[coloradan]

in the fallout from a disputed effort to take down form a weapons-smuggling ring based in Arizona and linked directly supplying weapons to Mexican drug cartels.

There, fixed.

[maica]

...in the fallout from a disputed effort to [take down] form a weapons-smuggling ring based in Arizona and [linked] directly supplying weapons to Mexican drug cartels.

There, fixed.

(((((

Why do I continue to be upset by the lies of the NY Times?

Because they continue to write fiction as fact!!!