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'Viable for Prosecution': New Mexico Had an Open Epstein Case Until the Feds Asked It to Stop

Oct 20, 2026

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'Viable for Prosecution': New Mexico Had an Open Epstein Case Until the Feds Asked It to Stop

A former attorney general says his office had live leads at Zorro Ranch when federal prosecutors asked him to stand down. The Legislature's Truth Commission now counts at least five victims there and 30 more possible ones in the state.

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Investigations

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'A Bigger Impact': Federal Agents Watched Hundreds of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Reach New Mexico

Oct 20, 2026

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2 min read

'A Bigger Impact': Federal Agents Watched Hundreds of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Reach New Mexico

The DEA let shipments move through Albuquerque from 2023 to 2025 to build bigger cases, three agents say. Four months after the state opened a criminal investigation, New Mexico is still fighting Washington for the records.

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