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Communications breakdown between DEA, ATF allowed gun trafficker, drug dealer to walk free

An investigation reveals the DEA freed a suspected gun trafficker, seven months before his smuggled weapons were used in a deadly attack on border agents.

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ATF slow to investigate gun traffickers despite mounting evidence, report finds

A report released last week found miscommunication within the ATF allowed the guns used to murder a federal agent across the border.

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Mexican cartel leader captured in gunboat chase at border

Federal officials announced this week that an alleged high-ranking member of the Los Zetas drug cartel was arrested in a take down on a border lake that included Texas DPS gunboats and National Guard helicopters.

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