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7.3.26 <\/strong>\u2013 Late last month, a pair of bombshell news stories unearthed whistleblower allegations that the federal Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into Albuquerque in pursuit of bigger cases. This week, top city, county and state officials, including Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, called for accountability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For More Information:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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