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DEA Seizes Millions of Fentanyl Pills in 2026 Crackdown on Drug Cartels News Publisher's Picks Updated: Mar 19, 2026 DEA Seizes Millions of Fentanyl Pills in 2026 Crackdown on Drug Cartels Mar 19, 2026 297 Listen to article (english) https://texasborderbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/speaker/post-205293.mp3?cb=1773950641.mp3 Translate text to Spanish or other 102 languages! 00:01:55 MeGustaTV Jun 12, 2026 Pharr Breaks Ground on Landmark Multi-Use Facility to Enhance Municipal Services and Emergency Readiness 00:01:28 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day TBB - Jun 9, 2026 00:03:04 WATCH: Top 10 Water Safety Tips TBB - May 15, 2026 00:02:23 WATCH: The sweet world of strawberries! TBB - May 15, 2026 00:05:51 WATCH: Powerful Message About A Mother’s Love TBB - May 15, 2026 - Advertisement - Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks during Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America. Image for illustration purposes Texas Border Business - Advertisement - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration LOS ANGELES –Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to …

Millions of fentanyl pills, no seizures? DEA faces… - inkl The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is facing scrutiny after an investigation by the Associated Press alleged that federal agents allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach communities in New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 while building larger cases against drug trafficking networks. Get breaking news anytime, anywhere. Download the TOI app now! According to current and former DEA agents, as well as government records reviewed, authorities monitored multiple fentanyl shipments but did not immediately seize them, opting instead to gather intelligence and pursue higher-level traffickers. The revelations have sparked concerns over public safety in a state already heavily affected by the fentanyl crisis. The DEA has rejected suggestions that it knowingly allowed dangerous drugs to flood communities, saying its actions were lawful and carried out under court-authorised investigations targeting major criminal organisations. The report states that DEA agents repeatedly monitored deliveries of counterfeit fentanyl pills in New Mexico. In several instances, investigators allegedly observed trans…

Did US drug agents allow lethal fentanyl to hit New Mexico’s streets? <p>Explosive AP story based on whistleblower testimony suggests agents ‘sat back and watched’ in hopes of securing larger drug-trafficking bust</p><p>Did the Drug Enforcement Agency break the law and gamble with public safety when it permitted large quantities of fentanyl pills to be trafficked in New Mexico in the hopes of getting a larger drug-trafficking bust?</p><p>That is the question at the heart of an explosive story published in the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903">Associated Press</a>, based on information provided by a former DEA agent turned whistleblower; the whistleblower filed a complaint in 2023 that claimed agents had allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into Albuquerque – a city still reeling from the opioid crisis while many others across the country are seeing overdose rates decline.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/us-drug-agents-new-mexico-fentanyl">Continue reading...</a>

www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/26/t.... Check out AP story on June 22. Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025...

Millions of fentanyl pills, no seizures? DEA faces scrutiny over New Mexico operations US drug agents reportedly let thousands of fentanyl pills enter New Mexico communities while pursuing larger drug trafficking rings. Critics argue this tactic endangered lives in a state already battling a severe opioid crisis. The DEA defends its actions, stating investigations were court-authorized and aimed at dismantling major criminal organizations, asserting that targeting kingpins ultimately saves more lives.

Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took ... The tallest building in downtown Albuquerque, N.M., which houses the U.S. attorney’s office, is seen beyond a chain link fence on Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, theU.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationpermitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press. DEA agents repeatedly monitored shipments of fentanyl pills — but did not seize them — as federal prosecutors sought to bring bigger criminal cases against traffickers of a synthetic opioid that the White House last year designated a “weapon of mass destruction.” Agents and experts, however, said the tactic amounted to a gamble with public safety that potentially imperiled communities in and around Albuquerque and may have violated U.S. Justice Department rules intended to safeguard the public. “We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Special Agent David Howell told AP in aseries…