A policing tactic used by federal authorities is under investigation by the House Oversight Committee. This tactic allowed large amounts of fentanyl to reach the streets while authorities built bigger drug cases. The committee's chairman, Rep. James Comer, has requested records from the Attorney General related to the DEA's strategy of monitoring fentanyl shipments without seizing them.

Concerns about this tactic were raised by officials in New Mexico, where DEA whistleblowers reported being ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills.

Further details about the investigation and the DEA's strategy are available from the source.