- A DEA whistleblower says agents let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills reach New Mexico — including a monitored 74,000‑pill delivery — to build bigger federal cases.
- The tactic of “walking” drugs to catch higher‑level suspects is defended by prosecutors as lawful, but critics warn it’s dangerous because fentanyl is so potent (“one pill can kill”).
- Oversight split: the whistleblower complaint alarmed investigators and prompted scrutiny, but a later DOJ review concluded the decisions were reasonable and not a specific public‑health danger.
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