Drug Enforcement Agency

Issa Expands Probe Of ATF's Fast And Furious To Examine DEA Money Laundering

Ryan J. Reilly | December 6, 2011, 5:35AM

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Monday expanded his investigation into why ATF let guns "walk" across the Mexican border during Operation Fast and Furious, to include a probe of DEA laundering money to Mexican drug cartels.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that U.S. narcotics agents "have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington's expanding role in Mexico's fight against drug cartels."

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Topics: Drug Enforcement Agency, Eric Holder, Fast And Furious