
How many murders were facilitated by walked guns.
How many governmentally facilitated murders does it take before the tactic of "gunwalking" becomes unacceptable, in your view, hoyt?
Or is it as the ATF/DOJ supervisor said, "got to break a few eggs to make an omlette"?
Sometimes the weirdest concepts.....
