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Panel cuts funds for border gun sales tally - Houston Chronicle
The House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to cut off funding for a federal requirement that firearms dealers in Southwest border states report multiple sales of rifles to the ATF
120427  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
4 weeks ago by isacson
US: Mexico seized 68,000 guns from US since 2006 - BusinessWeek
The 68 percent figure is down from estimates of 90 percent in years past when Mexico was sharing less information with the U.S.
120427  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Feinstein: New ATF Data Proves Overwhelming Majority of Guns Recovered in Mexico Come from U.S. - Press Releases - News Room - United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
The trace data indicates that between 2007-2011, 68.5 percent of firearms recovered in Mexico (68,161 out of 99,691) were either manufactured in or imported from the United States
120426  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  [x]uscongressdocument 
4 weeks ago by isacson
ATF's mysterious grenade smuggler case: new photos, documents turned over to Congress - CBS News Investigates - CBS News
The accused smuggler, an alleged drug cartel arms dealer named Jean Baptise Kingery, was questioned by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) but released
120426  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
4 weeks ago by isacson
BBC News - Mexico seizes large cache of weapons
Mexican authorities have confiscated a large cache of weapons in two separate incidents in the border city of Ciudad Juarez
120420  mexico  armstrafficking  publicsecurity  video 
5 weeks ago by isacson
U.S. border agent accused of gun smuggling ordered detained | Reuters
They are accused of acting as "straw purchasers" of at least nine firearms between November 2010 and January 2011
120411  mexico  uspolicy  corruption  armstrafficking 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Tráfico utiliza menores para armar o Complexo do Alemão - O Globo
Segundo o Exército, essa foi a sétima arma apreendida com um menor em um mês e meio, desde que começou a operação Check-Point
120322  brazil  publicsecurity  armstrafficking  ChildCombatants 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Gun-tracking operation netted its top suspect, then let him go - latimes.com
The top Fast and Furious investigator, Special Agent Hope MacAllister, scribbled her phone number on a $10 bill after he pledged to cooperate and keep in touch with investigators
120319  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Judge sentences Texans in Mexico gun running scheme - chicagotribune.com
Most of the weapons purchased by the defendants were handguns, although some were assault rifles typically used by Mexican drug cartels. It was not clear if any of the weapons ended up in Mexico
120302  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Mexican President Calderón unveils "No More Weapons!" billboard in Juárez - El Paso Times
"Juárez has endured this meanness, since it is very easy to get firearms just a couple of yards from this port of entry," Calderón said. "As easy as getting a tool box"
120217  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
'No More Weapons' billboard placed on US-Mexican border | World news | guardian.co.uk
The board, which is in English and weighs three tonnes, stands near an international bridge in Ciudad Juarez and can be seen from the US
120217  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Armas ilegales llegan a bodegas militares
Las armas ilegales que a diario incauta la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) se almacenan en las bodegas de la Dirección General de Control de Armas y Municiones (Digecam), situadas en la zona 5, mientras el Ministerio Público hace las investigaciones respectivas
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february 2012 by isacson
Mexico’s gun problem isn’t traceable to the U.S. - The Washington Post
Mexican police trace only a fraction of the guns they seize, and they are specifically trained not to request U.S. traces on guns without U.S. markings
120213  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Confirman robo de cañones
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras admitieron ayer el robo, en el 2010, de 22 cañones de lanzacohetes RPG-7 de una unidad militar, y confirmaron que por el hecho permanece detenido un oficial
120209  honduras  corruption  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Texans sentenced for buying guns for Mexican cartel - chicagotribune.com
U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman said that in many cases, the purchasers were paid a couple of hundred dollars to buy a weapon and hand it to a smuggler
120209  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
American Guns and Mexican Violence - By Sen. John Cornyn - The Corner - National Review Online
While it’s true that most of the traceable guns originated north of the border, those weapons represent a very small portion of total Mexican gun seizures
120209  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  [x]uscongressdocument 
february 2012 by isacson
Feds Seize 200 Weapons In Busted Smuggling Ring | Fox News
During a news conference in San Antonio, the Justice Department trumpeted the arrests as a "big hit" in stopping the flow of guns to Mexico
120209  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
EL HERALDO buscó reacción de las FF AA - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras se llamaron al silencio y no brindaron su reacción respecto al extravío de 22 lanzacohetes RPG de una instalación castrense
120207  honduras  armstrafficking  civilmilitaryrelations 
february 2012 by isacson
Lax U.S. gun laws enable killing in Mexico - The Washington Post
Fast and Furious was a well-intentioned, misguided response to — and not the cause of — the proliferation of illegal guns in Mexico
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february 2012 by isacson
Attorney general, Republicans spar over ‘Fast and Furious’ at congressional hearing - The Washington Post
Holder, who was presenting testimony on Fast and Furious for the sixth time, told the committee that the “flawed” and “stupid” tactics used in the operation and in three earlier gun investigations under the George W. Bush administration would never be used again
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february 2012 by isacson
Holder, GOP lawmakers spar again over 'Fast and Furious' - Houston Chronicle
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the committee, said he wouldn't take "no" for an answer to the panel's request for more documents
120203  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Republicans Press Holder Further Over Botched Gun Operation - NYTimes.com
Republicans ripped into Mr. Holder, accusing the Justice Department of a “cover-up” and declaring that senior officials either knew or should have known about the use of “gunwalking”
120203  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Eric Holder to testify on 'Fast and Furious' - CNN.com
Attorney General Eric Holder will face off with House Republican Darrell Issa on Thursday over Mexican-border gun-running
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february 2012 by isacson
Mexico Gangs Choose Old Weapons Over New: Govt
It may be in the interest of Mexico's gangs to use older weapons, which are more difficult to trace
120201  mexico  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Issa threatens Holder with contempt over Mexico gun probe
The chairman of the House's chief investigative committee today threatened Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress if he failed to provide additional documents in the panel's ongoing inquiry into allegations that federal agents allowed hundreds of weapons to flow to Mexico
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february 2012 by isacson
‘Operation Fast and Furious’ Report by Democrats Clears Obama Administration - NYTimes.com
The Democratic staff portrays Fast and Furious as the fourth investigation, dating back to 2006, in which Arizona-based agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives employed the tactic “gun-walking”
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january 2012 by isacson
On Fast and Furious, Democrats say it was just 1 of 4 misguided probes in 2 administrations - The Washington Post
The probe, the Democrats say, was just one of four such operations that were part of a misguided five-year-long effort, during both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in the Phoenix division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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january 2012 by isacson
Fast And Furious Questions For U.S. Attorney General : NPR
"This administration is more interested in talking about gun control than actually controlling the drugs and guns that they had control over," Issa said
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december 2011 by isacson
Holder Clashes With Republicans on Fast and Furious - NYTimes.com
Mr. Holder said Thursday that he agreed that Fast and Furious had been deeply flawed and that it was likely the missing guns would be used in crimes for years to come
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december 2011 by isacson
The US gun smugglers recruited by one of Mexico's most brutal cartels | World news | guardian.co.uk
Houston is the single largest source of weapons shipped to the cartels
111209  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
december 2011 by isacson
How Mexico's drug cartels profit from flow of guns across the border | World news | guardian.co.uk
Key to the cycle is the ease with which traffickers are able to obtain guns in the US, made possible in large part by the robust opposition of the powerful gun lobby
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december 2011 by isacson
War on drug cartels needs Congress - POLITICO.com Print View
If Congress is serious about prosecuting gun traffickers, it can pass legislation increasing the penalties on “straw purchasers”
111208  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  [x]uscongressdocument 
december 2011 by isacson
Ministerio de Gobernación pide armas que han sido incautadas
El ministro de Gobernación, Carlos Menocal, dijo ayer que la Ley de Extinción de Dominio permite a su cartera utilizar un porcentaje de lo incautado al narcotráfico y que su interés es que se trasladen 300 fusiles
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december 2011 by isacson
Legal U.S. gun sales to Mexico arming cartels - CBS News
The U.S. has approved the sale of more guns to Mexico in recent years than ever before through a program called "direct commercial sales." It's a program that some say is worse than the highly-criticized "Fast and Furious" gunrunning scandal
111207  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  armstransfers 
december 2011 by isacson
Ex-presidente da Associação de Moradores da Rocinha é preso - O Globo
Segundo o delegado Márcio Mendonça, ele intermediava a compra de armas para o traficante Antonio Bonfim Lopes, o Nem
111202  brazil  publicsecurity  armstrafficking 
december 2011 by isacson
México decomisa 900 armas · El Nuevo Diario
Las autoridades mexicanas asestaron un fuerte golpe a los traficantes de armamento al decomisar 900 armas ocultas en un contenedor procedente de Turquía y con destino a Nicaragua
111128  mexico  nicaragua  armstrafficking 
november 2011 by isacson
U.S. role in arming Mexico's drug war exaggerated-study | News by Country | Reuters
Keith Krause, an arms expert and one of the authors of the Geneva Declaration report, said it was not clear how many of the weapons used by Mexican drug gangs came from the United States
111028  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
october 2011 by isacson
Officials: California an 'Ammo Pipeline' to Mexican Drug Cartels
The amount of ammunition that Mexican police have seized in Tijuana has more than doubled since 2008, an official testified during a California Senate hearing
111027  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
october 2011 by isacson
ATF Fast and Furious guns turned up in El Paso - latimes.com
cache of assault weapons lost in the ATF's gun-trafficking surveillance operation in Phoenix turned up in El Paso, where it was being stored for shipment to Mexico
110929  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
Informant helped smuggle guns to Mexico, investigators say - latimes.com
An FBI/DEA confidential informant helped smuggle firearms from the ATF's Fast and Furious gun-trafficking surveillance operation to drug cartels in Mexico
110928  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
MEXICO: U.S. has yet to explain Fast and Furious to Mexico, official says - latimes.com
"At no time did we know or were we made aware that there might have been arms trafficking permitted," said Atty. Gen. Marisela Morales
110923  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
U.S. agents find rocket launcher near Mexico border | Reuters
Agents discovered the weapons on Tuesday on a quiet stretch of the Rio Grande near Fronton, a small community about 210 miles south of San Antonio
110915  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
Untitled
Menem, still a sitting senator at 81, had faced up to eight years in prison if convicted, but two of the three judges on his panel found him not guilty
110914  argentina  armstrafficking  politicsandsecurity 
september 2011 by isacson
Absuelven a expresidente Menem por contrabando de armas a Croacia y Ecuador, Articulo OnLine
Un tribunal federal de Buenos Aires absolvió al expresidente argentino Carlos Menem (1989-1999) y a los otros 17 imputados en una causa por contrabando agravado de armas
110914  argentina  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
Fast and Furious: Gun store owner opens up - latimes.com
When Howard heard nothing about any arrests, he questioned the agents. Keep selling, they told him
110912  mexico  armstrafficking  uspolicy 
september 2011 by isacson
elsalvador.com, Hallan en Guatemala arsenal de Los Zetas
Las fuerzas de seguridad de Guatemala capturaron ayer a un hombre que transportaba un arsenal que las autoridades suponen pertenecía al grupo de sicarios y narcotraficantes mexicanos Los Zetas, informaron fuentes oficiales.
110902  guatemala  narcotrafficking  armstrafficking 
september 2011 by isacson
ATF head Kenneth Melson reassigned amid gun-trafficking probe - The Washington Post
Law enforcement officials said the personnel moves were the Justice Department’s answer to accusations from congressional Republicans, who have blasted the operation and are pushing to learn whether senior Justice officials in Washington were involved.
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august 2011 by isacson
ATF chief out over botched Mexican arms sting - US news - Security - msnbc.com
The Obama administration on Tuesday removed or reassigned the top officials involved in a widely criticized U.S. operation to trace the flow of illegal guns into Mexico.
110831  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
august 2011 by isacson
BBC News - US officials quit over Mexico gun flow probe
The acting director of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the US attorney in Arizona are resigning over a botched operation to track the flow of guns to Mexico
110831  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
august 2011 by isacson
Latin America, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela - La Plaza - latimes.com
Mexican actor and filmmaker Diego Luna is urging President Obama to restrict the sales of guns that often find their way across the border into Mexico and are used in drug killings
110812  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
august 2011 by isacson
EUA sentencia a 31 años de prisión a ex militar salvadoreño por tráfico armas - ElFaro.net
Un ex agente de las fuerzas especiales salvadoreñas fue sentenciado a 31 años de prisión, después de vender fusiles automáticos y explosivos plásticos a una persona a quien creyó integrante de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia
110808  elsalvador  armstrafficking  uspolicy 
august 2011 by isacson
How to build a stronger ATF - The Washington Post
Operation Fast and Furious was a response to — and not the cause of — the flow of illegal guns from the United States into Mexico
110801  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
august 2011 by isacson
For Mexicans, Fast and Furious conflict confirms U.S. role in Mexico's violence - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com
The revelations have evinced an I-told-you-so attitude here about the role U.S.-based weapons play in Mexico's drug violence
110801  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
august 2011 by isacson
Arms trafficking: How to make Congressmen furious—fast | The Economist
To use this perilous strategy, America’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had to be positive it would never lose track of a single purchase
110729  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
No Excusing the A.T.F., or Congress - NYTimes.com
The hearing chairman, Representative Darrell Issa, rightly criticized the A.T.F.’s failure. But he cravenly insisted the hearing must not address the far larger problem of repairing the nation’s shoddy gun controls
110729  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
How Mexican killers got US guns from 'Fast and Furious' operation - CSMonitor.com
US officials thought they would catch Mexican criminals in a bold gun-running sting called 'Fast and Furious.' Instead, they inadvertently armed drug cartels as the operation spiraled out of control
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july 2011 by isacson
BBC News - ATF official apologises over Mexico gun probe
William McMahon of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he failed to properly monitor Operation Fast and Furious
110727  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Fast and Furious: FBI report at odds with ATF claim on weapons - latimes.com
The statement about the use of the guns found at the scene of Terry's death fits into a pattern in which ATF has offered carefully constructed responses in answer to questions from Congress and reporters
110727  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Agent Who Supervised Gun-Trafficking Operation Testifies on His Failings - NYTimes.com
Republicans sparred extensively with Democrats about another dispute: whether their close look at gun trafficking along the Southwest border had demonstrated a need for tighter gun control laws
110727  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Operation Fast and Furious: A gunrunning sting gone wrong - The Washington Post
It is the agency’s biggest debacle since the deadly 1993 confrontation in Waco, Tex
110726  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Interactive map: Where in Mexico did ‘Fast and Furious’ guns end up? | Texas on the Potomac | a Chron.com blog
An interactive map created by Texas on the Potomac from House Oversight committee data shows that half of the weapons documented in a committee report were recovered in the territory of one particular drug cartel—the Sinaloa Cartel
110726  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Guns From Operation Fast and Furious Tied to Mexican Crimes - NYTimes.com
The report, which offers new details about the operation, lists 48 occasions between November 2009 and February 2011 in which Mexican authorities found one or more such weapons
110726  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
ATF kept U.S. Embassy officials in Mexico in dark on guns sting - latimes.com
ATF officials kept the embassy in the dark about the operation to sell weapons to straw purchasers to trace smuggling routes
110726  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Report details objections in ATF to ‘Fast and Furious’ gun operation - The Washington Post
The report follows a congressional investigation of the controversial gunrunning sting, known as Operation Fast and Furious, that was overseen by the Phoenix office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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july 2011 by isacson
Guns from botched US operation found at Mexican crime scenes | World news | The Guardian
At least 122 firearms from a botched US undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels
110726  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Fast and Furious: ATF sought to downplay guns scandal, emails show - latimes.com
As Sen. Charles Grassley and congressional investigators looked into the Fast and Furious operation and the killing of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, ATF officials took steps to throw them off the trail
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july 2011 by isacson
Guatemala ha incautado a Zetas armas de Honduras - Apertura - LaPrensa.hn
Las investigaciones del Ministerio Público de Guatemala establecen que la mayoría de armas decomisadas en este país proceden de Honduras
110721  guatemala  honduras  publicsecurity  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Wayne: De ser embajador, no permitiré tráfico de armas :: Noticieros Televisa
En su audiencia de confirmación ante el Senado, el diplomático propuesto para ocupar la embajada de EU en México, indicó que no permitirá operativos como 'Rápido y Furioso'
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july 2011 by isacson
Concerns came early in U.S.-Mexico gun sting, lawmakers say | Reuters
The sting operation is becoming a major headache for the Justice Department
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july 2011 by isacson
Zetas may be smuggling weapons - El Paso Times
Phil Jordan, a former director of the DEA's El Paso Intelligence Center and a former CIA operative, said the Zetas have shipped large amounts of weapons through the El Paso area
110719  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Shannon K. O'Neil: Latin America's Moment » Blog Archive » Gun Trafficking to Mexico and the ATF
Studies of California’s regulation show that steps like these matter – of the thousands of guns heading to Mexico and into cartel hands, only an estimated 3% were purchased in California
110719  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  [x]ngodocument 
july 2011 by isacson
Dem Response To ATF Scandal: Hey, Maybe We Should Make Gun Trafficking Illegal | TPMMuckraker
There actually isn't a law on the books making "straw purchases" -- where an individual buys a gun for someone who isn't supposed to have one -- illegal
110719  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Guns scandal: Justice Department trying to shield political appointees, ATF head says - latimes.com
Kenneth Melson, the ATF's acting director, claims Justice Department officials refuse to release a telling internal report on the Fast and Furious operation
110719  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Brazil's new arms-trafficking frontier? The sea - CSMonitor.com
Brazil has more gun deaths than any other country in the world, and so the phenomenon of arms trafficking is a major concern
110719  brazil  publicsecurity  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
En Honduras circulan 650,000 armas ilegales - Sucesos - ElHeraldo.hn
Al menos eso es lo que se da a conocer en un estudio del Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (Conadeh), divulgado por su titular Ramón Custodio López
110718  honduras  armstrafficking  publicsecurity 
july 2011 by isacson
Gun trafficking: Family of U.S. agent slain in Mexico demands to know source of guns - latimes.com
The lawyer for Jaime Zapata's family says U.S. officials refuse to answer questions about whether the weapons used were linked to the Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation
110718  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Decomiso de 72 granadas condujo al arsenal - Sucesos - ElHeraldo.hn
Según lo revelado por EL HERALDO, estos sujetos tendrían conexión con un oficial de Policía investigado por ser infiltrado del crimen organizado
110714  honduras  publicsecurity  armstrafficking  corruption 
july 2011 by isacson
Perry denounces new ATF rule on multiple gun sales | Trail Blazers Blog | dallasnews.com
Gov. Rick Perry blasted the Obama administration this afternoon over a rule aimed at deterring Mexican gunrunners
110714  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
AFP: US efforts to record weapons sales under fire
They say the reporting requirements violate the Second Amendment of the US Constitution
110714  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
Gun Mayhem Along the Border - NYTimes.com
The new regulation is one answer to the problem. Controls also are needed over sellers at gun shows who, unlike gun shops, are unregulated in peddling war weaponry
110714  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking 
july 2011 by isacson
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