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held Oi\ ision \\ ith its imestigation of \Ianuel Cclis~Acosta U'i part uf OeDI II Operation fast and the lurious rhi s IIlH·stigation. Initialed in September 20()9 in t.:onjunclion wl1h the Drug I;nfon:ement Administration. Immignttlon and Customs htfon:emcnt. and the Phoc:ni, Police DcpanmcnI. inliohes a Phoenix·based fircanm traffil,;klllg ring headed h~ ~Ianuel Celi~-Acosta Cclls·Acosta an. str.m purchaser,:, are responsible for the purt.:ha ... c of 1. ,(HI

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• (LOU-LES) Document alld Media Exploitatioll S upport 10 t" ~ Organized CrimI! Drug EIl!orcemell' Task f orce: From July 6 through July 9.lhe National Drug Intelligence Center Document and Media Exploitation Tcmn at the Phoenix Organjr.ed Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force l OCDF rn Strike Force will su pport the Rurcau of Alcohol , Tobacco. Firearms. and Explosives' Phoenix Field Division \\;th its investigation of Manuel Celis-Acosta as p:m ofOCDETF Operatiun Fast and the Furious. This investigation, initiated in September 2009 in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs l~nforrxmel1t, and the I'hocni>.. Police Departrnr.::nt. invoh·es a Phocnix-hascd firearms tranld,ing ring headed b) Manuel Celis-Acosta. Celis-Acosta and . straw purchasers are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms thai were then supplied 10 Mc:otican drug trafficking cartels_ rhe:) abo have direct lies

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• (LOU-LE'S) Do("umeflf a"d M cdill £:cploirufiOl' ~\'upport ( 0 'hI! Orgalli:.ed Cr ime /)rll{: Enforcemellt Tusk Force: hum lui) 12 through Jul) 16. the National Drug Inte lligence Cen ter l>ocumerll and :"lCliL;.l l::xpiuil3l1on ream at the J'hoeni x Organized Crime IJrug Enforcement 1 ask I oree (OeDI II ) Strike Force will suppon tnc Bureau of Alc(Jhoi. robacco. Fireaml~. and h:plosl\e:s' Phor:ni\ Field Dj\'i'iion \\ Ith ils Investigation of t'-lanucl Cells-Acosta as part of OCDFTF Operation 1'3!:!1 dnd the I urinu:-> 1 hiS illvestigatlon, lnlliatl."d In September 2009 in conjunction wilh tht: Dnlg rnfon.:cmcnt .-\dnllniSiration. Immigrution and Customs rnforcl!ment. and the PhoeniX Pullt.:c [)c::partmcni. In""" cs J Ph emx-basc!d fircant, ... twffil.:klllg nng headed b~ \Ianucl (·t'lI~ \t.:U'itil. Cdis- \("lsta am. straw rUI..:hasers are respon'ilble for the rurchasc lit 1.)Of) fire.mlls th.1l \\C"rl' thell supplied to \!cXIt;J.J1 dill!:,! lr.1tilddll!,! \.J.rh:ls 1 h~' ,1·-· h}, " dlr.' -, tic,

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MEMORANDU~I 1'0 THE AHORNEY G""IoKAL

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FROM: Michael F. Wahher Director National Dnlg Intelligence Center

SUBJECT' WEEKI. Y KEI'ORT FOR JUI.Y 19 TIIROUGII JULY 23,20 10

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Mt:morandum 10 the Atlomey General from Mich:lel F. Wahherdated Jul) 19, :!OIO Subject: Weekly Report from Jul y 19 through July 23, 20 10

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'v1cmorandum to thl' Attorney General [mm ~hchacll' Walther daled July 19,2010 Subject \Veckly Rr.::port from July 1q through Jul) ~1. 2010

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Memorandum to the Anome), Geneml from Michael F. Wahhcrdatcd July 19.2010 Subject WeekI) Report from Jul~ 19 th roug h Jul~ 23,20 10

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J:nforcellle"t TrLlk J o rce: From August 2 through I\ ugusl 6. the 'ational Drug Inte ll igence Center Document and Mcdi,j I'''pio itat ion Team at the Phoenix Orgaruzed Crime Drug Fnforccment rask Force IOCDI I r) Strike Force will supporllhe Bureau of Alcoho l, I obacco. hrcanns, Ilnd Exp losives' Phoenix held Oi \j"joll \\ Ilh its investigation of ".,Iunud Celis-Acosta as part of OCDF I I· OpcratlClIl hl';l and the FUriOUS, l11is \n\L'Sllgmlun. lOHi.llt.·J In (;jcph:mb..:r ::!OOQ in conjunt:liun \~ith the I)ru~ Fnlorccment Adl1lml~tralitJn, Imnllgration and Customs l .nforu:mcnL and the I'hll..:m' Police Ikpanmenl. lIl\ulvcs a Phoeni>. -bused fire-nons IrafTickmg ring hcuJed b) Manud (,elis-Aul!>t •• Cells-Acosta am.!. slra\\ purcha.sr.:rs are responsible for lhl! purchase of I .~IJO firearms Ihat \~ere then suppilcd 10 Me:-:'Ican drug trafficking t:artcls. I"he~· also ha\c dlrt:l.:t tlC~ ttl tht: SllluJoa Carlel whicb is suspected of pro\·id ing $1 milll()n for the purchase of fi reamls 1!1

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\ lemorandum to the Al1omc), General from Michael F. Walther dated Julv 26. 2010 Subject: Wcekl~ Report from July 26 through July 30. 2010 .

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