Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show

The DEA took a risky and largely considered unethical strategy in its fight against fentanyl. Allowing thousands of known shipments to reach communities in an attempt to build a case against larger distributors. Their actions undoubtedly lead to community deaths, but experts are reconciling with the corresponding fact that the DEA also recorded the largest fentanyl bust in its history, potentially due to this strategy.