Remembering The 51 Day Standoff In Waco, Texas – 25 Years Later

Something Big Was Happening

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Along with the allegations of sexual abuse, Koresh was also suspected to be stockpiling illegal weapons. In May of 1992, Chief Deputy Daniel Weyenberg called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to notify them after they were contacted by a UPS driver about suspicious activity. The UPS driver called after seeing the contents that had opened up during a delivery to the commune which was full of firearms, grenade casings, and black power. A formal investigation was then underway. The ATF then began surveillance from a house across the street from the compound several months before the siege. They also sent in an undercover agent, Robert Rodriguez, who would later deliver important information to federal officials.