A bombshell investigation has raised serious questions about the DEA's handling of the fentanyl crisis in New Mexico. According to current and former DEA agents, authorities monitored major fentanyl shipments between 2023 and 2025 but, in some cases, chose not to seize the drugs in an effort to build larger cases against trafficking networks.

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…