DEA Tactic that Let Fentanyl Flood the Streets Is Being Investigated by House Republicans
Comer seeks Justice Department records as investigators say agents monitored shipments with as many as 100,000 pills to build larger fentanyl cases.
- On Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer requested Justice Department records regarding the Drug Enforcement Administration's strategy of monitoring, rather than seizing, major fentanyl shipments.
- The inquiry follows reports that DEA agents in New Mexico repeatedly allowed large shipments to hit the streets between 2023 and 2025 to build criminal cases, despite the agency's 'One Pill Can Kill' awareness campaign.
- Whistleblowers reported agents in Albuquerque watched as couriers transported up to 100,000 fentanyl pills into hotels; a former supervisor claimed the network could have been dismantled six months earlier without this practice.
- Last week, New Mexico Attorney General Torrez sued the Justice Department to force release of similar records, while the department's internal watchdog announced a nationwide policy review this month.
- DEA Administrator Terry Cole defended the agency's methods this month, describing investigations as long-term and complex operations while noting the need to stay "100% focused on the adversary.
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Oversight Committee Launches Probe Into Biden DEA’s ‘Walking Fentanyl’ Operation
"As a result, New Mexico was heavily effected by fentanyl with a nearly 21 percent increase in fentanyl poisoning deaths compared to a 14 percent decrease in the United States overall."
US House Republicans open probe into allegations DEA let fentanyl flow into New Mexico
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday announced an investigation into allegations that federal drug enforcement agents knowingly let fentanyl cross into New Mexico. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) requested records related to the DEA’s controversial practice known as “fentanyl walking."
House Republicans probe DEA tactic blamed fentanyl flood
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, are probing the DEA’s policy of monitoring rather than seizing major fentanyl shipments, arguing it contributed to harm and deaths amid the nation’s fentanyl crisis. The inquiry follows whistleblower accounts from New Mexico, a lawsuit by the state attorney general seeking records, AP investigations, and ongoing national security concerns, including the White House’s designat…
Comer probes Biden-era DEA handling of fentanyl shipments in New Mexico
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is investigating allegations that the Biden administration's Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed large quantities of fentanyl to reach New Mexico communities as agents pursued larger trafficking cases.
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