New Mexico AG Sparks Criminal Probe into DEA's Fentanyl Handling
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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has opened a criminal probe into the DEA’s handling of fentanyl shipments, seeking to determine whether federal actions contributed to fentanyl reaching streets. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed the review, and the DOJ said it would partner with state and local leaders to confront the fentanyl crisis, a move that sparked outrage among some officials while drawing support from overdose-family advocates cautioning that enforcement remains essential.
- New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets AP News
- N.M. Governor Asks for Criminal Investigation of D.E.A. Agents The New York Times
- Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show AP News
- Governor issues statement on DEA’s failure to seize thousands of fentanyl pills in New Mexico governor.state.nm.us
- AG Torrez to investigate DEA in connection with flow of fentanyl into New Mexico Santa Fe New Mexican
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