- The DEA allowed large shipments of fentanyl pills into New Mexico (2023–25) to build bigger cases against major traffickers instead of seizing every delivery.
- A DEA whistleblower and other agents say that tactic risked public safety and likely worsened overdoses in Albuquerque-area communities.
- The Justice Department and DEA defend the approach as lawful and aimed at dismantling big rings, while the whistleblower says he was sidelined after raising concerns.
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