'We poisoned our community': 4 reactions to DEA allowing fentanyl pills to hit the streets
2. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is demanding an investigation after reports that the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach communities across the state as part of a broader trafficking investigation.
The Democratic governor announced Wednesday that she had asked New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez to investigate whether federal agents violated state law and to pursue prosecutions if warranted.
Grisham said she was "appalled" by reports that DEA agents allowed the pills to circulate between 2023 and 2025 instead of seizing them.
“There are no words to describe how reckless and dangerous these decisions were,” Grisham stated. “Make no mistake: the DEA knew people would die if these pills made it into New Mexico communities, and the agency let it happen anyway.”
“The result: hundreds of New Mexican parents burying their kids. Hundreds of New Mexican kids growing up without stable parents. All while the federal government stood by,” she continued.
The report comes months after President Donald Trump designated illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as "Weapons of Mass Destruction" in a December 2025 directive. The order instructed the attorney general to "immediately pursue investigations and prosecutions into fentanyl trafficking, including through criminal charges as appropriate, sentencing enhancements, and sentencing variances."
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
