ATF agent's personal weapon found at Mexican beauty queen cartel crime scene
December 19, 2012, 4:03 PM
ATF agent's personal weapon found at Mexican beauty queen cartel crime scene
Mexican beauty queen Susana Flores Maria Gamez and four others died in a brutal gun battle between Sinaloa cartel members and the Mexican military in November. CBS News has learned that one weapon recovered from the area of the crime scene was originally purchased by federal agent George Gillett, an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) manager who was faulted by the Inspector General in Operation Fast and Furious.
Fast and Furious gun found at Mexican crime scene
Gillett was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of ATF Phoenix when Fast and Furious started. The recovered weapon is a so-called FN Herstal pistol nicknamed a "cop-killer" because of its designation as a "weapon of choice" for Mexican drug cartels.
CBS News has learned the Inspector General is questioning Gillett today after hastily opening an inquiry to determine how this agent's personal weapon got into the hands of suspected cartel members.
Gillett has acknowledged to CBS News that it was likely his weapon, but says he sold it sometime in 2011 to someone through the Internet.
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