In this The Daily Signal article, Fred Lucas reports that the Biden DOJ retaliated against DEA Special Agent David Howell for exposing an operation allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to enter the U.S., according to his attorney.
- Howell objected to the Justice Department’s policy of letting fentanyl flow to trace larger cartels for high-profile arrests, arguing the drug’s lethality made it too dangerous.
- The U.S. attorney’s office in New Mexico stopped working with Howell, refused his cases, and sidelined him, effectively ending his normal DEA work.
- This retaliation mirrors “Operation Fast and Furious,” where guns were allowed to flow to Mexican cartels, resulting in American deaths.
- Howell filed complaints with the Office of Special Counsel and reached out to Fast and Furious whistleblower John Dodson.
- The Trump administration has closed the border and is pursuing traffickers, with DEA Administrator Terry Cole requesting an OIG review.
- Critics contend allowing such lethal drugs prioritizes statistics over lives, exacerbating the fentanyl crisis killing Americans.
Read the full story:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/doj-retaliated-fentanyl-attorney/
