Published • loading... • Updated
DEA asks watchdog to investigate claims that agents permitted fentanyl to hit the streets
- The DEA asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate claims that agents allowed fentanyl pills to enter New Mexico streets.
- DEA Administrator Terry Cole said the investigation is needed due to public attention and questions about DEA oversight and decisions.
- Cole clarified his request does not show lack of confidence in DEA personnel or their investigative decisions.
- Agents criticized the strategy of letting counterfeit painkillers 'walk,' calling it reckless, dangerous, and potentially violating Justice Department rules amid a fentanyl epidemic.
Insights by Ground AI
8 Articles
8 Articles
Associated Press News+6 Reposted by 6 other sources
DEA asks watchdog to investigate claims that agents permitted fentanyl to hit the streets
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower’s claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico.
·New York, United States
Read Full Article
Agents repeatedly watched — but did not seize — large shipments of synthetic opioids in an attempt to build larger criminal cases between 2023 and 2025.
·Mexico
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources8
Leaning Left3Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
57% Center
L 43%
C 57%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
