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NM delegation urges House Oversight Committee to avoid partisan politics in DEA fentanyl probe

Headline from KOB 4, from the development of Aug 31, 2026

Newest development Aug 31, 2026 · 2 reportsHouse inquiry opened into DEA fentanyl tactics

The House Oversight Committee has opened a new investigation into DEA fentanyl policies after whistleblowers said agents let hundreds of thousands of pills stay on the streets.

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    NM delegation urges House Oversight Committee to avoid partisan politics in DEA fentanyl probe

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

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    House inquiry opened into DEA fentanyl tactics

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. KOB 4

    DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial DEA strategy that allowed large fentanyl shipments to reach the streets. The committee's chairman, Rep. James Comer, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting records related to th…

  2. Bangor Daily News

    House Republicans launch investigation into DEA tactic that allowed fentanyl to hit streets (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases. The committee’s chairman, Rep.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    House Republicans probe DEA tactic blamed fentanyl flood (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, are probing the DEA’s policy of monitoring rather than seizing major fentanyl shipments, arguing it contributed to harm and deaths amid the nation’s fentanyl crisis.

  4. KOB 4

    NM delegation urges House Oversight Committee to avoid partisan politics in DEA fentanyl probe (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The House Oversight Committee has opened a new investigation into DEA fentanyl policies after whistleblowers said agents let hundreds of thousands of pills stay on the streets.

  5. Legal Insurrection

    Oversight Committee Launches Probe Into Biden DEA’s ‘Walking Fentanyl’ Operation (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "As a result, New Mexico was heavily effected by fentanyl with a nearly 21 percent increase in fentanyl poisoning deaths compared to a 14 percent decrease in the United States overall." The post Oversight Committee Launches Probe Into Biden DEA’s ‘Walking Fentanyl’ Operation first appeared on Le·gal…

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    House inquiry opened into DEA fentanyl tactics (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MIAMI -- A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.

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