House Oversight Chair probes Biden-era DEA program that let fentanyl shipments cross border
House Oversight Chairman James Comer is examining a DEA operation from the Biden administration that allowed large fentanyl shipments into the United States, questioning whether it violated federal policy.
In an interview, House Oversight Chairman James Comer raised concerns about a DEA initiative launched during the Biden administration that allowed drug shipments to pass through the U.S.-Mexico border for intelligence purposes. According to a whistleblower, the strategy aimed to capture larger dealers but resulted in fentanyl reaching the streets, contributing to an estimated 100,000 deaths during the Biden years. One notable shipment involved 74,000 fentanyl pills delivered to a mobile home park in Albuquerque under DEA oversight.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has started a state-level probe, while the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General is conducting its own review. Comer is seeking to find out if the program was used in other states and whether it breached existing law-enforcement policy, potentially prompting legal action against those who authorized it.
Why it matters
The inquiry could reveal whether federal drug policy enabled a deadly opioid flow, affecting public safety and accountability.
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