If two federal agencies set out to tackle crime near the U.S.-Mexico border, it would make sense they'd communicate with each other, right? The latest information suggests that's not the case. Miscommunication between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives apparently resulted in the wrong “fish” entangling the nets of Operation Fast & Furious.

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