New Mexico Governor Probes DEA Fentanyl

Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has called for a criminal investigation into the United States — Drug Enforcement Administration after an Associated Press investigation revealed that federal agents allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Mexico between 2023 and 2025. This strategy, aimed at building larger drug-trafficking cases, has been criticized as reckless and dangerous, potentially violating U.S. Justice Department rules and contributing to a spike in overdose deaths in Mexico. United States — Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terence Cole has since requested an internal probe by the U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General, while whistleblower David Howell and several lawmakers, including Melanie Stansbury and Bernie Moreno, have also called for investigations and accountability. The United States — Drug Enforcement Administration maintains its actions were lawful and reasonable, but the controversy has sparked significant public attention and raised questions about law enforcement tactics in combating the fentanyl epidemic.