On Monday, the president predicted that there will be sanctions against the perpetrators of the action and said it had no knowledge of the operation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Snuff, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in English).
was assigned an inspector general to investigate what happened exactly, Obama said in the first part of an interview broadcast on English-language broadcaster Univision.
"Absolutely not," he said when asked if he was informed about the operation "Fast and Furious (Fast and Furious)", which causes a scandal with its southern neighbors.
However, the country's media noted that several government agencies have been involved in the undercover operation, observe utmost caution.
Until now only target of the ATF is regarded as responsible for the work that led to an investigation still in progress.
This week CBS News hit the nail on the head when he claimed to have documents on communication between ATF and other agencies as part of undercover work.
The broadcaster referred to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Marshalls Office (USMS) and the Federal Drug Trafficking (DEA).
channel further specified that an agent for Immigration Control and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was part of the plan and which also had the advice of an Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ ), said the Californian newspaper La Opinión.
Both the Attorney General Eric Holder, and Secretary of DHS, Janet Napolitano, denied any knowledge regarding condemned the operation and development.
However doubts remain and some predict that a scandal may be on the lookout for the U.S. government.
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