New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
The governor said New Mexico may seek billions in damages as state officials investigate whether federal agents exposed communities to fentanyl.
- On Monday, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced New Mexico could seek billions in civil damages after revelations that Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly monitored but did not seize fentanyl shipments between 2023 and 2025.
- Whistleblower David Howell first raised concerns in 2023 and documented a 1.8-million pill shipment the DEA learned about but did not intercept in March 2025 as part of a strategy to build larger cases.
- While national overdose deaths fell 14% last year, New Mexico recorded a 21% spike, providing statistical evidence that federal law enforcement tactics disproportionately harmed local communities.
- New Mexico's attorney general launched a criminal investigation last week into whether federal officials broke state law, while the Justice Department attributed the alleged conduct to the Biden Administration's open border policies.
- Lujan Grisham vowed to take her outrage "right to the White House and Congress" to seek assurances the DEA strategy is not being replicated elsewhere and to protect the United States from such "foul" efforts.
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New Mexico governor demands federal reparations after accusing DEA of fueling state’s fentanyl crisis
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is demanding the federal government pay reparations after accusing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of allowing millions of fentanyl pills to flood her state during an undercover operation without notifying state or local officials.
'Somebody must pay': New Mexico leaders call for accountability amid report on DEA fentanyl operations
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There is outrage from the state's top leaders about a government operation that allowed a massive amount of fentanyl to flood New Mexico streets. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) stood alongside local law enforcement, calling for accountability from the feds. Inside the Office of the Medical Investigator on Monday, state [...]
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