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New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets.

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As of June 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets.
The headline split The Seattle Times frames it as "New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit str...". Source New Mexico frames it as "New Mexico AG opens investigation into allegations that DEA let fentanyl flow into the st...".
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Left / center-leftNew Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 26, 9:43 PM

New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

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New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the stre...

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Source New MexicoNews report · Jun 26, 9:30 PM

New Mexico AG opens investigation into allegations that DEA let fentanyl flow into the state

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Friday announced he was opening a formal investigation into allegations recently reported by the Associated Press and the Albuquerque Journal that...

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Jun 26, 9:30 PM: Source New Mexico joined the source map.

Jun 26, 9:43 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

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