New Mexico AG sues feds for records related to drug agents’ fentanyl tactics in the state

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 357

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking records related to allegations that Drug Enforcement Administration agents knowingly let fentanyl flow into the state.

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Federal whistleblowers in June detailed how agents would employ the controversial tactic known as “fentanyl walking” to monitor drug shipments — without seizing them — in hopes of catching higher-up traffickers …

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