DEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger cases over immediate seizures. This tactic, described by one agent as "poisoning our community," potentially endangered lives despite Justice Department guidelines urging seizure when "practicable."

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025, according to current and former DEA…

Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of…