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CRIMEJun 22 · 14:54 UTCFORTUNEThe Associated Press, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian

‘We poisoned our community’: New Mexico DEA agents watched fentanyl hit the streets and did nothing to stop it reaching people

U.S. DEA agents in New Mexico permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach streets between 2023 and 2025 to build larger drug trafficking cases, despite the opioid's deadly impact. Agents acknowledged the strategy risked public safety, with one stating it 'poisoned the community' and caused deaths.

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U.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationorganizationNew MexicoplacefentanyltopicAlbuquerqueplaceDavid HowellpersonWhite HouseorganizationAlex Uballezperson
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