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DOJ Watchdog Probes Federal Agents Caught Letting Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Flood Streets

A DOJ watchdog is probing allegations that DEA agents let huge fentanyl shipments reach New Mexico streets while building larger trafficking cases.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

DEA Let Fentanyl Hit the Streets to Build Bigger Cases: DOJ Investigates How Far the Tactic Spread

The Justice Department's watchdog is investigating how widely Drug Enforcement Administration agents allowed fentanyl shipments to reach U.S. streets rather than seizing them, a controversial tactic intended to protect larger investigations and identify higher-level drug traffickers.

Latin Times · Aug 18

Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a controversial DEA tactic in which agents permitted fentanyl to reach the streets to build cases against traffickers

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Did US drug agents allow lethal fentanyl to hit New Mexico’s streets?

Explosive AP story based on whistleblower testimony suggests agents ‘sat back and watched’ in hopes of securing larger drug-trafficking bust

The Guardian - US · Jun 30

Democratic governor slams federal government over DEA fentanyl scandal: ‘They let it in’

New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities

The Independent UK · Jun 29

New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets

The Independent UK · Jun 26

New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA allowing fentanyl shipments to hit streets

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets

The Independent UK · Jun 25

'We 100% Got People Killed': DEA Allowed Thousands of Fentanyl Pills on the Streets to Catch Bigger Fish

A DEA agent alleges the agency allowed fentanyl distribution to build cases against major traffickers, sparking debate over law enforcement tactics amid the overdose crisis.

International Business Times UK · Jun 23

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show

DEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger cases over immediate seizures. This tactic, described by one agent as "poisoning our community," potentially endangered lives despite Justice Department guidelines urging seizure when "practicable."

The Economic Times · Jun 22

What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets

Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025

The Independent UK · Jun 22