Justice Department watchdog launches review of DEA’s controversial fentanyl tactic

The independent watchdog for the Department of Justice (DOJ) shared notice of a review into the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) investigative tactics used to get the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, off the streets.  Agents both past and present have detailed methods that allow drug traffickers to move thousands of pills wi

Justice Dept. Watchdog To Review DEA Tactic That Allowed Fentanyl To Hit Streets  HuffPost

The review will examine government policies and wiretap investigations in which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may have learned of fentanyl deliveries before they happened but stood down to avoid jeopardizing larger prosecutions.

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a controversial DEA tactic in which agents permitted fentanyl to reach the streets to build cases against traffickers

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a controversial DEA tactic in which agents permitted fentanyl to reach the streets to build cases against traffickers

Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets  AP News