DEA’s Fentanyl Monitoring Under Fire | US News

House Republicans are launching a fiery probe into a DEA strategy that allegedly allowed fentanyl shipments to flood streets while federal agents watched — not seized — to build bigger cases. The Oversight Committee chairman called the policy “unconscionable,” linking it to deadly consequences, especially in New Mexico, where whistleblowers say agents were ordered to stand down from seizing hundreds of thousands of pills. A state AG has already sued for records, and the Justice Department is now reviewing nationwide whether this tactic was used elsewhere — after rewriting rules in 2024 to give agents more discretion, reversing a 2017 mandate to act swiftly. DEA leadership says they’re still focused on the adversary, but critics demand accountability. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f9dbeb80c476fdd4