Attorney General Raúl Torrez today announced the opening of a formal investigation into allegations that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed fentanyl pills to be distributed in New Mexico communities. The announcement follows a letter AG Torrez transmitted to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to her June 24, 2026, letter raising the allegations.

“The families who have lost children, siblings, and parents to fentanyl deserve the truth about what the federal government knew and what it failed to do. If the DEA stood by while poison flooded our communities, that is not a bureaucratic failure. It is a betrayal of the people it was sworn to protect. This office will pursue every legal avenue available to hold the responsible parties accountable and make certain this never happens again.” – AG Torrez