Washington, DC (KKOB) – The U.S DOJ Office of the Inspector General will now begin an investigation into nationwide DEA policies on how agents chose not to seize fentanyl during drug trafficking investigations over the past two years specifically mentioning cases in Albuquerque and around the state.
The Albuquerque Journal reports locally, that the state’s investigation is being hampered because the U.S Attorney’s office here has not provided requested documents by yesterday’s deadline. This means the case could go to court. The case stems from a complaint filed by a DEA agent in Albuquerque who says more than 2 million fentanyl pills were allowed into the city and state between 2023 to 2025 in order to build larger drug trafficking prosecutions by the U.S Attorney’s Office at the time.
The OIG investigation will also look into whether other DEA offices around the country are using the same tactic.
