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A veteran DEA agent told CBS News that the agency allowed fentanyl pills to reach the street to build larger drug cases and that managers ignored his warnings. The supplied articles report his allegations, not an established agency finding.
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If substantiated, the allegation would raise questions about federal drug-enforcement practices amid New Mexico’s fentanyl crisis. The potential consequences are most direct for people in New Mexico and for the agency’s oversight and operations.