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Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar (July 26, 1947 – February 9, 1985) was an American intelligence officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In February 1985, Camarena was kidnapped by drug traffickers hired by Mexican politicians in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Feb 4, 2023 · Camarena, the Mexican-born agent and father of three, was 37 years old. On March 9, his body was flown from Mexico to the U.S. for his funeral (pictured above). The two were in a decomposed state and showed signs of brutalization. The bodies were found wrapped in plastic, riddled with bullets, with blunt head injuries.
Nov 3, 2022 · Learn about the life and death of Kiki Camarena, a U.S. Marine and DEA agent who was abducted and tortured by a Mexican drug cartel in 1985. Find out how his case sparked a war on drugs and inspired the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico.
Feb 7, 2012 · The capture and murder of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, an undercover US Drugs Enforcement Agency in Mexico in 1985, was a turning point in the war on drugs, writes the BBC's Will Grant.
Feb 28, 2020 · New witness claims implicate a CIA operative and a DEA official in the 1985 kidnapping and killing of Camarena, a federal agent featured in "Narcos: Mexico". The Justice Department is investigating the allegations, which could challenge the official narrative of the 1980s drug war.
Learn about the life and death of DEA Special Agent Kiki Camarena, who was kidnapped and killed by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985. Find out how his legacy inspired the Red Ribbon Week campaign to prevent drug abuse.
Jul 17, 2022 · Rafael Caro Quintero, a co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, was behind the torture and murder of 37-year-old DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. He was arrested by the Mexican navy after 28 years of freedom and faces extradition to the US.
