10 AZ sheriffs seek investigation of 'Fast and Furious'

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10 AZ sheriffs seek investigation of 'Fast and Furious'

Story: 10 AZ sheriffs seek investigation of 'Fast and Furious'

Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:00 am | Comments

PHOENIX - Ten Arizona sheriffs slammed the Obama administration on Friday over a botched federal operation that lost track of up to 1,400 high-powered rifles sold to suspected straw purchasers for Mexican drug gangs.

The sheriffs called for the president to launch an independent investigation and for Attorney General Eric Holder to step down or be fired.

They also said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 2009 operation, known as "Fast and Furious," was a betrayal of state law enforcement.

"We're down there busting our butts every day trying to keep the American public safe," said Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, whose jurisdiction is on the Arizona-Mexico border.

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