Project Gunrunner

Statement of Stuart Nash, Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, Department of Justice, William Hoover, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice, and Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Hearing Entitled “Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit Drug Trade?”, Presented May 6, 2009

May 6, 2009

Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gohmert and Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Justice’s (the Department) role in addressing the alarming rise of violence in Mexico perpetrated by warring Mexican drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and the effects of that violence on the United States, particularly along our Southwest Border. More »

Statement of Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge, El Paso Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice and William McMahon, Deputy Assistant Director, Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Department of Justice, Before the United States Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, March 30, 2009

March 30, 2009

Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar and Members of the Committee, we appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Justice’s (the Department) role in addressing the alarming rise of violence perpetrated by warring Mexican drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and the effects of that violence on the United States, particularly along our Southwest Border. More »

Department of Justice Announces Resources For Fight Against Mexican Drug Cartels

March 24, 2009

Today Deputy Attorney General David Ogden announced increased efforts and reallocation of DOJ personnel to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in their own country. More »

Statement of William Newell, Special Agent in Charge, Phoenix Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

March 24, 2009

Chairman Mollohan, Representative Wolf and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am William Newell of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). As Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau’s Phoenix field division, I oversee all ATF operations in the States of Arizona and New Mexico, which includes 552 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. More »

Statement of William Hoover, Assistant Director For Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Department of Justice Before the United States Senate Committe on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

March 17, 2009

Chairman Durbin, Senator Graham and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, the Department of Justice (the Department) is honored to appear before you today to discuss the Department’s ongoing role in breaking the power and impunity of the Mexico-based criminal organizations that supply illicit drugs to the U.S., smuggle firearms from the U.S. into Mexico, and carry out unprecedented violence in Mexico and along the border. More »

Statement of William Hoover, Assistant Director for Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Washington, DC, February 7, 2008

February 7, 2008

It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss ATF’s current role in the suppression and interdiction of U.S. sourced firearms illegally trafficked into Mexico. The violence fueled by Mexico’s drug cartels poses a serious challenge for both U.S. and Mexican Law Enforcement in that the drug trafficking related violence is threatening the well being and safety of citizens on both sides of the border. More »