近距离内射合集

Top state and local officials said they plan to push the federal government to reimburse New Mexico for the damage caused by a controversial tactic that allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to flood the state.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed outrage during a Monday news conference, saying she intends to seek a meeting with the White House in the coming days.

She also said New Mexico will weigh legal claims based on damages of 鈥渉undreds of millions of dollars鈥� and could pursue state-level legislation in an attempt to prohibit federal agencies from allowing drug trafficking to happen while collecting evidence for possible future raids.

鈥淚 believe the feds have a responsibility 鈥� they have to do something about it,鈥� Lujan Grisham said.

The governor also likened the situation to two previous incidents involving the federal government 鈥� the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire that was ignited by the U.S. Forest Service and New Mexico鈥檚 struggle to obtain testing kits and other supplies from President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But she described the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration tactics that allegedly allowed suspects in Albuquerque neighborhoods to freely buy and sell large quantities of fentanyl pills while under surveillance as having the most deadly consequences of the three episodes.

鈥淭his is a stunning failure by the federal govenrment,鈥� Lujan Grisham said, before later adding: 鈥淚t is the most derelict, despicable act in my long political career.鈥� 

House Speaker Javier Mart铆nez, D-Albuquerque, also spoke at the news conference and said the DEA鈥檚 tactics likely hamstrung state-level efforts to bolster mental health and drug addiction treatment services.

New Mexico lawmakers have allocated for behavioral health programs statewide since 2022, and a new trust fund created in 2025 will begin receiving income this year, according to Legislative Finance Committee data.

鈥淭hat progress is undermined when they take the kind of action they did a couple years ago,鈥� Mart铆nez said.

He also said the International District, a swath of east central Albuquerque previously known as the 鈥淲ar Zone,鈥� has 鈥渘ever looked worse鈥� due to rampant open-air drug use.

While the alleged DEA tactics occurred under the administration of former President Joe Biden, Mart铆nez said he鈥檚 not concerned with assigning political blame.

The governor sounded a similar tone, saying past requests she鈥檚 made for ramped-up federal public safety assistance have been largely ignored by both the Biden and Trump administrations.

Since the 近距离内射合集 and The Associated Press published reports based partly on a whistleblower complaint filed by a 19-year DEA agent in Albuquerque, state Attorney General Ra煤l Torrez already has pledged to launch an 鈥渁ggressive鈥� inquiry into the federal agency鈥檚 tactics.

Former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Alex Uballez has also come under scrutiny in the wake of the recent reports, after declining to deny the tactic was used. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Larry Marker on Monday criticized his general election opponent, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luj谩n, D-N.M., for voting to confirm Uballez and not providing adequate oversight.

Meanwhile, state Health Secretary Gina DeBlassie said the number of New Mexicans who suffer from opioid use disorder nearly doubled over a recent four-year period 鈥� from nearly 44,000 people in 2020 to roughly 83,000 as of 2024.

She also said the state is on track this year to surpass last year鈥檚 number of drug overdose deaths by 24%, based on preliminary data. Overdose-related deaths in New Mexico increased by 21.1% last year over 2024 levels 鈥� the biggest increase in the nation.

鈥淣o state can be expected to out fund or outwork a crisis the federal government is enabling,鈥� said DeBlassie.

Local officials from Espa帽ola and Santa Fe also attended Monday鈥檚 news conference, which took place at the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque. Autopsies on individuals who die due to drug overdoses are routinely conducted at the site, though Lujan Grisham said it鈥檚 impossible to know how many deaths might have occurred due to the alleged 鈥渨alking鈥� of drugs into the state.

The governor also said she has other unanswered questions, including whether the investigative tactic is still being used in New Mexico and other states.

However, she said she鈥檚 committed to ensuring New Mexico is not ignored going forward.

鈥淪omebody must pay for the damage to this state,鈥� said Lujan Grisham.

Dan Boyd covers state government and politics for the Journal in Santa Fe. Follow him on X at or reach him via email at dboyd@abqjournal.com.