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DEA’s ‘Let Drugs Walk’ Strategy Under Fire | Odessa News
The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching a probe into a dangerous DEA tactic: letting fentanyl shipments slip through to build bigger drug trafficking cases. Over two years, agents in New Mexico reportedly watched as hundreds of thousands of deadly pills flooded Albuquerque — all while avoiding seizures to protect major prosecutions. Critics warn this “letting drugs walk” strategy violates public safety rules and risks turning the nation’s deadliest opioid crisis worse. Meanwhile, state officials are investigating possible legal violations and demanding cooperation — which the…
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