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Weekly Report - 28 July 2011 (WR-11-30)

Mexico keeps calm over 'Fast & Furious’

The diligent uncovering by the US congress of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF’s) ill-fated ‘Operation Fast & Furious’ has yet to draw much comment from the Mexican government. This studied silence is probably deliberate, because the scandal underlines how difficult it is to combat Mexico’s drug trafficking gangs. The clearly hamfisted US attempt at a sting operation makes Mexico’s use of the army look like an intelligent policy.

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