DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference in April. On Friday, the DEA announced it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis. (Susan Walsh/AP)

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell and ship highly addictive painkillers within 90 days if some kind of negotiated settlement isn't reached.

In a statement, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said executives at Morris & Dickson failed to accept responsibility for the "full extent of their wrongdoing ... and the potential harm it caused."