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What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025
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What happenedWhat a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets.
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What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills...
What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills...
