Origin: AG Raúl Torrez opens criminal DEA investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez opened a criminal investigation into the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s conduct in the state. The probe centers on claims that agents let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills reach New Mexico communities between 2023 and 2025 while they pursued larger criminal cases.
The investigation will consider criminal charges, civil lawsuits, and structural reforms to prevent a repeat. Allegations include agents tracking deliveries without seizing the drugs, including a monitored drop of 74,000 pills at an Albuquerque mobile home park. Federal drug agents’ actions in New Mexico are now under state criminal review.
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