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DEA Under Fire for Fentanyl Inaction
New Mexico’s attorney general has launched a criminal probe into the DEA over alleged failures to seize hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills that flowed into Albuquerque between 2023 and 2025, sparking outrage as the state grapples with its deadliest drug crisis. While some agents claim the strategy was to build bigger trafficking cases, critics say it endangered lives. The DEA, known for its “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, initially resisted but now seeks a Justice Department review. Though federal agents aren’t exempt from state law, their legal protections remain intact. Families of…
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