The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on June 25 asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct an independent review after allegations that its agents had allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into New Mexico.
DEA Administrator Terrance Cole made the request in a letter addressed to the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General, saying the allegations have “generated significant public attention and have raised questions regarding DEA’s operational decisions, supervisory oversight, and response to concerns.”
Cole said the agency would fully cooperate with the investigation by providing personnel, records, investigative materials, policies, and other information needed for the probe….